Senior Software Engineer/Developer

Grant funded position. Valid and unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S. is required; visa sponsorship is not available. Travel up to 10% of the time may be required. The selected candidate must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the official work location and must be located in or willing to relocate to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts prior to hire. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule, with a combination of onsite and remote work.

About the role

Innovative, multidisciplinary research. Complex diagnostics and novel detection methods. High-tech instrumentation and state-of-the-art laboratory services. All are components of the scientific community that is the Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health. The Senior Software Engineer/Developer will oversee computer application development in support of the Wadsworth Center. This position will be part of a dynamic team serving the information technology needs of Wadsworth Center, including software development to support laboratory accessioning, processing, resulting, and reporting.

Wadsworth Center serves a vital role in the New York State Department of Health’s efforts to protect and promote the health of New York’s citizens.

Responsibilities

• Perform application development tasks including researching and documenting technical designs, programming solutions, and customer technical support.
• Develop unit tests and testing processes autonomously to ensure conformity of the application with business requirements and implement change management.
• Oversee the release management process, including the testing, promoting, and releasing of applications through the development environment.
• Lead code critique sessions and oversee the development of technical design documentation.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology and four years of computer programming, database design/development, or systems analysis experience; OR an Associate’s degree and six years of such experience; OR eight years of such experience.
• A Master’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology may substitute for one year of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least four years of experience building web applications in React. Experience with custom hooks for state/logic reuse and a functional core, imperative shell approach to side-effect separation is preferred.
• At least four years of experience programming with SQL (Postgres and Oracle). Experience using type-safe access layers like pg-typed, Kysely, or Drizzle to bridge complex legacy schemas with modern TypeScript applications preferred.
• At least two years of experience using advanced TypeScript features (discriminated unions, generics, and template literal types) to ensure type safety from the database layer through to the UI.
• Demonstrated experience with type-directed functional programming such as leveraging Result/Option types for error handling instead of traditional try-catch exceptions.
• Experience with unit, component, and integration testing using tools like Vitest or React Testing Library.
• Experience managing and deploying applications via Kubernetes (k8s) and container tools like Docker or Podman.
• Experience within government or highly regulated environments.
• Domain knowledge of Laboratory Information Management Systems.

Conditions of Employment

• Compliance with funding requirements such as time and effort reporting, grant deliverables, and contract deliverables is required.

Pay

Minimum: $100,379.00 - Maximum: $100,379.00 annually. Positions with a designated work location in New York City, Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, or Westchester Counties will receive a $4,000 annual downstate adjustment (pro-rated for part-time positions).

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance: Several comprehensive health insurance plans to choose from.
• Flexible benefit accounts: Medical, dependent care, adoption assistance, parking, and transit.
• Generous paid time off: Paid federal and state holidays, paid sick, vacation, and personal leave.
• Tuition support: Assistance is available for individuals pursuing educational or training opportunities.
• Retirement Benefits: HRI is a participating employer in the New York State and Local Retirement System and offers optional enrollment in the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan. HRI provides a post-retirement Health Benefits Plan for qualified retirees to use towards health insurance premiums and eligible medical expenses.
• Employee Assistance Program: Provides educational and wellness programs, training, and 24/7 confidential services to assist employees, both personally and professionally.