Software Engineer

About UHIN

What if you could use your talent to have a positive impact on healthcare? As a nonprofit, Utah Health Information Network, UHIN for short is a health information technology (HIT) company that is making a difference by breaking down the barriers & inefficiencies that exist in healthcare. We offer affordable technology products that allows providers, payers, and patients to securely run their business, take care of patients, and improve affordability.


Why work here? We are an innovative organization recognized for being one of the nation's leaders in standardized information exchange. So how do we do it? It's no secret, we owe the past 30 years of our success to our outstanding and talented team members.


How is Our Technology Used? We aggregate, transform, and exchange large amounts of healthcare data. Our data significantly helps the biggest healthcare organizations in the world make decisions.

Additional Information

• No Travel requirements.
• The position has remote and flex-work policies.
• Disability accommodations.
• We are technologists and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and backgrounds of the communities and customers we serve - because that's what our society, colleagues and communities deserve.
• This position may be exposed to PHI on a regular basis; however, only accesses the minimum necessary for completing tasks. In doing so, this position must comply with all UHIN Policies and Procedures with specific regard to PHI Privacy and Security sections and maintain confidentiality regarding the information being processed, stored, or accessed by the network.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Software Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate possesses a strong foundation in backend API development and frontend web development. Our primary technology stack includes Laravel, MySQL, and Kafka for backend services, with Node.js and Vue.js on the frontend. Familiarity with these technologies is advantageous, though proficiency in other frameworks or languages is equally valuable. Expertise with Git and foundational knowledge of containerized development and deployment processes are required.

Our work focuses on healthcare technology, and this role will involve learning and working with X12's EDI standard; any prior experience with this standard is a plus.

Qualifications - Education, Experience and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2 to 5+ years as a Software Engineer with backend and frontend experience.
• Solid understanding of Git, containerization, and automated testing for both frontend and backend code, required.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and teamwork skills.
• Knowledge of healthcare information standards (HL7, X12, FHIR) is a plus.

Job Responsibilities & Duties

• Team Collaboration: Partner with Product Managers and Product Designers to deliver solutions that address key customer needs.
• Backend Development: Build and maintain APIs using PHP, MySQL, and Laravel.
• Frontend Development: Develop user interfaces with Vue.js or similar JavaScript frameworks.
• Code Testing: Write and maintain automated tests to ensure code reliability across frontend and backend.
• Containerized Development: Use containerization tools for streamlined development and deployment across environments.
• Optimization: Continuously optimize code for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Documentation: Develop and update documentation for code, processes, and architecture.
• All other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms and lift up to 50lbs. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to quiet. This position involves being in an inside onsite or remote office and working in an individual cubicle/home office in a professional work environment.

Management Responsibilities

This position will not have any direct reports.

Benefits

• Flexible work-life balance with plenty of PTO
• Several paid holidays in addition
• Benefits package (Medical, Dental, Life, 401k Match)
• Fully stocked break room free of charge, employee weekly lunch
• Hybrid schedule (collaboration days onsite come Mondays and Tuesdays and then remote)
• Monthly reimbursement for data plan
• Gym discounts
• Welcome you into one of the best company cultures!

Disclaimer

This job description is not a contract. The employer shall, in its discretion, modify, or adjust the position to meet the company's changing needs. This description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work for this position. It is not intended to describe minor duties or other responsibilities that may be periodically assigned.

The pay range for this role is:

80,000 - 95,000 USD per year (UT)