Senior Application Software Engineer

As a Senior Application Software Engineer, you will collaborate with Product and Design during the design phase, define technical approaches for new features, and work with your team to break down, refine, and deliver the work.
The ideal candidate will be passionate, self-motivated, able to manage multiple priorities effectively, and a strong communicator. Daily responsibilities include front-end development, testing, CI/CD, participation in Scrum activities, and collaboration with Support, Product Management, and other teams. You will also perform in-depth debugging and implement fixes that protect downstream consumers and preserve compatibility across upgrades.
Technical Qualifications:
BS degree in Computer Science or related fields or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in software development
Expert in multiple languages, including Javascript, Node.js
Experience in front-end scripting, including Javascript, Typescript, ReactJS
Experience in web markup, including HTML5, CSS3
Familiarity with front-end build tools (e.g., Webpack, Babel).
Understanding of web development best practices, including responsive design and accessibility.
Experience with test frameworks like Enzym, Jest
Knowledge of database technologies (e.g., MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
Experience with distributed source control, including GIT
Experience with front-end build tools such as Webpack, Babel, Npm, Yarn
Experience with continuous deployment tools like Jenkins
Familiarity with log analysis tools and debugging tools
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Proficient is using AI coding tools to accelerate the development
Experience in Java Rest API is a plus
Functional Qualifications:
Experience with Agile Methodologies, specifically Scrum
Experience using ticket tracking systems such as JIRA
Ability to quickly pick up new languages and technologies
Self-driven, able to work independently on a project
Strong desire to stay on top of new technologies and services
Passionate about learning
Strong communication skills, including cross-team collaboration
Ability to deliver basic functionality and iterate
Experience working with geographically distributed teams
Experience in the healthcare industry and clinical applications is a plus
Key Responsibilities
Software Development and Coding - Design, Testing, and Optimization:
Designs software solutions and analyzes and helps identify requirements to achieve business and operational goals, independently.
Adheres to and suggests improvements to all phases of the software development lifecycle.
Utilizes working knowledge to develop new software features and enhancements following design specifications and develops documents to clarify software design and code.
Leads code reviews in designated areas to help drive improvements.
Conducts debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix moderately complex software issues. Develops fixes for identified issues.
Implements software testing (e.g., functional and non-functional testing), quality assurance processes, software error logging, monitoring, and observability for effective debugging, ensuring review by manager and/or lead throughout the process.
Exercises judgment and discretion to conduct performance profiling and optimization of coding.
Software Architecture - Software System Structural Design:
Designs and develops software, systems, and services aligned to pre-defined system architecture.
Develops working knowledge of software architecture decisions and best practices.
Collaborates with team leads to review work to ensure alignment with software architecture.
Implements moderately complex performance optimization and scalability strategies in software design.
Issue/Defect Collaboration - Software Products Support:
Collaborates within and beyond immediate team to understand customer issues and align solutions.
May provide technical guidance and support to customers regarding customer-reported issues, independently.
Coaches, mentors, and guides others to advocate for customers' interests and suggests product enhancements based on feedback.
Influences team to ensure customer satisfaction through timely resolution of issues and effective communication.
Implements customer issue and/or defect handling and training processes, independently.
Investigates and troubleshoots complex product maintenance issues to ensure customer agreement on short- and long-term solutions (e.g., future enhancements).
Practices and Standards Compliance - Security and Compliance:
Collaborates with the team to establish and follow development practices and coding standards.
Exercises judgment and discretion to ensure code quality and adherence to broad acceptance criteria during development.
Keeps up to date with industry best practices and applies them to software development processes.
Implements secure coding practices to prevent security vulnerabilities.
Development Operations - System Maintenance:
Performs periodic maintenance and testing operations for systems that require upgrading or patching (e.g., for critical vulnerabilities).
Exercises judgment and discretion to drive improvements, ensure automation, testing, and debugging of systems to ensure service/product availability, health, support, and reliability.
Core Responsibilities
Planning & Execution:
Independently manages work, monitoring timelines and deliverables to ensure projects or initiatives stay on track and meet requirements. Proactively prioritizes work and adapts to resource or timeline shifts, suggesting adjustments to maintain project efficiency.
Collaboration & Partnership:
Collaborates across teams to align on expectations and achieve shared objectives. Builds and maintains a comprehensive understanding of business, stakeholder, and/or customer needs to build and support effective partnerships. Actively listens to diverse perspectives and asks questions to ensure understanding of others.

Skills
JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, Java, HTML/CSS, REST API, Git, CI/CD, PostgreSQL

Experience
5+ yrs