Software Engineer: IV (Lead)

INSPYR Solutions; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

Competitive pay

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

INSPYR Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer Lead in Charlotte, NC to drive the design and delivery of healthcare AI solutions. You will lead engineers, review code and architectures, and own delivery timelines while ensuring HIPAA compliance.

The role requires expertise in Azure, Python, and ML/NLP systems, with experience guiding cross-functional teams in regulated environments. The position is on-site three days per week in the Charlotte area, with no relocation.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years in software engineering with 2+ years managing engineers.
• Healthcare experience with Epic, HL7, FHIR and PHI handling.
• Hands-on depth; able to walk through code and architecture they personally built in the last two years.
• Experience delivering AI/ML solutions, including LLM-based apps, agents, RAG pipelines or NLP systems.
• Strong Azure experience across compute, data, identity and monitoring; production workloads on Azure or other cloud.
• Proficient in Python; experience with Java/TypeScript/Go.
• Experience with CI/CD, infrastructure as code and DevOps in regulated environments.
• Security/compliance for HIPAA/HITECH including encryption, least privilege, audit logging, secrets management.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering teams and deliverables; own delivery dates and quality.
• Mentor engineers; review architectures and code; communicate tradeoffs to executives.
• Collaborate with analytics/clinical stakeholders on AI/ML initiatives.
• Ensure HIPAA/compliance controls and secure development practices are followed.

Skills

Team leadership

Hands-on coding

Communication

Agile delivery

HIPAA security awareness

Azure cloud

Python

Java/TypeScript/Go

CI/CD / IaC

PHI data handling

Code/architecture walkthrough

Tools

Azure DevOps/GitHub

Terraform/Bicep

Docker

Kubernetes (AKS)

Git

Job description

Title: Software Engineer Lead

Location: Charlotte, NC 3 days per week on site. No relocation will be considered. You must be located in the Charlotte, NC area.

Duration: 6+ months

Compensation: $80 to $90 W2

Work Requirements: U.S. Citizen, GC Holders, or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

Skillset / Experience

• 10 or more years in software engineering, with 2 or more years directly managing engineers.
• Healthcare experience, especially with Epic, HL7, FHIR, patient access, patient experience or revenue cycle workflows.
• Demonstrated hands‑on technical depth. The candidate should be able to walk through code and architecture they personally built in the last two years.
• Production experience delivering AI or machine learning solutions, including LLM-based applications, agents, RAG pipelines or NLP systems.
• Strong Microsoft Azure experience across compute, data, identity and monitoring, and experience running production workloads on Azure or other Cloud platform.
• Proficiency in Python, plus experience with at least one of Java, TypeScript or Go.
• Experience with CI/CD, infrastructure as code and DevOps practices in a regulated environment.
• Experience building and operating solutions in a HIPAA regulated environment, including PHI handling, data privacy and security controls such as encryption in transit and at rest, least privilege access, audit logging and secrets management.
• Experience running agile delivery with metrics, and comfort being accountable for dates and quality.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain technical tradeoffs to non-technical executives.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, agent orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph and model evaluation practices.
• Experience with contact center, IVR, conversational AI or patient messaging platforms.
• Experience with AI governance, model risk, bias testing and clinical validation.
• Experience with security and compliance review processes for healthcare AI.
• Experience managing a mix of full time engineers and vendor or offshore teams.

• Cloud: Azure App Service, Azure Functions, AKS, Azure API Management, Azure Storage, Azure SQL or Cosmos DB, Key Vault, Entra ID.
• AI: Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, prompt engineering, agent orchestration, evaluation and guardrails, vector databases, LLM tracing and observability.
• Data: SQL, data pipelines, Databricks or Microsoft Fabric, Unity Catalog, healthcare data models.
• Engineering: Git, Azure DevOps or GitHub, Terraform or Bicep, Docker, automated testing.
• Observability: Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Grafana, or equivalent APM tooling, with alerting routed into ServiceNow.
• Security and compliance: HIPAA and HITECH, PHI de-identification and redaction, role based access control through Entra ID, Key Vault secrets management, encryption in transit and at rest, audit logging, code and dependency scanning.
• Delivery tooling: Azure Boards or Jira, ServiceNow, Mural.

Our benefits package includes

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) retirement plan
• …and much more!

About INSPYR Solutions

Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a leading global expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients’ business objectives and cultural needs. Our tailored offerings include a wide variety of professional services, project solutions, managed services, and talent resources, all bolstered by our strategic partnerships with cutting-edge technology services. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at www.inspyrsolutions.com.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other protected status. INSPYR Solutions complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process should contact [e-mail] for assistance.