Software Engineer – Backend Integration & Modernization

About the role

This role supports the healthcare claims domain, with future involvement in the administrative systems platform. It focuses on modern service development and system integration, connecting IRIS-based core platforms with modern APIs, services, and user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services that integrate modern applications with IRIS based systems.
• Modernize existing interfaces while preserving business correctness and performance.
• Define and follow standard API and service design patterns.
• Partner with IRIS/ObjectScript engineers to ensure proper data access and transaction handling.
• Perform unit and integration testing; support system and end-user testing.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to integrations and services.
• Contribute to documentation and shared development standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration, or equivalent experience.
• Three (3) years of experience developing backend services and APIs.
• Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience integrating with legacy systems and complex data layers.
• Experience designing and consuming REST and/or SOAP services.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar) to improve developer productivity, code quality, or documentation.
• Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases.
• Ability to work across multiple languages and platforms.
• Ability and willingness to learn IRIS/ObjectScript concepts and proprietary tools.
• Participation in a rotating on call schedule.

Qualifications

• Experience integrating with InterSystems IRIS or similar nontraditional databases.
• Experience designing or using agentic AI workflows (e.g., AI agents for code generation, refactoring assistance, test creation, or knowledge extraction from legacy systems).
• Familiarity with integrating AI tools into enterprise development workflows, including prompt engineering, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop validation.
• Experience working with and/or modernizing legacy systems.
• Experience with containerized or cloud-based platforms.
• Familiarity with healthcare or insurance systems.
• Experience using AI assisted development tools for productivity and code quality.

Skills

• Java and Spring Boot.
• ObjectScript.
• REST and SOAP services.
• AI-assisted development tools.
• Containerized or cloud-based platforms.
• InterSystems IRIS or similar nontraditional databases.
• Agentic AI workflows.
• Healthcare or insurance systems.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Time off.
• Roth IRA matching.
• Continuous learning opportunities.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

M-F; core business hours

This is a hybrid position with the flexibility to work primarily remotely, with occasional onsite presence required for meetings or workgroup sessions. The role participates in an on-call rotation shared across the team, averaging approximately 2–4 weeks per year.