About the Job

The Software Engineer III on our Lab systems team is responsible for building and supporting software applications in use by FMI. This role completes design, development, unit testing, code reviews, and generates technical documentation and, as such, the incumbent has a high-level understanding of the codebase and is self-sufficient in at least one domain of FMI’s architecture. The Software Engineer III makes well-reasoned decisions and trade-offs, is able to work in other parts of the codebase with guidance, and as an experienced practitioner, provides guidance to lower level Software Engineers. 

Key Responsibilities

• Technical:

• Create custom programs and applications as designated by business need.

• Schedule cross-functional meetings with project managers, end users and other internal and external stakeholders at pre-set intervals to gather information for requirements.

• Define and document architecture, design requirements, functional requirements, and formal technical specifications based upon information provided.

• Write, test, and refactor code that is:

·   Reusable

·   Testable

·   Efficient

·   Clean

·   Well commented

• Maintain efforts for product or platform to be:

·   Cloud-native

·   Resilient

·   Secure

·   Scalable

• Ensure code adheres to patterns and any established standards.

• Integrate and deploy code using provisioning tools, release tools, and continuous Integration CI/Continuous Delivery CD pipeline.

• Debug highly complex problems escalated by other team members.

• Engineer installation qualifications and operational qualifications.

• Project Delivery:

• Provide end-to-end responsibility on projects of increasing complexity.

• Perform testing of code and work prior to implementation.

• Help define and participate in software development processes that leverages best practice and supports continuous product delivery.

• Participate in and conduct regular peer design and code reviews.

• Conform to coding conventions and all aspects of the software development life cycle.

• Deliver contributions in an Agile approach and leveraging Agile methodology.

• Manage delivery expectations.

• Collaboration:

• Design initiatives that ensure applications integrate seamlessly with other programs in-use at FMI, including Customer Relationship Management tools, Medical Reporting systems, Billing systems and the Laboratory Information Management System.

• Participate in, and periodically lead, scrum ceremonies.

• Provide software engineering expertise and support to the business per business needs.

• Other:

• Generally provide fully independent contributions.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

•        Bachelor’s Degree AND 4+ years of professional software engineering experience OR 9+ years of professional software engineering experience

•        Proficiency in one or more of the following programming languages: Java, JavaScript,

Python, C#, NodeJS

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Degree in Software Engineering, Programming, Management Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field

• Technology Certifications

• 5+ years of software engineering and development

• 2+ year(s) of experience working with Amazon Web Services or similar cloud platform

• 3+ years of experience and expert knowledge with .NET and/or JAVA server-side programming and web development, including but not limited to:

·   C#

·   ASP.NET

·   .NET CORE

·   IIS

·   RESTAPI using .NET WebAPI framework

·   Java 8 or above

·   Spring framework

·   RESTAPI using Spring boot.

·   JPA / hibernate

• Experience/Familiarity with modern web technologies and techniques, including but not limited to:

·   CSS pre-processors (SASS, Less, Stylus)

·   JavaScript framework libraries like ReactJs, AngularJS

·   NodeJs

• Experience/Familiarity with Lambda, Docker, Kubernetes, microservices and containerization/ containerized deployment of software

• Experience building and delivering Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) solutions for applications built on .NET and ReactJs platform

• Experience with REST API development and Writing unit tests

• Solid knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, and SCSS

• Experience:

·   With distributed computing (HPC)

·   With Operating Systems: Windows, EC2s

·   Working with relational databases like SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres, Aurora DB

·   With Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) using Entity Framework/ NHibernate  and query tuning

·   writing software in a cloud environment with AWS or a similar cloud platform, including to deploy and maintain deployment of software and other automated processes

• Understanding of Agile software delivery

• Excellent presentation skills and basic knowledge of presentation software

• Experience writing code for cross-browser compatibility

• Demonstrated history of successfully managing multiple concurrent initiatives and maintaining one’s own workflow

• Ability to work under regulated environment

• Ability to use source control effectively like GitHub

• Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative team environment

• Strong interpersonal skills that include excellent skill in collaboration and problem solving with other departments and colleagues

• Excellent organization and attention to detail

• Ability to work well under pressure while maintaining a professional demeanor

• Ability to prioritize and thoroughly follow up on assigned tasks

• Ability to adapt to changing procedures, policies and work environment

• Understanding of HIPAA and importance of privacy of patient data

• Commitment to FMI values: Patients, Innovation, Collaboration, and Passion