Software Developer (Backend)
We Are Hiring
Ascension Technologies is currently hiring for a Software Developer (Backend) for our Digital Studio office in Austin, TX. This is a full-time, permanent role.
Where Will You Work:
You will get to work in our brand new, creatively stimulating, Domain located office space we are calling the “Digital Studio” in Austin, TX (#1 in U.S. News Rankings - Best Places to Live). We feel that Innovative thinking is usually done best over a free beverage and that’s why our Digital Studio comes stocked and offers a variety of unconventional workspaces.
Why Join Ascension?
Ascension Technologies leverages technology to create collaborative solutions that improve everyday health decisions. The technology enables seamless access to data across all applications transforming the customer experience when interacting with technology and enhancing our ability across Ascension to better serve communities with greater agility and responsiveness. It is used to provide insightful use of automation and data-drive improvements to enhance the provider, patient and consumer experience as well as keeping cybersecruity with a strong posture to protect data and other valuable assets.
Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, especially to those most in need. In FY2018, Ascension provided nearly $2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs.
What You Will Do
As a Software Developer with Ascension Technologies, you will contribute to the creation of our robust suite of cloud-native applications in the rapidly growing healthcare software industry. You will be a member of an agile product development team working collaboratively with others in the organization to deliver software that sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities.
With more than 4,000 associates, Ascension Technologies enables access to data across applications, transforming how clinicians and patients interact with technology, which enhances our ability to better serve communities with greater agility and responsiveness. Our associates leverage technology to create collaborative solutions that improve health decisions every day. We believe you should be a tech founder not a fixer – that’s how we do tech at Ascension technologies. We are advocates for a compassionate and just society through our actions and our words, and we are developing software solutions to support that mission.
What you need to bring to the table:
5+ years of professional software development experience
Strong Computer Science fundamentals in OOAD, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
Expertise in Java8+/Spring Boot
Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (MySql, Postgres, Mongo, Redis, etc), SQL, and database/schema design
Experience with TDD/BDD/DDD using JUnit, Cucumber, etc.
Openness to new ideas and an unceasing desire to learn new things
Outstanding interpersonal skills, a positive mindset, and a collaborative spirit are a must have
What else will help:
Experience designing and developing cloud-native, scalable, and highly available distributed systems
Expertise in microservice architectural patterns and design
Experience with container technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with message broker/event queue technologies (e.g. Rabbit, Kafka)
Experience with JavaScript front-end frameworks (Angular, React, etc.)
B.S in Computer Science, M.S. in computer Science, or equivalent experience
What You Will Need
Education:
- High school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience, or Associate's degree, or Bachelor's degree required.
Work Experience:
- 1 year of experience required.
- 4 years of experience preferred.
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