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.

The Software Engineer III is a technical role within the Provider Lifecycle Solutions (PLS) Development team. PLS builds and maintains critical products that healthcare partners rely on for accurate, timely, and compliant provider lifecycle data. As a Software Engineer III, you will design and implement cloud‑native, full‑stack solutions that improve product stability, scalability, and extensibility across the PLS platform.

You will help set engineering standards, shape architectural direction, mentor developers, and collaborate closely with product and engineering leaders to deliver high‑quality software that meets the needs of our customers and supports the operational excellence of the organization.

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

Location: Remote, US

Role qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience designing and building production‑grade software applications using Java and modern JavaScript frameworks (React preferred).
• 5+ years of experience as a full‑stack engineer, contributing to backend services, APIs, UI frameworks, and integration layers.
• Proficiency with Scala, Python, and Apache Spark for building and operating data‑intensive services or batch/stream processing components within provider lifecycle workflows.
• 5+ years of experience working with AWS cloud services, including hands-on work with Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, Airflow (MWAA), CloudWatch, and related ecosystem tools.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and service-to-service communication models.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software engineering best practices: Git workflows, code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and observability.
• Able to plan work, set clear direction, and coordinate tasks across a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexible and able to adapt to evolving priorities and changes in direction.
• Collaborative attitude—this role works closely with product owners, engineers, analysts, and architects across multiple PLS product lines.
• Excellent communication skills, including explaining complex concepts and participating in pair-programming or technical discussions.

To differentiate yourself, you:

• Have experience with operationalization and observability, including metrics, tracing, logging, alerting, or automated runbooks.
• Have background in domain-driven design, data modeling, cloud architecture, and data processing patterns using Spark/Scala/Python.
• Have experience working in Agile/Scrum environments using tools like JIRA and Confluence.

What you will be doing:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and resilient cloud-native applications for core PLS workflows and services.
• Build and enhance full-stack features using Java, React, RESTful APIs, event-driven patterns, and AWS-managed services.
• Implement and optimize data ingestion and processing components—including batch and streaming workflows—using Spark, Scala, and Python where appropriate.
• Improve system stability, data quality, and performance by refining workflows, optimizing service designs, and closing monitoring/alerting gaps.
• Lead the maturation of prototypes or proof‑of‑concepts into production-ready services.
• Contribute to the modernization of legacy components into modular, maintai