Senior Software Engineer (RCM Platform)

Woundlocal; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Opportunities for advancement

Employee referral program

On-the-job training

Employee discounts

Job summary

Freenet Health is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain backend services and integrations for healthcare billing workflows. You will work on claims processing, ERA ingestion, and payment reconciliation within a HIPAA-regulated environment.

The role focuses on building secure, scalable Azure-based solutions, collaborating with product and operations teams, and delivering reliable financial data processing and reporting capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Proven experience with healthcare billing or RCM systems.
• Strong understanding of relational databases and SQL.
• Experience with Python or Node.js and building backend services.
• HIPAA-regulated environment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs.
• Build integrations with healthcare billing systems and clearinghouses.
• Develop workflows for claims processing, ERA ingestion, payment reconciliation, and financial reporting.
• Design and maintain relational database schemas and data pipelines.
• Implement secure, scalable cloud-based solutions in Azure.
• Collaborate with teams to define and deliver new features.
• Conduct code reviews and improve engineering practices.
• Troubleshoot production issues and integration failures.

Skills

Healthcare billing systems

Backend engineering

Python/Node.js

Azure cloud

SQL databases

HIPAA compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

Job description

Overview

Freenet Health is seeking a skilled Senior Software Engineer (RCM Platform) to join our engineering team. In this role, you will play a critical part in building and scaling backend systems that support healthcare billing workflows, claims processing, reimbursement analytics, and operational reporting. You will work on systems responsible for ingesting and processing claims, ERA data, encounter information, and reimbursement records while helping improve the accuracy and scalability of financial and operational workflows. This role operates in a HIPAA-regulated environment and requires building secure, reliable, and maintainable systems that support healthcare operations and financial analytics. THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION. The Senior Software Engineer will work closely with the Engineering Manager, Product Manager, and cross-functional stakeholders to design, build, and maintain backend services and integrations that support the organization's healthcare technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs
• Build integrations with healthcare systems, billing systems, and clearinghouses
• Develop workflows for:
  • Claims processing
  • ERA (835) ingestion
  • Payment reconciliation
  • Financial reporting
• Design and maintain relational database schemas and data pipelines
• Work with structured healthcare data including:
  • Claims
  • Payments
  • CPT codes
  • ERA files
  • Encounter data
• Implement secure and scalable cloud-based solutions in Azure
• Optimize systems for reliability, scalability, and maintainability
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and operational teams to define and deliver new features
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues and integration failures

Why This Job is Awesome

Join us and you will see, we don?t do things like everyone else. We are building modern healthcare technology systems focused on operational efficiency, billing intelligence, and scalable healthcare workflows. If you are looking for an opportunity to work on complex, high-impact engineering problems with a collaborative team environment, this is it.

• Great team with strong ownership and collaboration
• Opportunity to work on large-scale healthcare and financial systems
• Fast-moving environment with meaningful technical challenges
• Ability to directly influence architecture and platform direction
• Significant growth opportunity as the engineering organization expands

Work Environment

Administrative office environment Monday ? Friday schedule Minimum 40 hours per week Occasional weekend work may be required

Location

This is an on-site role located in the Boerne / Austin Texas area. No remote work.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer or Backend Engineer

• Strong experience building healthcare billing or RCM systems (required)
• Experience working with:
  • 835 ERA files
  • 837 claims
  • Claims and reimbursement workflows
• Strong understanding of relational databases and SQL
• Experience building APIs and backend services
• Experience with Python, Node.js, or similar backend technologies
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure
• Understanding of web security standards and best practice
• Experience working in HIPAA-regulated environments preferred
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Opportunities for advancement
• Employee referral program
• On-the-job training
• Employee discounts