RedZone is actively seeking exceptional people to join our team. Our team creates new solutions for real-time disaster monitoring, collaborative mapping, and online geospatial applications.
Your work will contribute to public safety awareness, improve emergency response, and ultimately save lives and property. We look for intelligence, initiative, and dedication. In return, we can offer a supportive environment, a flexible schedule, a wide range of technical opportunities, and chance to be a part of something special.
CULTURE
You will be joining a small group of dedicated geospatial experts and software developers who strive to develop lean smart software applications. This is a position where you could lead projects, innovate, and learn new skills/technologies. We eat lunch together weekly, and happy hour starts by the foosball table at 4:00 on Friday.
OUR WORK MATTERS
RedZone’s products provide real-time exposure analysis to people and organizations that may be threatened by natural disasters. Whether wildfire, hurricane, earthquake, or tornado, when we do our job we can help prevent–or at least minimize–potentially devastating losses suffered by families and businesses.
ACCOMMODATING ENVIRONMENT
RedZone strives for a healthy, productive balance between work and personal life. We measure success by how much we’re able to help our clients, not by time spent at our desks. Employees receive generous allotment for vacation and personal time, and have the ability to work remote from virtually any location in the world.
Current Opportunities
Software Engineer (Python)
RedZone Software is actively seeking a highly motivated and skilled developer to join our team as a Backend Software Engineer. This is an opportunity to be hands-on in the development of web-based tools which enable real-time disaster monitoring, collaborative mapping, and advanced statistical analysis of wildfire activity. This role requires a technically-competent and well-organized person who can work closely with our existing developers and analysts to develop, test, deploy, and maintain RedZone’s web applications.
This is a job that makes a difference. For the past decade, our work at RedZone has continually contributed to public safety awareness, improved emergency response, and ultimately saved lives and property. If intelligence, initiative, and dedication are instinctive, we encourage you to apply. In return, we can offer a supportive environment, a flexible schedule, a wide range of technical domains, and the opportunity to be a part of something special.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Design and develop high-quality, scalable Backend APIs and applications for our suite of geospatial solutions
• Use sound software engineering principles to ensure that developed code is maintainable, efficient, reliable, and understandable
• Work with the senior management team to strategize product direction and contribute to core stack decisions
• Work within a small agile software development team to implement features which have an immediate impact on our customers’ experience
QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 3+ years of software development experience
• Strong Python development experience
• Experience in design, development, and documentation of REST API endpoints
• Experience working with relational databases
(PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc)
• Experience with software development tools such as Git and Jira
• Demonstrated communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work within an astute, passionate, and growing team
• Comfortable working in a dynamic business environment
DESIRED SKILLS
• Experience with the following technologies: Docker, FastAPI, AWS, SQLModel, Auth0, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Pulumi/Terraform, JFrog/Artifactory
• Experience with PostGIS or other geospatial technologies
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot problems to successful resolution and to take initiative in finding solutions
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies
• Excellent reliability, dependability, and trustworthiness
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
This is a full-time salaried position with benefits including 100% health insurance for employees, PTO, and 401K. Compensation is negotiable and will be based on education and experience. RedZone Software is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. RedZone does not accept solicitations from recruiters or employment agencies.
The salary range for this role is $110,000 – $140,000 /year, plus bonus potential.
CORE VALUES
• Instinctive technologist
• Absolutely reliable
• Can-do attitude
• Love process
• Serve the greater good
• Continuous improvement
ABOUT REDZONE
RedZone allows underwriters and insurers to take smarter risks by analyzing up-to-date disaster intelligence data and alerting clients of the potential wildfire threat that a property or portfolio may face. RedZone has saved clients millions of dollars by reducing property loss claims whilst protecting the most valuable asset of all, their customers.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants should email their resume, cover letter, and portfolio (if available) to resumes@redzone.co with the subject line “Backend Software Engineer”. Calls, faxes, and messages by carrier pigeon will not be accepted. We will contact you via email or phone to schedule an interview.
