Senior Software Engineer, Platform

About this role

Who We Are: SmithRx is a rapidly growing, venture-backed Health-Tech company. Our mission is to disrupt the expensive and inefficient Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) sector by building a next-generation drug acquisition platform driven by cutting edge technology, innovative cost saving tools, and best-in-class customer service. With hundreds of thousands of members onboarded since 2016, SmithRx has a solution that is resonating with clients all across the country. We pride ourselves for our mission-driven and collaborative culture that inspires our employees to do their best work. We believe that the U.S healthcare system is in need of transformation, and we come to work each day dedicated to making that change a reality. At our core, we are guided by our company values:

Integrity: Our purpose guides our actions and gives us confidence in the path ahead. With unwavering honesty and dependability, we embrace the pressure of challenging the old and exemplify ethical leadership to create the new.

Courage: We face continuous challenges with grit and resilience. We embrace the discomfort of the unknown by balancing autonomy with empathy, and ownership with vulnerability. We boldly challenge the status quo to keep moving forward—always.

Together: The success of SmithRx reflects the strength of our partnerships and the commitment of our team. Our shared values bind us together and make us one. When one falls, we all fall; when one rises, we all rise.

Job Summary: As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a key role in the entire engineering lifecycle from design, documentation, build, test and maintain our SmithRx product suite. You will advocate and bring best practices/methodologies, coding standards and large-scale system design perspectives to our team. We need our engineers to be versatile and driven, display leadership and ownership qualities, and be enthusiastic to take on new challenges as we continue to push technology forward. What you will do:

Focus on back-end architecture; designing, developing and maintaining SmithRx product features using various languages such as Golang, JavaScript/Typescript, Node, GraphQL, and SQL (amongst others), while leveraging full CI and CD to iterate quickly

Collaborate with stakeholders and technical leads to understand functional and technical requirements to produce high-quality, scalable software and services

Provide scope and risk estimates for system and feature builds by building technical design documentation

Continually apply software development best practices, design patterns, testing, automation, tools and technologies.

Leverage AWS technologies, like Lambda and Fargate, to handle various types of jobs and batch processing

Troubleshoot production issues by performing triages for issues that arise, assessing the impact, creating and executing a plan for short-term and long-term mitigation, and performing root cause analysis to prevent future occurrence of issues.

Coach/mentor junior team members in their assigned engineering projects by reviewing and providing feedback on code developed, and performing design and code reviews

Work with senior leadership to turn technical vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter

Be the cornerstone of a collaborative learning culture through mentorship, code reviews, the exploration of new technologies, and other innovations

What you will bring to SmithRx:

BS or advanced degree in computer science or applicable experience

5-8 years of software development experience working on server-side applications, specifically around API servers, third party integrations and data processing

Experience at a high-growth startup a plus

Expertise in a compiled language such as Go, Java or Kotlin is required

Proficiency with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including schema design, SQL tuning, and database monitoring is required

Demonstrated experience designing and implementing scalable APIs; a solid understanding of design patterns, database design, and testing best practices.

Working knowledge of GraphQL APIs, CI and CD pipeline, AWS platform, Docker, and Kubernetes a plus

Positivity; non-dogmatic, team-first attitude

Flexibility; someone who is responsive and comfortable with ambiguity

Highly disciplined approach to software design and development and ability to work on features independently (accurately forecast delivery milestones and work with stakeholders to ensure that expectations are met)

What SmithRx Offers You:

Highly competitive wellness benefits including Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance

Flexible Spending Benefits

401(k) Retirement Savings Program

Short-term and long-term disability

Discretionary Paid Time Off

Paid Company Holidays

Wellness Benefits

Commuter Benefits

Paid Parental Leave benefits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Well-stocked kitchen in office locations

Professional development and training opportunities

Location: US - Remote

Compensation & Benefits

Base Salary: The range listed above reflects our standard pay scale and actual pay will vary based on work location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Total Rewards: In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for bonuses, commissions, or equity. SmithRx offers a variety of benefits to help you live well, including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance and 401(k).

Individual offers are tailored to your geography, experience, skills, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details during the hiring process. In the meantime, feel free to explore our comprehensive benefits here.

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