Senior Engineer II

About the role

While our Sr. Engineers are involved in multiple things throughout the Technology organization, primarily they are responsible for working with the Technology and the Business teams to design, build, and implement amazing web and process applications. These Team Members are also charged with assisting the Client Success department in resolving issues relating to production processes.

Responsibilities

• Proposes technical solutions to the Manager, Application Engineering
• Designs/develops/tests/implements improvements or new features into the Waystar website and core processing applications
• Develops/augments applications based on the functional and technical specifications
• Adheres to Waystar coding standards and the approved technologies, and proposes amendments when necessary
• Unit tests all changes on development, and works with the appropriate Business and/or Technology Owner(s) to ensure that the developed solution meets the business requirements
• Communicates the development progress daily to senior-level team members
• Takes ownership of work items assigned, communicates estimates and daily progress as part of the SDLC process, and actively works to resolve issues blocking progress
• Aids in the QA process
• Participates, as required, in Production Code Turn days, providing instructions for deploying the code changes successfully, and for Smoke Testing code post-release
• Develops and maintains open and fluid communication with Management
• Maintains a positive relationship with other team members
• Aids in the creation and/or approval of technical specifications
• Aids in identifying areas in the application that need to be refactored
• Works with the various departments and team members to design and/or implement various new enhancements to the existing web application
• Includes, but is not limited to, SQL table design, SQL stored procedure design, and process design in the designated programming language
• Tracks any changes required by such development using internal tools, and communicates to the QA Team any abnormalities required to push the changes from development through the various stages to production
• Identifies and informs the Manager, Application Engineering of areas of the application that can be improved by refactoring, optimization, and/or other improved technology solutions
• Notifies the Manager, Application Engineering of any problems that negatively impact applications, and works to implement a solution
• Communicates and works with the Manager, Application Engineering to reassign any items that cannot be addressed in a timely fashion
• Provides estimates for project tasks using an internal project tool, and updates the estimates if they increase or decrease
• Solves complex technical problems with little oversight
• Mentors fellow team members in their development as Application Engineers, helping them to build correct technical solutions
• Additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• 6+ years of .NET and SQL Server experience
• Unit Testing experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a very fast-paced environment & welcome change
• Highly self-motivated
• Experience building highly scalable software solutions
• Subject Matter Expertise in at least one technical track
• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience
• Preferred Skills: N-Tier and SaaS development experience is preferred

Benefits

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.