Sr Software Engineer I

About the role

While our Senior Software Engineer I is involved in multiple initiatives across the Technology organization, the primary focus is collaborating with Technology and Business teams to design, build, and implement high-quality web and process applications. This role also supports the Client Success department in resolving production process issues and troubleshooting technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Propose technical solutions to the Manager, Application Engineering
• Design, develop, test, and implement improvements or new features for the Waystar website and core processing applications
• Develop and augment applications based on functional and technical specifications
• Adhere to Waystar coding standards and approved technologies; propose amendments when necessary
• Unit test all changes in development and collaborate with Business and/or Technology Owners to ensure solutions meet business requirements
• Communicate development progress daily to senior-level team members
• Address work items assigned through the internal case system in a timely manner
• Take ownership of assigned work items, communicate estimates and daily progress as part of the SDLC process, and actively resolve blocking issues
• Assist in the QA process
• Participate in Production Code Turn days, providing deployment instructions and conducting post-release Smoke Testing
• Develop and maintain open, fluid communication with Management and positive relationships with team members
• Assist in creating and approving technical specifications
• Identify areas of the application that require refactoring
• Collaborate with various departments to design and implement enhancements to the existing web application, including SQL table design, stored procedure design, and process design
• Track development changes using internal tools and communicate abnormalities to the QA Team for progression to production
• Identify and report opportunities for application improvement through refactoring, optimization, or new technology solutions
• Notify the Manager of any application issues and work toward implementing solutions
• Reassign items that cannot be addressed in a timely manner in collaboration with the Manager
• Provide and update project task estimates using internal tools
• Solve complex technical problems with minimal oversight
• Mentor fellow team members to help them build correct technical solutions
• Perform 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 fast-paced environment and embrace change
• Highly self-motivated
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Experience building highly scalable software solutions
• Subject Matter Expertise in at least one technical track
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience

Preferred Skills

• N-Tier and SaaS development experience

About Waystar

Through a smart platform and better experience, Waystar helps providers simplify healthcare payments and yield powerful results throughout the complete revenue cycle. Waystar’s healthcare payments platform combines innovative, cloud-based technology, robust data, and unparalleled client support to streamline workflows and improve financials so providers can focus on what matters most: their patients and communities.

Waystar is trusted by 1M+ providers, 1K+ hospitals and health systems, and is connected to over 5K commercial and Medicaid/Medicare payers. The company is deeply committed to its organizational values: honesty, kindness, passion, curiosity, fanatical focus, best work always, making it happen, and joyful, optimistic, and fun.

Waystar products have won multiple Best in KLAS® or Category Leader awards since 2010 and earned multiple #1 rankings from Black Book™ surveys since 2012. The platform supports more than 500,000 providers, 1,000 health systems and hospitals, and 5,000 payers and health plans.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)
• Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Savings Account company match)
• Generous paid time off for non-exempt team members: 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays
• Flexible time off for 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