Software Engineer II

Waystar, Inc; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total rewards

Customizable benefits package

Generous paid time off

Flexible time off for exempt team members

Paid parental leave

Education assistance opportunities

Free mental health programs

401(k) program with company match

Pet insurance

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Waystar, Inc in Atlanta is looking for a talented Software Engineer to build and maintain their web applications. You will work with a team of full stack engineers, writing client-side JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and server-side PHP, while also mentoring junior engineers.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent and at least 2 years of full stack development experience. Waystar offers an array of competitive benefits including generous paid time off, flexible working arrangements, and paid parental leave.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional full stack web development experience.
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue.
• Knowledge of distributed system architecture and asynchronous processing.

Responsibilities

• Build new features for web applications and support existing ones.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote a culture of learning.
• Embrace an agile development process emphasizing test automation.

Skills

Full stack web development

Object-oriented programming

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

Unit and integration testing

Agile development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PHP

MySQL

Job description

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Right now, we are looking for an outstanding, brilliant, and driven Software Engineer to join our growing team.

• Join a team of full stack engineers to build new features for our web applications and support and maintain them.
• Move up and down the software stack, writing client-side JavaScript, HTML, CSS, server-side PHP and SQL statements for the products you release.
• Collaborate with Product, UX and other engineering teams to solve difficult problems and design new features.
• Scope out technical designs that enable your team to execute on proposed solutions.
• Upgrade legacy apps and code to modern frameworks and technologies.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote a culture of learning and teaching.
• Embrace an agile development process that emphasizes test automation, code reviews, and fast release cycles.
• Communicate effectively, having opinions and the ability to justify them.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience) and 2+ years of professional full stack web development experience.
• Object-oriented programming (mostly PHP).
• Relational databases (MySQL).
• Modern JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue.
• JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and/or MVC frameworks.
• Unit and integration testing methodologies.
• Distributed system architecture and asynchronous processing using queues (AWSSQS).
• Automated production logging, monitoring and alerting.
• Agile development.

WAYSTAR PERKS

• Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable).
• Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match).
• Generous paid time off for non‑exempt team members (3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, 2 personal floating holidays).
• Flexible time off for exempt team members + 13 paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave).
• Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access.
• Free mental health and family planning programs, including adoption assistance and fertility support.
• 401(k) program with company match.
• Pet insurance.
• Employee resource groups.

Waystar is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.