Software Developer
We Are Hiring
Have you heard? Ascension Technologies, one of the largest healthcare information technology services in the country, is making a shift in their IT space!
Join the IT revolution with us as we turn our attention from technology that supports our national health system to developing, deploying, and driving technology that will change the face of healthcare.
If you enjoy creating something new, dreaming big, and have a passion for your expertise we encourage you to apply!
We are currently hiring a Software Developer to join our Digital Studios team in Austin TX.
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 an Associate with Ascension Technologies, you will have the opportunity to lead the design and execution of deployed business application systems. Mentors less-experienced staff with responsibility for their technical development.
Responsibilities:
Develop high quality cloud-native applications using Java/Spring Boot microservices on GCP
Break down complex requirements into independent coding tasks and strategies
Create unit and integration tests to fully test and regress software
Participate in design and code reviews
Work with other teams (i.e. Product, PM, etc.) to ensure delivered code meets specifications based on functional/technical specifications
Participate in Agile routines and ceremonies; daily standups, sprint planning, sprint demos/retrospectives
Required 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 JavaScript front-end frameworks (Angular, React, etc.)
Experience with TDD/BDD/DDD using JUnit, Cucumber etc.
Strong understanding of professional software engineering best practices for the full SDLC including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations
Demonstrated mastery of the full SDLC including CI/CD and modern build and deployment tools.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
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
Desired Experience:
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 Atlassian tools: JIRA, Confluence, etc.
What You Will Need
Education:
High school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience, or Associate's degree, or Bachelor's degree required.
B.S in Computer Science, M.S. in Computer Science, or a related technical discipline preferred
Work Experience:
1 year of experience required.
7+ years of professional software development experience in an Agile environment preferred
Equal Employment Opportunity
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