Staff Engineer, Software Development

Job Description:

The Staff Engineer, SW Development will be responsible for the design and development of software solutions as part of an Agile software development team. The Staff Engineer will serve as the technical lead to develop high level technical designs, produce, and execute code, assess, and troubleshoot software programs and applications.

Job Description:

• Plans and design technical architecture of project(s); coordinates and integrates engineering elements into unified design for leadership review and approval.
• Work closely with the development team to help drive the API development effort.
• Design and develop software that meet the current and future requirements.
• Chose and create tools and processes to increase development productivity.
• Ensure the system will meet quality, security, and scalability needs.
• Build prototypes and POCs to validate and illustrate technologies and best practices.
• Keep up to date with industry standards and trends, and initiate change when opportunities are identified. Passion for improving developer productivity and building scalable systems
• Exercise independent judgment to solve challenges inherent in application development.

Required Skills:

• Design, develop, test and deploy Flex features and services in AWS cloud
• Passion for improving developer productivity and building scalable systems
• Strong background with Test driven development (unit tests and integration tests)
• Strong Knowledge of Relational and NoSql databases preferably dynamodb
• Knowledge of working with CI/CD tools (Jenkins/Bamboo) and git.
• Strong knowledge AWS serverless architecture (AWS lambdas, API gateway etc)
• Strong hands-on experience on .NET Core, C#, REST, JSON, Web Service, Web API, Unit Test frameworks, SQL queries.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns and solid Principles.
• Strong Knowledge on AWS Cloud - EC2, ECS, ECR, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB, cloud logs etc.
• Strong communication skills, analytical skills and presentation skills.
• In line with the current latest developments with the Microsoft and Web stacks.
• Experience with SDLC/PDLC and Agile based scrum team
• Experience with API development platform.
• Building scalable, reliable & performant applications

Desired Skills:

• Exposure to US HealthCare domain and Nextgen Enterprise API knowledge.
• Experience with NextGen Ambulatory software and HL7 FHIR standards.
• Knowledge of medical terminologies, data models and coding systems.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering/Computer Science OR equivalent degree.

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