Sr. Staff Engineer

Job Description:

The Sr. Staff Engineer, Software Development will be responsible for the design and development of software solutions as part of an Agile software development team.

• Design and code scalable, high traffic services.
• Define, implement and maintain a common technology platform.
• Enable secure and high availability solutions in a SaaS environment.
• Collaborate with internal teams, engineers, product owners, and stakeholders to plan, scope, design, refine, and understand software applications and requirements.
• Work with Product Management team to develop solutions that delight our customers.
• Participate in peer design and code reviews.
• Design, develop, consume, and maintain well-defined development standards and APIs.
• Maintain, modify, and assume responsibility for ongoing architectural improvements.
• Product automated tests for developed software with reasonable test cases (includes unit, regression, integration tests where applicable).
• Performance Tuning for integration APIs.
• Participate in broad architectural reviews.
• Work as part of a scrum team to develop new features for patients and practices.
• Create and utilize automated unit tests to ensure quality of code.
• Mentor, coach, and develop the talents of more junior engineers.
• Research and proof-of-concept work with new technologies.
• Provide estimates and technical feasibility guidance on prospective work.
• Perform other duties that support the overall objective of the position.

Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Or, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required qualifications for the position.

Experience Required:

• 10+ years' experience developing robust applications with high availability, performance, and scalability requirements.
• 10+ years' experience in software development.
• 1-2 years' experience in software architecture, with an eye for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Experience with relational database technology (SQL Server, Oracle, or DB2).
• Experience building web services SOAP/Restful (JSON).
• Or, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required equivalent qualifications for the position.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of: Proficient in Clinical content management; source repository management systems using: BitBucket. Knowledge of and proficient in AGILE development processes; proficient in JavaScript, XML. web service protocols (HTTPS, REST, SOAP); working knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL database technologies (e.g. PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch); Microsoft based software solutions; expertise in full stack development.
• Skill in: Leadership and influencing; strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience in Healthcare IT technologies and standards (CCDA, HL7, FHIR) is preferred
• Ability to: Demonstrate comfort and ownership of technical decisions and portions of an enterprise software solution platform; determine root cause analysis and debugging to diagnose and resolve issues in complex environments; influence other developers and stakeholders regarding practices and procedures.

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.

NextGen Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.