Java Developer

Emerald Resource Group · Brecksville, United States

Emerald Resource Group

Software Developer (2 Open Roles)

Location: Richfield, Ohio (4 days in office, 1 remote)

Type: Full time, direct hire

Salary: $85,000 to $110,000, depending on experience and background

Open roles: One Junior/Mid-level developer and one Mid/Senior-level developer.

Note: Unfortunately, only U.S. citizens will be considered.

About us

We're a fast growing cybersecurity SaaS startup building a modern Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) platform with training automation and AI built in. Our customers rely on us to strengthen their cyber and risk posture and meet their IT compliance obligations.

Our stack

• Frontend: Vue / Nuxt, JavaScript / TypeScript
• Backend: Java (Spring), Docker, CI/CD
• Infrastructure: Terraform
• Cloud: AWS (ECS, EC2, SQS, RDS, S3) or equivalent

What you'll do

• Design and ship customer-facing and internal GRC tools across the full stack
• Build automated security, audit, and compliance systems
• Design and tune the APIs, databases, and services behind complex regulatory workflows
• Own features end to end, including testing, validation, and documentation
• Contribute to technical design and code reviews
• Improve platform reliability, data traceability, and reporting

Must haves

• BS degree and 2+ years building business-critical applications
• Strong server-side fundamentals in an object-oriented language (Java strongly preferred)
• Experience developing and maintaining APIs
• Hands-on experience with cloud services (AWS or Azure)
• Ability to design and maintain enterprise-grade software (Mid/Senior level)

Nice to haves

• Experience with LLMs, their APIs, or building AI agents
• Background in GRC, risk, or cybersecurity platforms
• Familiarity with SOC 2, CMMC, HIPAA, NIST, or HITRUST (learnable on the job)
• Experience in healthcare tech or fintech

Who thrives here

Curious, proactive engineers who are comfortable with ambiguity, communicate clearly, and care about secure, clean, maintainable code and overall software quality.