Senior Developer

Job Description

Job Description

Billing Document Specialists (BDS) is a data processing and payment solutions company serving corporations, government agencies, municipalities, utilities, and healthcare organizations. Our services span tax processing, property tax and treasury billing, utility billing, payment processing (ACH, credit card, debit card), and medical/dental statements -- including high-volume document generation, printing, and mailing across all lines of business. We operate from offices in Caldwell, ID (HQ), Albuquerque, NM, and Anchorage, AK.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and generous 401(k) matching.

What You'll Do

Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs supporting billing, payments, document generation, and notification workflows

Work with Python 3 (FastAPI, Django) to develop and extend internal and customer-facing applications

Manage and optimize MariaDB/MySQL and SQLite databases

Implement and maintain queueing systems and message brokers for job processing and inter-service communication

Build and integrate chat, email, and SMS messaging/notification pipelines

Maintain and improve services running on on-premises Linux servers (Alma Linux, Rocky Linux, CentOS/RHEL)

Collaborate with frontend developers, operations staff, and management using Git (Bitbucket/GitHub)

Build ETL scripts and oversee migrations from legacy into greenfield systems

Who You Are

You bring strong attention to detail and take pride in getting things right. You communicate clearly and work well across teams and office locations, understanding that collaboration across sites is part of how we operate.

Requirements

4+ years of professional development experience

Strong Python 3 experience (FastAPI and/or Django)

Solid experience with MariaDB/MySQL; familiarity with SQLite

Experience with webservers such as Apache/ NGINX or Caddy

Experience with message queueing and broker systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Redis, Celery, Huey)

Experience building notification/messaging integrations (email, SMS, chat)

Comfortable working in Linux environments (Alma, Rocky, CentOS, RHEL)

Proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows

Bonus Skills

JavaScript, React and/or PHP experience

Payment processing integrations (ACH, credit/debit card)

PDF/report generation (e.g., ReportLab, PyMuPDF/fitz, pikepdf)

Security/infosec awareness (PCI, HIPAA, or government compliance contexts)

Bash/Shell scripting and Linux system administration

SMB/CIFS file server administration and network-attached storage

Object storage (S3)

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Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Billing Document Specialists prints and mails over 30 million documents a year. Additionally we host e-statement and online payment portals for for utility companies all over the US.

Company Description

Billing Document Specialists prints and mails over 30 million documents a year. Additionally we host e-statement and online payment portals for for utility companies all over the US.