Engineer, Software III (Remote)

Quest Diagnostics; Indianapolis (IN); Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Diagnostics is seeking a software engineer to design and implement features across enterprise applications in an agile team. You will contribute to frontend and backend development, participate in architecture discussions, and help deliver high-performance, scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration, rigorous design reviews, and mentoring teammates while delivering meaningful improvements in system efficiency and reliability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Fundamentals in OO design patterns, distributed databases, and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Develop key features within large-scale enterprise applications and new initiatives to improve efficiency.
• Participate in the full SDLC from design and implementation to testing and deployment.
• Assist with gathering and analyzing business and functional requirements for software solutions.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and database design related to product direction.
• Develop features end-to-end including frontend and backend components.
• Design changes for higher performance and resiliency with lower operational overhead.
• Lead delivery of a system component and act as technical lead on small to midsize projects.
• Collaborate with engineers to craft optimal technical designs for new products.
• Create software where requirements are unclear and define interactions between components.
• Mentor teammates and promote best practices in development and estimation.

Skills

Java

Ruby

Python

C#

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or equivalent (Preferred)

Tools

Visual Basic

Job description

Work as part of a small, agile team to design and implement new features and technologies in a variety of different products throughout Quest Diagnostics. Deliver high quality, high performance code in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop key product features within existing large-scale enterprise applications and new strategic initiatives that will drive system and operational efficiencies, measure system performance, and provide “glue” for complex solutions.
• Participate in the full SDLC involving design, implementation, testing, & launching.
• Assist with the generation and analysis of business and functional requirements for proposed software solutions.
• Participate in architectural and database design discussions as they relate to product direction.
• Develop features completely including the front-end components and the backend systems.
• Design and implement changes to systems that yield higher performance and resiliency while achieving lower operations overhead.
• Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application, and serve as a technical lead on small to midsize complex projects.
• Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.
• Build software solutions where the problem is not well defined. Design and define the interaction between the other component pieces.
• Consistently define and apply technologies, standards and software engineering practices, mentoring other team members.
• Contribute to the focus and effectiveness of the development team; tracking issues to resolution, monitoring the effectiveness of tasks, and providing status to the team lead.
• Raise long-term architecture issues within project.
• Conduct design and code reviews of multiple projects.
• Generate data for project planning, including task breakdown & estimation of work for a project. Competent in developing accurate estimates & risk assessments. Track status within the project as necessary.
• Communicate team and project status to project manager and director.
• May occasionally act in the Team Lead role
• Act as the designated expert for owned application area(s).
• Contribute to the continued improvement of the organization’s development procedures by looking for opportunities for improvement and implementing solutions.

Qualifications

Required Work Experience:

• 5+ years professional experience in software development.
• Computer Science fundamentals inobject-oriented (OO) design patterns, distributed databases, and data modeling techniques.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

Ability to multi-task, Analytical skills, Ability to follow verbal or written instructions, Thinking analytically, Communication, Using effective verbal communication, Using effective written communication, Handling stress & emotions, Concentrating on tasks, Making decisions, Adjusting to change, Examining/observing details, Sitting for long periods at a time

Skills:

• Proficiency in Enterprise Java programming plus one or more modern programming languages such as Ruby, Python, or C#.
• Ability to work well with people and be both highly motivated and motivating.
• Experience in development of distributed/scalable systems and high-volume transaction applications.
• Experience with Web Technologies, Visual Basic, and multi-tier architectures.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science or equivalent (Preferred)

About the Team

Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply.
While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.

Job Info

• Job Identification 70738
• Job Category Software Engineering
• Posting Date 09/30/2026, 06:39 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations 2560 N Shadeland Ave, Indianapolis, IN, 46219, US