Lead Software Engineer, Merge VNA

Join a team dedicated to supporting the crucial mission of improving health outcomes.

At Merative,  you can apply your skills – and grow new ones – with colleagues who have deep expertise in health and technology. Merative provides data, analytics and software for the health industry. Our clients include providers, health plans, employers, life sciences companies and governments around the world. With industry-leading products and focused innovation, we help customers improve decision-making and performance so that together, we drive real progress in health. Learn more at merative.com

Working under minimal supervision, this person will perform software development activities related to existing and new product development. The person will be directed by the team leader, architect, and/or manager and will liaison with Customer technical staff and cross-departmental Merge technical and clinical staff to understand new requirements / design constraints and understand or troubleshoot existing problems with the product. The person is expected to develop and document designs for modules, code and implement those designs, and perform developer verification and validation of those implementations according to the Merge Standard Operating Procedures. The person is also expected to mentor and provide technical guidance to other team members using their knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities: 

• Perform product development in accordance with Merge’s methodology and practices;  

• Perform software module requirement analysis, design, and test design as assigned;   

• Prepare software module specifications, designs, test descriptions and estimates as assigned;  

• Implement software modules and unit tests as assigned and conduct appropriate module testing;  

• Conduct appropriate verification and validation activities as assigned;  

• Detect, report, investigate, and fix product defects as appropriate;  

• Assist with escalated customer support investigations;  

• Participate in the review of product engineering artifacts (e.g., specifications, designs, test descriptions, implementations, tests, records, reports, etc);  

• Design, develop, and recommend next generation platforms for cloud and on-premise deployments; 

• Develop deployment systems for a variety of interdependent applications running on Linux and Kubernetes; 

• Assist in the preparation and review of product, engineering, and management plans and reports (e.g., program and project plans) as required;  

• Prepare technical reports as required; 

• Prepare updates to system specifications, designs, test descriptions, hazard analysis, verification and validation test procedures, and related documentation supporting software development to known standards; 

• Where applicable, mentor team members and peer review product artifacts including requirement specifications, design specifications, code, etc.;   

• Engage actively in design and code reviews of work items completed by the team in conjunction with the Team Lead and/or architect;  

• Where applicable, interface with customer(s) and Merge staff to gather product requirements, present technical aspects of the product, and understand problems with the product;  

• Work effectively in collaboration with other members of the department, or with manager