Sr. Software Engineer, Back-End
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Here, we remove the barriers to remarkable health—for the many, not the few.
You will be responsible for evolving, enhancing, and extending our RESTful API based on Product and Organizational priorities. This includes API endpoints that serve and process data to/from our web/mobile applications, tooling that enables operational efficiency, database design, and the creation of various integrations with external systems.
The ideal candidate is a developer who is excited to build and ship software to their users, is able to quickly gain domain specific knowledge, focuses on becoming a true contributor to the team, thrives in an environment where individual initiative and team collaboration are both key, and is passionate about improving the lives of the patients we serve.
Job Responsibilities
- Design, implement, maintain, and test our core RESTful API
- Enhance and maintain database schemas, carefully craft queries, and build migrations
- Work in a cross functional, mission-driven team alongside product managers, designers, and clinicians, designing and building the platform that redefines healthcare
- Mentor and coach other developers to help break down silos and build experience and growth within the company
- Manage large refactors by breaking down work, estimating scope of work, and coordinating with stakeholders to identify risks and trade-offs
- Actively participate in meetings, and create cross-team collaboration where necessary to address business goals
- Create and maintain internal documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing and retention.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years professional developer experience (hands-on experience — planning, writing, debugging and optimizing software)
- Comfortable designing, collaborating on, and implementing large scale architectural changes when needed
- Able to work across disciplines to refine requirements, bringing innovative solutions to technical challenges
- Developed RESTFul API and/or backend applications for 5+ years
- Willingness and aptitude to learn Ruby as part of your onboarding process
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in an RDBMS (MySQL, PGSQL, etc.)
- Developed multi-tenant SaaS applications with a well designed API
- Delivered high-quality, readable, code, while balancing competing priorities
- Clear, consistent communication skills: in code, in discussion, and in writing
- Demonstrated ability to maintain software’s specification, quality, and performance via test frameworks (e.g., minitest, RSpec, etc.)
- Kept quality, patient safety, and privacy a top priority in your deliverables
- Continuously sought and embraced opportunities to build upon your skills and knowledge
- Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment
- Strong organizational and problem solving skills
- Experience with distributed source control solutions (we use Git)
- Energized at the prospect of working on software that improves patients’ lives
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience developing Ruby applications
- Experience working within a lightweight agile project structure
- Experience with Continuous Integration/Delivery to drive quality and shorten feedback cycles
- Experience with a modern frontend JS framework like Vue.js, React, or similar JS MVC frameworks
- Familiarity with using scripting languages to build development and automation tools
- Working knowledge of the AWS platform (leveraging services, automating infrastructure, etc.)
- Experience developing clinically-focused software and/or Healthcare Information Technology
- Experience in a startup environment or entrepreneurial organization
- Experience working remotely with a distributed team
Physical Job Requirements
- Ability to use a computer for a full day of work, using your preferred input and output methods.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Crossover Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, veteran status, disability, history of disability or perceived disability. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at careers@crossoverhealth.com.