Senior Software Development Engineer L4

Inovalon is a technology company focused on empowering the healthcare ecosystem through data-driven solutions. The Senior Software Development Engineer L4 will contribute to a hospital system data platform, working independently on complex tasks and mentoring junior engineers. Responsibilities include writing high-quality code, participating in design reviews, and supporting cloud migration efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively to write high quality, testable code that meets the “Definition of Done” as it relates to team commitments
• Utilize a “Test-First” approach to software development, where possible, in which the test is developed before the code
• Participate in design and code reviews with other engineers
• Create automated unit, system and acceptance tests and participate in test plan reviews
• Actively support and contribute to end of iteration demos
• Responsible for assigned integration, testing and deployment tasks
• Work with product management to scope and estimate product enhancements
• Design, implement, unit test software, and test software following defined processes
• Fix software defects (internal or customer reported) following defined process
• Actively foster continuous team improvement by being accountable for actions and continuously striving to become a better problem solver
• Contribute to team retrospectives, helping to identify and resolve team impediments
• Write and maintain documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, testing, changes, and corrections
• Actively participate in the change management process as business and technical scope is adjusted
• Develop and maintain integrations that process and filter inbound hospital system messages, including parsing, validating, and routing clinical data into the platform
• Support cloud migration efforts, contributing to the transition of existing on-premise workloads toward AWS-based infrastructure
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, providing guidance on code quality, architectural decisions, and engineering best practices
• Adhere to all confidentiality, HIPAA, regulatory, and other such policies, procedures, and requirements as outlined within Employer’s Operating Policies and Procedures in all ways and at all times with respect to any aspect of the data handled or services rendered in the scope of work
• Maintain compliance with Inovalon’s policies, procedures and mission statement, and fulfill those responsibilities and/or duties that may be reasonably provided by Inovalon for the purpose of achieving operational and financial success
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support critical issues, including outside standard business hours (evenings, weekends, and holidays), ensuring timely response and resolution as per defined SLAs

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of software development experience, with demonstrated proficiency in C# and MS SQL Server; strong foundation in data structures and algorithms required
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture
• Experience with Python or similar scripting languages is a plus
• Experience with Lua, particularly for message intake, filtering, and processing, is a plus
• Experience with or demonstrated interest in cloud platforms, particularly AWS, in support of ongoing migration efforts
• Advanced design/debugging/coding skills
• Builds secure applications and adheres to security standards
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and take ownership of complex technical problems with minimal supervision
• Strong team player with a collaborative approach to engineering, bringing energy and engagement to standups, retrospectives, and cross-functional work
• Demonstrated high personal integrity and ability to earn trust from others
• Exhibits a growth mindset, seeks feedback often and is effective in continuous personal and professional development
• Continuously pursuing self-directed learning activities aimed at developing expertise within technical domain, including reading relevant publications, participating in domain forums or groups etc
• Ability to anticipate and look for creative ways to solve problems and apply best practices
• Communication, organization, and teamwork skills
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or Information Technology
• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience preferred