Job Specifications
Job Title: Software Engineer 2 - Scheduling
Job Summary
We are seeking a Software Engineer 2 to join our team in building and evolving our cloud-native SaaS Scheduling platform. This platform powers critical appointment availability and interoperability workflows for healthcare environments. In this role, you will be a key individual contributor responsible for developing highly reliable backend services, integrating with healthcare systems, and maintaining our high standards for data integrity and security.
You’ll work primarily in a backend stack including Python, AWS (Lambdas, ECS, EC2), and PostgreSQL. You will collaborate with senior engineers and cross-functional partners (Product, Frontend, and Implementation) to deliver a seamless and performant experience for our users.
Essential Functions
Develop & Maintain Backend Services
Implement and support backend services for appointment discovery, booking, and notifications.
Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code that supports high-throughput and low-latency requirements.
Healthcare Integrations
Build and maintain integrations using healthcare standards like FHIR and HL7 v2.
Utilize Mirth Connect for message transformation, routing, and monitoring.
Support implementation teams in onboarding new health systems and EHRs.
Cloud-Native Development
Develop event-driven components using AWS Lambda and containerized services on ECS.
Participate in the deployment and monitoring of services within the AWS ecosystem.
Data Engineering
Manage relational data in PostgreSQL, including schema updates and query optimization.
Ensure data integrity and audit logging to meet healthcare compliance standards.
Quality & Operations
Participate in code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD workflows.
Contribute to observability through logging and metrics; participate in on-call rotations and incident response.
Minimum Requirements
3+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on backend development.
Proficiency in Python building production APIs and services.
Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL (schema design, SQL, and migrations).
Experience building and deploying applications in a cloud environment (AWS preferred).
Understanding of RESTful API design and asynchronous messaging patterns.
Strong knowledge of software fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, and testing).
Preferred Requirements
Experience with Healthcare Interoperability (FHIR, HL7 v2, or Mirth Connect).
Experience with Scheduling domains (availability rules, time zones, or complex constraints).
Prior experience with AWS services like Lambda, ECS, SQS, and RDS.
Familiarity with Node.js or React (for cross-functional collaboration).
Experience working in a HIPAA-compliant or regulated environment.
Specific Job Skills
Competency in backend engineering in Python (API frameworks, async patterns, performance profiling).
AWS development:
Understanding of AWS Lambda (event-driven workflows, idempotency, retries, DLQs)
Understanding of ECS/EC2 (container orchestration, service discovery, autoscaling)
PostgreSQL (or similar):
Ability to write optimized queries and manage PostgreSQL (or similar) schemas.
API design and integration:
Familiarity with versioning, pagination, and documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI).
Working knowledge (or ability to learn quickly) of:
HL7 v2 message structures and workflows (e.g., ADT, SIU)
FHIR resources and patterns
Mirth Connect channels, transformations, routing, and monitoring
Testing practices:
Experience with unit and integration testing frameworks (e.g., pytest).
Observability:
Structured logging, metrics, tracing, alerting
SLO/SLI definitions and incident response playbooks
Collaboration:
Ability to translate technical tasks from design docs and work effectively in an Agile environment.
Preferred Job Skills
Node.js experience building BFFs or shared services with frontend teams.
Familiarity with React-based product environments and cross-functional API contract work.
Experience with message queues/streams (e.g., SQS/SNS/Kafka—any equivalent).
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform/CloudFormation/CDK).
Education
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred Education
Master’s degree in a related field.
Experience
3+ years building backend systems in production.
1+ years operating cloud-based workloads in AWS (serverless and/or containers).
Supervision
Reports to: Engineering Manager / Director of Engineering
Supervises: None directly (Mentorship of interns or junior engineers is encouraged but not required)
Certifications
None required.
Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from a v
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