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# Lead Developer / Independent Engineer

- **Company:** OVERWATCH DIGITAL INVESTIGATIONS LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $65,000.0 - $90,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Transport Layer Security, Low-code, Crud
- **Published:** June 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0122bc775f9f7e10

## About the Role

Do you have experience in TLS?

## Description

**Target Audience:** Private Investigators, Small Law Firms and Legal Investigators, Small Special Investigative Units (Insurance), Risk Management ands HR for C-Suite Hires.

2nd Project: Small Law Enforcement Agencies (Police, Sheriff's Depts. with small budgets that do not allow for enterprise tools)

## The Mission

CaseLight is a field-first investigative case management tool built around a unified case object, automatic timeline generation, and evidence-grade metadata preservation.

Enterprise investigative software is heavily cost-prohibitive, forcing single-operator and small firms to cobble together 6-8 disparate tools. CaseLight replaces this fragmented workflow with an affordable, field-ready solution. A follow-on version will serve small law enforcement agencies locked out of enterprise budgets, representing a massive secondary scaling opportunity.

## About the Founder

I am a retired Federal Law Enforcement Agent who previously ran daily operations and the entire intelligence cycle for a 43-person intelligence unit. I am also a currently licensed Private Investigator in Washington State. I know this workflow cold, I know the exact pain points of the market, and I have a clear, realistic marketing plan ready to launch.

## The Technical Challenge (Not a CRUD Dashboard)

This is a small, tightly scoped MVP that requires deep engineering, not just UI assembly. If you have built sync engines, offline-first apps, or distributed state systems, you will feel right at home.

Core focus areas include:

 * **Offline-First Architecture:** Local persistence with seamless, resilient background synchronization.

 * **Deterministic Conflict Resolution:** Robust data merging between mobile and desktop clients over intermittent networks.

 * **Unified Case Object:** Merging notes, media, events, and structured/unstructured inputs into a single, automated timeline.

 * **Evidence Integrity:** Hashed attachments (SHA-256) preserving critical metadata (EXIF, timestamps, chain of custody).

 * **Security:** Strict end-to-end encryption (TLS 1.2+) and evidence-safe export formats (PDF, ZIP, metadata bundles).

## Who You Are

 * An independent solo developer or a very small, tightly knit engineering team.

 * Experienced in building local DB + cloud merge systems, field data collection tools, or distributed states.

 * Highly communicative, fast-moving, and engaged.

 * **Not for** an agency, no-code/low-code builder, or someone looking to learn basic full-stack development on the job.


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