What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Developer position at Emerald Resource Group?
Software Developer
Full Time: Richfield, Ohio, US
Salary: Up to 100k
We're a fast-moving, rapidly growing cybersecurity SaaS startup bringing a modern Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) platform to market, with training automation and AI built in. Our customers are organizations working to strengthen their cyber and risk management posture to meet IT compliance obligations.
What we're looking for:
- Results driven engineers who want to build technology with high-stakes, real world consequences.
- Genuine curiosity about cybersecurity, compliance automation, and enterprise software architecture.
- Proactive problem-solvers who do well in dynamic settings and can work through technical ambiguity with confidence.
- Strong communicators who value collaborative engineering and clear documentation.
- A commitment to secure, clean, highly maintainable code.
- A BS degree plus at least two (2) years building business-critical applications, with proficiency in one or more major programming languages (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, C#, Java).
- Solid skills across web development, user experience and application workflow, API design, database management (SQL/NoSQL), and AI-enabled development.
- Working knowledge of secure coding practices, cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure), or DevSecOps pipelines.
- Background in effort estimation, healthcare tech, fintech, or GRC software is a strong plus, though not required.
- A sharp eye for detail, user experience, system simplicity, reliability, and overall software quality.
What you'll do:
- Design and ship core internal and customer-facing GRC tools.
- Lead development of automated security, audit, and compliance systems.
- Architect and tune the APIs, databases, and platform services behind complex regulatory workflows.
- Own compliance-related features end to end, including testing, validation, and thorough documentation.
- Guide technical design discussions and uphold code quality through rigorous reviews.
- Improve platform reliability, data traceability, and advanced reporting.
What you'll master and drive:
- Architecting and scaling highly secure, regulated enterprise platforms.
- Deep programmatic alignment with major compliance frameworks, including SOC 2, CMMC, HIPAA, and HITRUST.
- Cross-functional partnership across development, DevSecOps, and governance teams.
- Engineering systems built around data accuracy, auditability, and trust.