Angular/NodeJS Engineer
Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) · St Louis, MO · Yesterday
On-siteInformation Technology$85k–$117k/yrFull-time
Location: Remote
Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)
Type: Full Time
Security Clearance Level: Public Trust
Salary Range: $85,389 - $116,975
Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!
About the role
Build, support, and migrate a cloud-based Web Dashboard application that processes healthcare Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions. Collaborate with back-end C#/.Net and AWS data engineers in an Agile framework to deliver reliable, performant healthcare data solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain RESTful APIs in Java and/or NodeJS that retrieve, transform, and serve EDI healthcare records
- Integrate with internal platform APIs, EDI processing pipelines, and data services to deliver live and historical EDI transaction data
- Support and contribute to an Angular-based dashboard front-end – consuming APIs, building or maintaining components, and ensuring data accuracy for business and clinical users
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineers to define clean API contracts and ensure reliable data delivery across services
- Write clean, testable, well-documented code and actively participate in code review
- Perform unit and integration testing across back-end services and API layers
- Support deployment, monitoring, and performance of back-end services in production on AWS
- Apply and promote best software engineering practices
- Use Git and GitHub for version control, branching, pull requests, and collaborative development
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship (required for Public Trust clearance)
- 8+ years of software development experience with a strong back-end focus (Java and/or NodeJS)
- 8+ years of experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs in healthcare or enterprise environments
- Experience with Java and/or NodeJS back-end integration and Angular front-end UI
- Hands-on Angular experience integrating APIs and contributing to front-end components
- Strong back-end development experience in Java and JavaScript/TypeScript/NodeJS – API design, data transformation, error handling, and performance
- Proven ability to build RESTful APIs that consume and transform structured data (XML, JSON)
- Working knowledge of Angular, including components, services, and API integration
- Hands-on Cloud (AWS/Azure) experience, including API Gateway, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, or related services
- Proficiency with Git/GitHub, including branching strategies, pull requests, and collaborative workflows
- Experience with unit and integration testing frameworks (JUnit, Jest, or equivalent)
- Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban) and JIRA
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with stakeholders and distributed teams
- Strong attention to detail, especially around data accuracy and fidelity for healthcare records
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
Qualifications
- Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Medical Claims (837, 834, 277, etc.)
- Familiarity with web document submission processes
- Experience in a high-paced DevOps environment
- Familiarity with healthcare payer/Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations
- Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in API and web applications
- Familiarity with accessibility standards (Section 508/WCAG 2.1) for government-facing applications
- Experience with containerization (Docker, ECS, EKS)
- Familiarity with C#/.Net back-end services for cross-team integration
- Experience working with remote U.S.-based teams
Pay
$85,389 - $116,975
Notes
- This is a 100% U.S.-based remote position; candidates from CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered
- This is a W-2 position
- All interviews will be conducted on Microsoft Teams with your camera on
- Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI) clearance
- Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information