Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform (HL7) (R37)

R1 RCM, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 212,000 - 409,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus 25%

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

R1 RCM Inc. in New York seeks a Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform (HL7/FHIR) to shape Phare OS data workflows and global healthcare integration. You’ll partner with product and engineering leaders to define roadmaps and estimate epics.

This role requires 10+ years in software or data engineering, 5+ in leadership, and deep experience with Spark, Python, Scala, Databricks, HL7/FHIR, and cloud platforms. Mentoring juniors and advancing engineering best practices are key.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of software or data engineering experience, with 5+ years in leadership.
• Hands-on experience with HL7, FHIR, Epic, and healthcare tech environments.
• Expertise across Spark, Python, Scala, Databricks, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Participate in roadmap definition with senior product and engineering leaders.
• Shape strategic technology directions and implementation approaches.
• Mentor junior developers and promote best practices for maintainable, testable code.
• Estimate epics, features, and stories with product management.
• Maintain automated build steps, CI/CD, and staging environments.

Skills

Apache Spark

Python

Scala

Databricks

Big-data architecture

HL7

FHIR

Epic

Azure

AWS

GCP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

At R1, we’re transforming how healthcare works by combining nearly two decades of revenue cycle expertise with advanced technology, including analytics, AI, intelligent automation and workflow orchestration. We pair that technology with the irreplaceable expertise of our people to help hospitals, health systems and medical groups improve financial performance, simplify administrative complexity and create better experiences for patients and providers.All Together Better defines our culture and the way we work. We’re a diverse, global team united by a shared mission to make healthcare work better for all. Across technology, operations and support functions, our people bring deep expertise, empathy and ingenuity to the work we do. Here, collaboration fuels progress, adaptability sparks innovation and every voice can help shape what’s next for R1 and the future of healthcare.

About R37R37 is R1’s AI innovation lab, building technology to transform healthcare.

Our flagship platform, Phare OS, uses AI and automation to improve critical pre-bill workflows, including authorization, utilization management, documentation and coding. By identifying and resolving issues before claims are submitted, Phare OS helps prevent denials, improve reimbursement and move revenue cycle work upstream.

What makes R37 different is the opportunity to build advanced AI at real-world scale. R1 works across 95 of the top 100 U.S. health systems, giving R37 access to the data, workflows and reach needed to make an immediate impact:180M+ claims550M+ patient encounters1.2B+ workflow actions and outcomes annuallyThis is startup-level ownership with enterprise-level impact. You’ll build technology that moves from idea to real healthcare environments, solving complex problems at scale and changing how healthcare works.

Here’s what you will experience working as a Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform (HL7/FHIR):

• Heavily participate in roadmap definition, working closely with senior product and engineering leaders.
• Evaluate and help shape strategic technology direction and choices.
• Provide thoughtful recommendations in sessions with scrum team members to structure solution source code and implementation approaches —emphasizing the need to optimize code that follows engineering best practices, and maximizes maintainability, testability, and performance.
• Work with product management and business stakeholders to understand software requirements and help estimate epics, features, and stories.
• Script and maintain automated build steps, continuous integration systems, and staging environments.
• Willingly and enthusiastically mentor junior members of the development team.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of software engineering or data engineering experience, including 5+ years in a technical leadership or thought-leadership capacity.
• Advanced experience with Apache Spark, Python, Scala, Databricks, and big-data architecture.
• Hands‑on experience with HL7, FHIR, Epic, clinical data, and healthcare technology environments.
• Extensive experience with at least one major cloud platform, including Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or Amazon Web Services.
• Strong knowledge of web services and integration technologies, including XML, XSD, SOAP, JSON, and REST APIs.
• Experience with modern software engineering practices, including version control, automated testing, CI/CD, Agile development, and automated build and deployment processes.

For this US‑based position, the base pay range is $212,100.00 - $409,050.00 per year . Individual pay is determined by role, level, location, job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Benefits and Perks

• This job is eligible to participate in our annual bonus plan at a target of 25.00%
• competitive benefits package.

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