[Remote] Software Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Surescripts serves the nation through simpler, trusted health intelligence sharing to increase patient safety, lower costs, and ensure quality care. The Software Engineer will design, develop, assess, and troubleshoot software applications in an Agile environment, collaborating with architects, customers, product partners, and engineers to build high-volume healthcare information systems. The role also involves software lifecycle participation, testing, production monitoring, quality practices, and responsible use of AI-assisted development tools.
Responsibilities
- Develop and troubleshoot software applications in an Agile environment, collaborating with others to produce high quality working tested software
- Contribute throughout the software development life cycle by estimating work, refining requirements, iterating on designs, delivering working software, communicating with partner teams, and supporting critical applications
- Lead or participate in design and code reviews; create and maintain automated tests; validate acceptance criteria; and monitor production systems to identify defects, incidents, and opportunities for improvement
- Apply shift-left quality practices to shorten feedback loops, reduce rework, prevent recurring defects, and ensure software is secure, reliable, observable, maintainable, and production-ready
- Cultivate and share application development, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, security, data privacy, and Agile best practices
- Use approved AI-assisted development tools across design, implementation, testing, debugging, analysis, and documentation; review all output and remain accountable for delivered software’s correctness, security, performance, and maintainability
- Continuously improve AI-assisted workflows based on measurable impact to delivery speed, quality, operations, and customer outcomes
Skills
- * Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, a related field, or equivalent experience
- * 2+ years of experience in related, progressive software engineering roles
- * Experience with multiple programming languages, such as C#, Java, Groovy, Scala, Python, TypeScript, or JavaScript
- * Experience with current tools and platforms for developing, building, testing, deploying, and monitoring software systems
- * Experience using modern AI-assisted software development tools to support coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and software delivery workflows
- * Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively, communicate clearly, learn continuously, and ask for help or escalate issues when appropriate
- * Experience with high-volume, data-intensive applications
- * Experience building web services and distributed systems
- * Hands-on software troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and production support experience
- * Familiarity with relational and non-relational database technologies
- * Knowledge of application security, observability, data privacy, and responsible software delivery practices
- * Healthcare technology industry experience
- * Understanding of AI governance, security, privacy, compliance, quality, and responsible-use practices for software systems
- * Experience effectively leveraging generative AI tools, such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, or similar tools, throughout the software development life cycle
Benefits
- Flexible Hybrid Work model, allowing employees to work virtually while still utilizing offices as collaboration centers, with leadership alignment and agreement.
- Opportunities for employee development.
- Comprehensive healthcare, including infertility coverage.
- Generous paid time off, including paid childbirth and parental leave and mental health days.
- Pet insurance.
- 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting.
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