Staff Software Engineer

Waystar, Inc; Atlanta (GA); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 200.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive total rewards

3 medical plans with HSA match

3 weeks PTO + 13 holidays

Descripción de la vacante

Waystar is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to contribute across the Aware platform, delivering scalable web apps and backend services. You’ll work across VueJS, NodeJS, Java, and AWS, participating in design discussions with engineering, product, and business leaders.

A strong sense of ownership and proactive problem solving are essential to elevate engineering standards. You’ll collaborate in a fast-paced environment, focus on building reliable systems, and help shape the next generation of

Formación

• 10+ years in software development and scalable web apps.
• Strong CS fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, system design.
• Experience with CI/CD, testing, and code quality practices.
• Familiarity with healthcare domain is a plus.
• Hands-on with distributed systems and modern frontend/back-end tech.

Responsabilidades

• Design and implement resilient, scalable solutions across the stack.
• Contribute to technical and product discussions with leaders.
• Develop using VueJS, NodeJS, Java, and AWS.
• Advocate for engineering excellence and best practices.

Conocimientos

10+ years experience

CS fundamentals

Software engineering best practices

Ownership & initiative

Effective communication

Educación

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Herramientas

VueJS

NodeJS

Java

Spring

Kafka

AWS

JUnit

TestNG

Jest / Vitest

Descripción del empleo

ABOUT THIS POSITION

Our client base is constantly growing and we're looking for great software engineers to make our team better. As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll be a technical contributor for our Aware platform. You'll be challenged often and will find yourself working on all areas of the application domain across the full app delivery stack. Design and implement highly resilient, scalable, and performant solutions that solve complex healthcare problems using VueJS, NodeJS, Java, AWS and more. Participate in technical and product discussions with leaders across our engineering, product, and business teams. Self-reliance, without supervision, while showcasing best design/communication/solution practices in daily works. Ensure continuously improve our standard of engineering excellence

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• 10 + years of software development experience.
• Strong foundation in computer science principles, including algorithms, data structures, and system design building scalable web applications and backend services
• Expert understanding of software engineering best practices, such as version control, testing, and continuous integration
• NodeJS Java Spring JavaScript/TypeScript
• At least one modern frontend framework (VueJS, React, or Angular)
• SQL and relational databases
• REST API
• Automated testing (JUnit, TestNG, Jest, Vitest, or similar)
• Familiarity with web technologies, APIs, and distributed systems
• Familiarity with Shift Left and test automation
• Effective communication skills and ability to work both independently and in a team
• Highly self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership; proactively identifies opportunities, takes initiative without being asked, and follows through with persistence

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Experience with generative AI, machine learning, and predictive algorithms
• Familiarity with statistics and healthcare domain
• Expertise with distributed event streaming platforms like Kafka
• Experience with data pipeline technologies
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 10+ years of progressive experience in software development, with a strong emphasis on building scalable, distributed systems.

ABOUT WAYSTAR

Through a smart platform and better experience, Waystar helps providers simplify healthcare payments and yield powerful results throughout the complete revenue cycle. Waystar's healthcare payments platform combines innovative, cloud-based technology, robust data, and unparalleled client support to streamline workflows and improve financials so providers can focus on what matters most: their patients and communities. Waystar is trusted by 1M+ providers, 1K+ hospitals and health systems, and is connected to over 5K commercial and Medicaid/Medicare payers. We are deeply committed to living out our organizational values: honesty; kindness; passion; curiosity; fanatical focus; best work, always; making it happen; and joyful, optimistic & fun. Waystar products have won multiple Best in KLAS® or Category Leader awards since 2010 and earned multiple #1 rankings from Black Book™ surveys since 2012. The Waystar platform supports more than 500,000 providers, 1,000 health systems and hospitals, and 5,000 payers and health plans. For more information, visit waystar.com or follow @Waystar on Twitter. Waystar provides cloud-based technology that simplifies and unifies healthcare payments. Together, our technology, data and client support streamline workflows and improve financials for our clients, so that they can focus on their patients. We are deeply committed to living out our organizational values: honesty; kindness; passion; curiosity; fanatical focus; best work, always; making it happen; and joyful, optimistic and fun.

WAYSTAR PERKS

• Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)
• Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)
• We offer generous paid time off for our non-exempt team members, starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays.
• We also offer flexible time off for our 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.

We celebrate, value, and support diversity and inclusion.

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.