GIS Software Developer

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an experience Senior GIS Developer to join Peraton’s First Responder Solutions team delivering mission-critical public safety systems used by major cities and agencies nationwide. As part of our CommandPoint CAD platform development, you will build secure, high-availability dispatch and emergency response software. You will contribute to real-time call-handling, incident management, resource routing and mapping integration that supports law enforcement, fire, and EMS operations. You will work with geospatial data, mapping tools, and interoperable data-sharing frameworks. Your work will directly impact public safety and first responders across jurisdictions, helping communities respond to emergencies quickly and reliably.

 

Location:

This role may be performed remotely, though candidates located in or willing to work on site in Brooklyn, NY are preferred.

 

Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:

 

Focus

• Designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions to meet business and technical requirements.
• Collaborating with teams to implement scalable, secure, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues to ensure system reliability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design solutions.
• Develop and maintain software features, APIs, and integrations.
• Conduct unit testing, debugging, and code reviews to ensure code quality.
• Troubleshoot and resolve bugs and performance issues in a timely manner.
• Document technical designs, system architecture, and code for knowledge sharing.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and contribute to technical innovation.
• Responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions that align with business and technical requirements.
• This role involves writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code, collaborating with teams to gather requirements, and developing scalable features, APIs, and integrations.
• Responsibilities include unit testing, debugging, and code reviews, as well as troubleshooting issues and documenting technical designs and system architecture.
• Key outputs include high-quality, tested code, well-documented codebases, robust testing coverage, timely feature implementations, resolved bugs, performance optimization reports, and contributions to team knowledge sharing and innovation.

Key Outputs

• High-quality, tested, and deployable code.
• Well-documented codebases with comments and technical documentation.
• Unit, integration, and contract tests ensuring code quality and robustness.
• Contributions to code repositories and version control systems.
• Code review feedback and improvements for team collaboration.
• Resolved issues and bug fixes documented in tracking systems.
• Feature implementations delivered on time and aligned with requirements.
• Knowledge sharing sessions and documentation, per team best practices.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

 

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience or a Master’s degree and 6 years of experience or a High School diploma/equivalent and 12 years of experience. 
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder
• Strong experience developing applications using C# and modern .NET technologies
• Must have experience working with ESRI and ArcGIS platforms, including building, analyzing, and maintaining geospatial data solutions
• Must have experience with GIS concepts including mapping, spatial analysis, geoprocessing, and data visualization
• Solid understanding of object oriented programming, design patterns, and software engineering best practices
• Experience working with APIs, system integrations, and version control systems such as Git
• Experience with testing, debugging, performance tuning, and code quality practices
• Strong problem solving skills and ability to work in collaborative, cross functional teams

Preferred Qualifications:

 

• Experience with ArcGIS APIs (JavaScript, Python, or ArcGIS Pro SDK)
• Experience with spatial databases such as PostGIS or enterprise geodatabases
• Experience with cloud GIS platforms or services
• Experience building web based GIS applications
• Experience with WPF or desktop GIS tools only if truly required

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