Expert Software Engineer

Jefferson Health; Washington (Washington County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Jefferson Health seeks an Expert Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver scalable, secure software solutions across modern cloud-native environments. You will drive technical excellence, optimize performance, and review complex architectures while mentoring peers and collaborating with stakeholders.

The role emphasizes hands-on software development, cloud platforms, IaC, and robust security practices across distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or 10 years preferred work experience.
• 7 years in software development, including distributed systems and cloud platforms.
• Expert proficiency in programming languages and API development (Java, C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript; REST/gRPC).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation), and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Databases (SQL/NoSQL) and advanced data management practices.
• Security principles, authentication, authorization, and compliance best practices.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools and pipelines (CI/CD, monitoring, logging).
• Strong collaboration and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design complex, scalable systems; review code; maintain technical docs and diagrams.
• Resolve challenging issues; optimize performance; lead root cause analysis and improvements.
• Build cloud-native solutions; support CI/CD, automation, containerization; assist infra provisioning and monitoring.
• Apply security best practices; mitigate risks; ensure standards compliance.
• Partner with stakeholders to deliver solutions; manage vendor integrations and evaluations.
• Mentor engineers; foster collaboration, innovation and continuous learning.

Skills

Programming languages

API development

Cloud platforms

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL/NoSQL

DevOps/CI-CD

Security principles

Monitoring/Logging

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

NoSQL

ELK Stack

Prometheus

Splunk

Job description

Expert Software Engineer page is loaded## Expert Software Engineerlocations: Montgomery County, PAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: REQ-0034049**Number of Positions In Requisition**4**Job Details**The Expert Software Engineer is a highly skilled technical contributor responsible for designing, developing, and delivering advanced, scalable, and secure software solutions. This role leverages deep expertise in software engineering to solve complex problems, optimize system performance, and ensure the highest standards of code quality. The Expert Software Engineer collaborates with engineering teams and stakeholders, mentors peers, and drives innovation through continuous learning and application of best practices.**Job Description****Summary**The Expert Software Engineer is a highly skilled technical contributor responsible for designing, developing, and delivering advanced, scalable, and secure software solutions. This role leverages deep expertise in software engineering to solve complex problems, optimize system performance, and ensure the highest standards of code quality. The Expert Software Engineer collaborates with engineering teams and stakeholders, mentors peers, and drives innovation through continuous learning and application of best practices.**Job Duties*** Design complex, scalable systems; review code; maintain technical documentation and diagrams ensuring best practices.* Resolve challenging issues; optimize performance and reliability; lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement.* Build cloud-native solutions; support CI/CD, automation, containerization; collaborate on infrastructure provisioning and monitoring.* Apply security best practices; mitigate risks; ensure compliance with standards and regulations.* Partner with stakeholders to deliver solutions; manage vendor integrations and technical evaluations.* Mentor engineers; share expertise; foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning culture.**Minimum Qualifications*** Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or* High School Diploma/GED and 10 years preferred work experience.* 7 years in software development, including experience with distributed systems and cloud platforms.* Expert proficiency in programming languages and API development (Java, C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript; REST/gRPC) with strong understanding of architectural patterns and system design.* Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).* Expertise in databases (SQL and NoSQL) and advanced data management practices.* Deep knowledge of security principles, authentication, authorization, and compliance best practices.* Hands-on experience with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring, and logging (ELK Stack, Prometheus, Splunk).* Strong collaboration, communication, advanced analytical problem-solving skills, and ability to mentor and support engineering teams.**Preferred Qualifications*** Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field* 10 years with a track record of solving complex technical challenges and mentoring engineers.**Physical Demands**Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, \\*patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.**Work Shift**Workday Day (United States of America)**Worker Sub Type**Regular**Employee Entity**Thomas Jefferson University**Primary Location Address**1100 Virginia Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States of AmericaNationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research., home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students., nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.**Benefits**Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.For more benefits information, please clickIn keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education.