Sr. Software Engineer

Vector Solutions is the leader in providing industry-focused SaaS solutions that connect content and technology. Vector’s unique product set aims at training and learning management, continuing education (CE), compliance, workforce scheduling, safety management, and more.

Our mission is to empower everyday heroes in the public, educational, and commercial sectors to make?safer,?smarter, and?better?decisions

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Scheduling team, you will play a key role in designing, building, and evolving scalable software solutions that deliver meaningful customer value. Our Scheduling platform staffs emergency response personnel for fire and EMS agencies, with a hard thirty-second requirement for emergency callback delivery - correctness and latency are not negotiable. You’ll partner closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to solve complex technical problems, improve platform reliability, and drive engineering excellence.

Beyond delivering high-quality software, you’ll help shape technical direction, mentor engineers, champion modern development practices, and embrace emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development, to improve engineering velocity, software quality, and customer outcomes. As technology and business priorities evolve, you’ll continuously expand your skills and adapt your approach to deliver innovative solutions.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scalable full-stack applications and services.
• Maintain, extend, and modernize the PHP-based Scheduling application, ensuring reliability for agencies that depend on it around the clock.
• Protect callback latency and staffing-accuracy guarantees in every change you make to the platform.
• Embrace best practices in software development (Code Reviews, Unit Tests, CI/CD).
• Work closely with the team (Software Engineers, Test Engineers, Product owners).
• Develop robust and scalable microservice backends.
• Write clean code, a love of unit testing, and the need to have your software usable from the very beginning.
• Contribute to the application architecture with a focus on scalability, maintainability, security, and performance.
• Partner with DevOps to ensure CI/CD pipelines are effective and efficient.
• Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to incident response efforts when needed.
• Leverage AI-powered development tools responsibly to improve productivity, code quality, documentation, testing, debugging, and software delivery while maintaining sound engineering judgment and security practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, engineering practices, and AI capabilities, recommending improvements that enhance developer effectiveness and product quality.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, retrospectives, and technical planning.
• Continuously learn new technologies, frameworks, and engineering practices while adapting to changing business priorities and organizational needs.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned in support of evolving business objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with substantial depth in PHP.
• 3+ years working in a modern PHP MVC framework.
• Proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript and experience with SPA development using Angular or React.
• Experience with Agile practices.
• Senior-level proficiency in modern PHP (8.x), including object-oriented design, dependency management with Composer, and adherence to PSR standards.
• Proven ability to work safely in an established, business-critical codebase - reading unfamiliar code, inferring intent, and changing it without collateral damage.
• API design and integration experience (REST and/or GraphQL), including defining contracts between systems.
• Strong SQL and relational data modeling at scale (MySQL); comfort working across more than one database platform.
• Experience with caching layers and background job processing at scale.
• Hands-on experience with C#/.NET (.NET 8+, ASP.NET Core) is preferred but not required, as is interest in growing into it while select platform capabilities move toward .NET.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS) and cloud-native architectures.
• Solid understanding of modern software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

• Comprehensive benefits package effective the first of the month after hire
• Matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Healthy work-life balance with flexible work arrangements and generous time off
• Generous referral incentive program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Pet Insurance
• OnePass Gym/Wellness Discount Program
• Calm Health-Employee Membership
• Company social events
• Employee Resource Groups
• Philanthropic opportunities

What We Value:

• Teamwork - Above all, we’re a team. We give and value feedback. We support each other, respect each other and work together to accomplish our common goals and serve our customers. Once we make decisions, we align behind them as a team.
• Customers First - Our customers’ success is our success. They are why we are here. We work to earn the trust of our customers and always deliver on our commitments.
• Make a Difference - It’s not a job, it’s a calling. We have passion for our mission, for our customers, for our work, and for sharing a fulfilling experience with our fellow team members.
• Inclusiveness - Uniqueness is powerful. We support an environment of respect, belonging, and community that promotes a variety of perspectives and crucial conversations, leading to better outcomes.
• Act Now - We act with urgency. The best time to get something important done is now. We don’t wait and let perfection be the enemy of good.
• Curiosity - We love a good challenge. We’re scrappy, we stretch ourselves to be the best, ask questions, learn from our mistakes, and are dedicated to continually improving and growing.
• Ownership - We own the outcome and don’t pass the buck. The score matters. We hold ourselves and each other accountable. We treat company resources like they are our own.