Remote-First Lead Software Engineer: Postgres & AWS Expert

Filetwigbay; Worcester (MA); Remote; USD 132,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthFirst Medical Group, based in Worcester, MA, seeks a Lead Software Engineer with deep PostgreSQL expertise to own critical subsystems and drive robust, scalable deployments. You will mentor engineers, integrate services, and push automation across builds, tests, and releases in a remote-first environment.

The candidate brings 9+ years of hands-on experience, a proven PostgreSQL judgment, and leadership to balance multiple priorities while delivering high-quality software at speed.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of hands-on technology experience.
• Proven PostgreSQL judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit.
• Lead mastery of PostgreSQL, validated by people who'd hire you again.
• A steady hand when three priorities all claim to be number one.

Responsibilities

• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into HealthFirst Medical Group stack.
• Own the results-oriented Spring Boot subsystem that the rest of HealthFirst Medical Group depends on.
• Stress-test AWS systems and harden weaknesses.
• Automate build, test, and deployment pipelines for faster release cycles.
• Refactor the technology module HealthFirst Medical Group has been afraid to touch.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture.
• Trace a hardworking technology bug across three Coaching services to the one bad line.

Skills

PostgreSQL expertise

Leadership

AWS experience

Tools

Spring Boot

AWS services

Job description

HealthFirst Medical Group, based in Worcester, MA, seeks a Lead Software Engineer with deep PostgreSQL expertise to own critical subsystems and drive robust, scalable deployments. You will mentor engineers, integrate services, and push automation across builds, tests, and releases in a remote-first environment.

The candidate brings 9+ years of hands-on experience, a proven PostgreSQL judgment, and leadership to balance multiple priorities while delivering high-quality software at speed.