Software Engineer III

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, Applications Development the Software Engineer III will be part of a new team designing an application that will connect Availity’s data. The overall team of 9 will be responsible for all phases of the application build and will work closely with stakeholders on the requirements.  

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

Location: Remote US  

Why work on this team:   

This application will revolutionize the way Availity connects and links our data and will reduce the need for additional provider inquiries  

This new team has creative liberty on the design and creation of this new application 

What you will be doing:  

Working alongside 3 other engineers to support the build of a new application  

Working with stakeholders to identify and execute requirements  

Mentoring other engineers on the team  

Participating in code reviews 

Providing input on programming or development standards 

Applying the software development life cycle 

Developing code that reuses subroutines or objects, is well structured, includes sufficient comments, and is easy to maintain 

Writing programs, ad hoc queries, and reports 

Writing technical documentation  

Performing unit testing and debugging to ensure requirements are satisfied 

Requirements:  

Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in relevant work experience  

4+ years of progressive work experience designing business processes, process mapping, working on process improvement initiatives, and business applications system design  

2+ years developing code using AWS, Java and SQL 

Experience testing and debugging business application systems and processes 

Knowledge, skills, and experience to write detailed technical documentation, specifically business requirements, and functional specifications for application development 

Knowledge and ability to apply OOD (Java, HTML, XML, Java Script, and Patterns) and impact to the application development process 

Experience using Agile methodologies 

Knowledge of database design and query language (Postgres and/or MySQL)   

Experience with AWS, Terraform, Helm, CI/CD 

Experience with Apache Airflow for scheduling and monitoring data is a plus 

Experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a plus 

Experience with data ingestion specifically with AWS EMR is a plus 

Medical/healthcare industry experience is a plus 

Hands on Scala programming experience is a plus 

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.   

Availity is a culture of continuous learning. We have many resources and experts in our tech stack and in our industry that can help get you there too!  

We offer a competitive salary, bonus structure, generous HSA company contribution, healthcare, vision, dental benefits and a 401k match program that you can take advantage of on day one!