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Join our team of air quality professionals working to deliver innovative solutions for air monitoring and environmental compliance challenges. We are a small company with a leadership team that is open to new ideas and resourceful problem-solving.

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Our working culture…

We strive to provide employees with the flexibility and resources to live a balanced life through opportunities for hybrid work, rich benefits packages, and ample leave time. As a small business, every employee is a vital part of our team. We promote collaborative problem solving, with a strong emphasis on cultivating quality from within.

Field Operations Team

Our field operations team designs, builds and operates air quality monitoring stations. This versatile group splits their time between the great outdoors, laboratories, and the office to deliver a variety of monitoring services. As our feet on the ground, this team relies on independence, ingenuity and some serious troubleshooting skills to ensure the smooth operation of all ARS’ monitoring projects.

Quality Assurance Team

Our quality assurance department, in addition to developing quality assurance documentation and ensuring NIST-traceability for all calibration standards, functions independently to complete performance, TSA, PEP and NPAP audits at air quality and meteorological monitoring sites. This team is dedicated to the details, upholding strict protocols set forth by EPA, PSD and SLAMS guidance.

Laboratory Technicians

Our lab technicians work tirelessly to maintain air quality and meteorological instrumentation for ARS and our clients. This adaptable group troubleshoots and repairs gaseous, particulate, meteorological and optical instruments, working closely with our field staff and equipment manufacturers to keep instruments in our clients’ networks operating in tip-top condition.

Data Team

Our data team collects, validates, analyzes and reports meteorological and ambient air quality data. This small and effective group works hand in hand with our field operations team to analyze and validate data. Thanks to them we are able to provide only the highest quality defensible data to our clients.

Environmental Compliance Team

Our environmental compliance group works closely with clients to ensure clarity in the complicated world of federal, state and local air quality compliance. This dynamic team offers a broad range of services from permitting, modeling, and emissions inventories to O&M plans, auditing and more.

Office Support Team

Our office team consists of accounting, administrative, IT and management staff. This group works together to support staff, clients, business and project operations. Every member of this team assumes versatile roles, making each individual pivotal to the success of our company.

Current Openings

Air Resource Specialists (ARS) has an immediate opening for a full-time Software Developer to join us in our Fort Collins, Colorado office. We are looking for a skilled and motivated individual to join our existing team to design, code, maintain and document custom software to support air quality and image data collection, handling, and presentation, including web sites and desktop applications, from those data.

ARS has been providing professional air quality consulting services to clients in the public and private sectors for more than 40 years. Our team of 25 consists of office, field, and laboratory staff dedicated to building long-standing relationships and delivering high-integrity products and technical services to our clients. We manage projects large and small – from national-scale air quality networks to community-based projects – with an emphasis on creative problem solving, engaged technical support, and high-quality data products. We’re looking for individuals with our shared commitment to integrity and enthusiasm for collaboration to join our team.

  • Design, develop, test, document and deploy custom web, desktop, and server-side applications
  • Build and maintain applications using Java, Spring, React, JavaScript (JS), Visual Studio (VS), and related technologies
  • Develop and integrate REST APIs, web services, databases, and data-processing workflows
  • Understand requirements and how they translate to practical, maintainable software
  • Collaborate with air quality scientists, developers, IT staff, and end users to set specifications for new applications
  • Evaluate technical options and make well-reasoned recommendations
  • Monitor applications, investigate errors, and respond to production issues
  • Apply appropriate testing, security, source-control, and code-review practices
  • Support, troubleshoot, upgrade, and modernize existing applications and legacy systems
  • Maintain clear technical documentation and provide user support or training as needed
  • Perform other duties as assigned
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field; or at least three years of professional software development experience
  • Demonstrated experience developing applications with Java or comparable programming languages and using development tools such as Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Experience with the Spring Framework, such as Spring Boot or Spring MVC
  • Experience building modern web interfaces with React, JavaScript (JS), HTML, and CSS
  • Experience with Vue, Node.js, npm, JavaScript (JS), TypeScript, or related web-development tools
  • Experience designing and consuming REST APIs or other web services
  • Experience developing database-driven applications, including relational database design, SQL, and ETL concepts
  • Experience developing, maintaining, or supporting applications in a Windows environment
  • Ability to work effectively in Linux environments and use Bash or similar command-line tools
  • Understanding of software-design principles, testing, debugging, source control, dependency management, and secure development practices
  • Ability and willingness to learn unfamiliar languages, frameworks, systems, and existing codebases
  • Strong attention to detail, organization, and time management
  • Clear written and verbal communication with technical and nontechnical colleagues
  • Desire and ability to work independently, and as part of a team
  • Strong analytical thinking and practical problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated integrity, honesty, accountability, and a positive attitude
  • Experience with one or more additional languages or platforms, such as Python, C#, VB.NET, or ASP.NET
  • Experience developing or maintaining Windows desktop applications
  • Experience with Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL Server
  • Advanced SQL, query-optimization, stored-procedure, or ETL experience
  • Experience with IIS or modern JavaScript build and package-management tools
  • Experience maintaining or modernizing legacy applications
  • Experience with automated testing, continuous integration, deployment pipelines, containers, or cloud services
  • Experience supporting production applications and troubleshooting performance or reliability issues
  • Experience working with scientific, environmental, image, geospatial, or time-series data
  • Ability to use AI-assisted development tools effectively, securely, and responsibly
  • Experience adapting, integrating, testing, debugging, and documenting AI-generated code within an existing codebase

The Software Developer salary starts at $75,000 – $85,000 depending on qualifications and experience. Benefits include:

  • Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Comp Time
  • Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
  • 401(k) + Employer Match
  • Disability Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Life Insurance
  • Educational Reimbursement Program
  • Fitness Reimbursement Program

Air Resource Specialists is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Please submit a resume and cover letter to careers@air-resource.com.