Lead Engineer - Remote

Lead Engineer I - Remote based in the US

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Job Summary The Lead Engineer I is a member of the Conifer Engineering team and is responsible for leading the design, development, and maintenance of multiple applications running both on-premises and in the cloud. The Lead Engineer I works with an architect to help set architectural direction and best practices for the team. The Lead Engineer I works closely with the Product team to refine and estimate user stories for new application functionality.

The Lead Engineer I participates in deployment and production support activities for the applications in the portfolio. The Lead Engineer I plays a key role in guiding and mentoring junior members of the team while enforcing best practices for the team.

• Programmer/Software designer. C#/.Net, MS SQL, MS Azure Dev Ops, Windows OS services, web services, tasks, etc. Optionally Excel VBA. Custom development as well as integration code for various applications.
• Design/develop/deploy software for custom applications, develop interfaces to various external applications, and create database schemas and stored procedures. Learn business/technical domain and technical details of existing applications and maintain existing software. Support migration of applications to new solutions, and support any related server/database migrations.
• Programming in C#/.NET, Visual Studio, Azure Dev Ops, MS SQL Server database. Applications interact with IBM AS/400 DB2 database. Strong SQL query skills.
• Lead a small to medium size development team.
• Represent the team and be able to speak to the architecture and the technology used to people outside of their team.
• Work in an Agile environment to design, develop, and maintain multiple web-based applications running on-premises and in the cloud.
• Produce high-quality, efficient, coding standards‑compliant, thoroughly tested application code and modules.
• Provide architectural guidance, input, and feedback for new applications and major enhancements of existing applications.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and solve application defects in both test and production environments.
• Lead production deployments of the applications.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior application developers.
• Work closely with Business Partners/Product Owners to refine and estimate user stories for new application functionality.

• Must be knowledgeable regarding design patterns, design best practices, and microservices architecture.
• Must have superior problem‑solving skills.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to engage with teams who may be remote.
• 8+ years of experience as a Software Engineer working in an Agile environment, preferably Scrum.
• 5+ years of professional experience with SQL in a relational database environment.
• 5+ years of professional experience with unit-test frameworks such as xUnit.
• 3+ years of professional experience building and deploying Docker images.
• 8+ years of professional experience creating integrations between systems of medium to high complexity using different technologies such as Inter Systems IRIS for Health/Object Script/Cache, C#, Java, Python, Perl, Flynet, Summit Scripting Tool, and SQL.
• 8+ years of experience with SQL preferable with IBM DB2.
• 3+ years of experience with APIs and Stored Procedures.
• Experience in Azure and Azure Dev Ops is a plus.
• Experience in Healthcare or Healthcare IT is a plus.
• Experience with HL7 and X12 EDI is a plus.
• Experience with a healthcare integration engine like Rhapsody or Mirth is a plus.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Computer Science / Information Systems. Experience commensurate with such qualifications through prior work experience will be considered.

Pay: $98,592.00 - $ annually. Compensation depends on location, qualifications, and experience. Management level positions may be eligible for sign‑on and relocation bonuses.

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and business travel insurance.
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) – min of 12 days per year, accrued at a rate of approximately 1.84…