Senior Engineer II

From Intake to Outcomes, CareMetx is dedicated to supporting the patient journey by providing hub services, innovative technology, and decision-making data to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device innovators.

POSITION SUMMARY:
Do you aspire to drive positive disruption in healthcare to make a meaningful impact on patients?

Are you excited about the opportunity to apply your creativity and innovation to address healthcare challenges in patient access to life-changing medications?

While every patient's therapeutic journey is unique, many face the complexity of navigating the path to improved health. CareMetx comprehends these challenges and offers solutions that help patients to overcome barriers.

If this prospect resonates with you, we invite you to join the CareMetx team

In this role, you will be a part of an autonomous team charged with designing, building, deploying, and maintaining solutions that power our patient support platforms. CareMetx teams are empowered to own outcomes, autonomous and highly aligned. Teams are also highly collaborative in driving the delivery of value. There is no such thing as not my job – there is team. Our senior team members are full stack and our junior team members are learning the way. We thrive in creating a collaborative environment where there is plenty of opportunity for everyone to expand the depth and breadth of their skill and for more senior engineers to help mentor more junior engineers. We are CareMetx. We are team.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrated leadership ability in aligning team's mission and vision
• Demonstrate expert level proficiency in the team’s technical stacks and cultivate an in-depth understanding of the business domain
• Continually deepening understanding of the business domain and adjacent domains.
• Drive initiatives towards the development and maintenance of efficient, scalable, and secure enterprise-grade systems through the entire software development lifecycle.
• Championing the scaling and optimization of event driven systems and Kafka clusters
• Offer advanced mentorship to team members who aim to deepen their understanding in specific technical stacks, fostering a culture of knowledge-sharing and continuous learning.
• Drive initiatives for troubleshooting, optimizing, and enhancing system performance, stability, and security, providing solutions and improvements proactively.
• Lead and implement enhancements to engineering workflows and processes to boost efficiency and productivity.
• Champion the facilitation of cross-functional collaboration, ensuring comprehensive and cohesive solution development strategy and delivery.
• Leading adoption of new technologies and patterns, providing insights and recommendations, and mentoring junior engineers
• Partnering with cross functional teams, product, and architects, actively contributing to the design and architecture of the product by offering informed suggestions and ideas
• Lead communication efforts with the team and stakeholders to clarify requirements, apply system thinking and ensure alignment across different products.
• Act as a leading figure in promoting the implementation and optimization of telemetry practices through the engineering organization.
• Ensure opportunities for code refactoring and improvement are incorporated into team roadmaps and executed efficiently.
• Promote, and advocate for systems-thinking within the team while aiming towards holistic and integrated solutions.
• Enforce engineering best practices, including Test-Driven Development (TDD), code reviews, and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) within the team, ensuring consistency and quality in all deliverables.
• Actively expand technical knowledge and expertise through self-directed learning and experimentation.
• Participate in on-call rotations, proactively addressing system issues and enhancements while supporting the team as needed.
• Adhere to security compliance standards while leveraging advanced systems thinking for enhanced security architecture and planning.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• 8+ years of experience delivering user-facing, enterprise-grade software solutions in a cloud environment.
• Strong experience in a healthcare or HIPAA-regulated environment is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) standards for sharing healthcare information electronically is preferred
• A 4-year engineering degree, and advanced degrees or equivalent work experience is preferred.
• Expertise in multiple programming languages and technologies with an emphasis on. JavaScript, Typescript, vue.js, Node.js and NoSQL, and a proven ability to quickly learn and adapt to modern technologies.
• Demonstrated a history of effectively solving complex problems in dynamic, fast-paced environments with a focus on delivering scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Extensive experience with CI/CD practices, automated testing, and implementing these best practices at scale in large projects
• Deep understanding and practical experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies, with a demonstrated history of applying these practices effectively.
• Proven experience mentoring mid-level engineers, with a focus on developing the next generation of engineering talent.
• Expected to have a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems before they can affect business timelines.

MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Experience with event-driven architecture principles, and Apache Kafka
• In-depth experience with NoSQL with preference to MongoDB and working knowledge of various relational database
• Solid foundational knowledge of advanced data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
• Demonstrated experience in executing complex projects in agile environments with a commitment to continuous improvement and learning.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in high-paced, dynamic environments.
• Significant and practical experience with test-driven development (TDD).
• Expertise in containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Comprehensive familiarity with a wide array of monitoring and analytics tools for performance measurement and system improvement.
• Other duties as required

BENEFIT SUMMARY

• Company paid Short-term Disability (STD) and Long-term Disability (LTD).
• Increased competitive 401(k) company match up to 100% of the first 1% contributed then 50% of next the 5%. Employees will be fully vested after 2 years.
• Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits -
  • CareMetx has a Teladoc option for all three of their medical plans.
  • CareMetx has not increased dental or vision in the past year.
• Annual HSA employer match contribution is $500 for an individual employee or $1000 for the employee and their family.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, dependents, and commuters.
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance.
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Accident, and Critical Illness.
• Paid Parental Leave of Absence.
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• PTO benefits, flex days, and paid holidays.

Competitive Compensation & Flexible Working:

• Competitive starting pay rates.
• Flexible work environment.