Software Engineer IV

Availity delivers revenue cycle and related business solutions for health care professionals who want to build healthy, thriving organizations. Availity has the powerful tools, actionable insights and expansive network reach that medical businesses need to get an edge in an industry constantly redefined by change.

At Availity, we're not just another Healthcare Technology company; we're pioneers reshaping the future of healthcare! With our headquarters in vibrant Jacksonville, FL, and an exciting office in Bangalore, India, along with an exceptional remote workforce across the United States, we're a global team united by a powerful mission.

We're on a mission to bring the focus back to what truly matters – patient care. As the leading healthcare engagement platform, we're the heartbeat of an industry that impacts millions. With over 2 million providers connected to health plans, and processing over 13 billion transactions annually, our influence is continually expanding.

Join our energetic, dynamic, and forward-thinking team where your ideas are celebrated, innovation is encouraged, and every contribution counts. We're transforming the healthcare landscape, solving communication challenges, and creating connections that empower the nation's premier healthcare ecosystem.

Reporting to the Manager, Software Engineering the Software Engineer IV will develop and maintain payer customer implementation supporting our Authorizations suite. We anticipate this role to be ~80% back-end development with ~20% front-end development.

Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position.

Location: Remote, US

Why work on this team:

• We are looking for eager and curious minds to join this team! There will be plenty of opportunity for on-the-job training as you adapt to our tech stack.
• This team is transforming healthcare by directly impacting the patient experience for millions of patients across the country.
• This position will be responsible for solving complex problems as well as coaching and mentoring less-experienced engineers.

Role qualifications:

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of progressive work experience in an Agile and/or iterative environment
• 6+ years leveraging the following languages & frameworks
  • Java
  • SQL databases
  • JavaScript
  • RESTful APIs
  • Web services
• AWS experience required.
• Knowledge/experience with React is a plus.
• Knowledge/experience with Vue is a plus.
• Knowledge of the healthcare industry is a plus.

What you will be doing:

• Coaching and mentoring less-experienced engineers on the team.
• Identifying, logging, and fixing defects within the product.
• Hosting and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Applying and teaching modern software architecture patterns (distributed systems, microservices, etc.).
• Leveraging CI/CD principles using Git, Jira, and the AWS cloud.
• Monitoring software quality via unit testing output.
• Creating, advising, and maintaining integration testing throughout the prior authorization suite to ensure system stability
• Ensuring software quality via unit testing and debugging.
• Developing and championing well-structured, reusable, maintainable, and intentionally designed code to address requirements and software standards within the team.
• Leading design sessions and presenting designs to architecture teams.  
• Evaluating available tooling and making recommendations for adoption based on current needs.
• Writing and refining database queries and required table definition modifications.
• Actively participating in pair programming, code reviews, and mentoring sessions.
• Analyzing existing programs and modifying the application code to create enhancements while guiding the development of less experienced engineers.
• Reviewing requirements and determining gaps or missing elements in system, process and/or functional requirements.
• Writing moderate to complex level technical documentation.

Availity culture and benefits:

• Availity is a certified “Great Place to Work”, a “Best Workplaces for Technology Companies”, a “Best Workplaces for Women” and a “Best Workplaces for Millennials”!
• Culture is important to us and there are many ways for you to make your mark here!
• We have several Diversity & Inclusion teams and various ways to engage with fellow Availity associates. “AvaiLadies”, “Beyond Black”, “HOLA”, “Availity Pride”, “VetAvaility” a Young Professionals Group and “She Can Code IT” a group for women in tech are some of the groups you can get involved in.
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