Software Engineer

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Job description

Surescripts serves the nation through simpler, trusted health intelligence sharing, in order to increase patient safety, lower costs and ensure quality care. We deliver insights at critical points of care for better decisions - from streamlining prior authorizations to delivering comprehensive medication histories to facilitating messages between providers.

We're always interested in connecting with exceptional talent. This evergreen posting allows us to identify and engage candidates who may be a fit for current or future opportunities as our business grows. While there may not be an active opening at the time of your application, we'd love to learn more about you.

Please note: Because this is an evergreen posting, there may not be an immediate hiring timeline. Our recruiting team will reach out if your qualifications align with a current or upcoming opportunity.

Job Summary

Design, develop, assess, and troubleshoot software applications in an Agile environment for the one of the nation's largest and most trusted healthcare information network. Collaborate with architects, customers, product partners, and other engineers to solve complex engineering challenges by building high-volume applications that process millions of transactions a day, store multiple terabytes of data, and serve hundreds of thousands of customers. Software Engineers are expected to use approved AI tools to improve speed, quality, and outcomes while remaining fully accountable for results.

Responsibilities

• Develop and troubleshoot software applications in an Agile environment, collaborating with others to produce high quality working tested software.
• Contribute throughout the software development life cycle by estimating work, refining requirements, iterating on designs, delivering working software, communicating with partner teams, and supporting critical applications.
• Lead or participate in design and code reviews; create and maintain automated tests; validate acceptance criteria; and monitor production systems to identify defects, incidents, and opportunities for improvement.
• Apply shift-left quality practices to shorten feedback loops, reduce rework, prevent recurring defects, and ensure software is secure, reliable, observable, maintainable, and production-ready.
• Cultivate and share application development, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, security, data privacy, and Agile best practices.
• Use approved AI-assisted development tools across design, implementation, testing, debugging, analysis, and documentation; review all output and remain accountable for delivered software's correctness, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Continuously improve AI-assisted workflows based on measurable impact to delivery speed, quality, operations, and customer outcomes.

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in related, progressive software engineering roles.
• Experience with multiple programming languages, such as C#, Java, Groovy, Scala, Python, TypeScript, or JavaScript.
• Experience with current tools and platforms for developing, building, testing, deploying, and monitoring software systems.
• Experience using modern AI-assisted software development tools to support coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and software delivery workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively, communicate clearly, learn continuously, and ask for help or escalate issues when appropriate.

• Experience with high-volume, data-intensive applications.
• Experience building web services and distributed systems.
• Hands-on software troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and production support experience.
• Familiarity with relational and non-relational database technologies.
• Knowledge of application security, observability, data privacy, and responsible software delivery practices.
• Healthcare technology industry experience.
• Understanding of AI governance, security, privacy, compliance, quality, and responsible-use practices for software systems.
• Experience effectively leveraging generative AI tools, such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, or similar tools, throughout the software development life cycle.

• Languages: C#, Java, Groovy, Scala, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript
• Frameworks: .NET Core, Spring/Spring Boot
• Front-end technologies: Angular, Bootstrap, OpenID Connect
• Infrastructure and data platforms: Kafka, Cassandra, InfluxDB, HashiCorp Consul, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, Airflow, Composer, and Terraform

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Colorado is in the West region (Mountain division) and has 5,862,189 residents (the 21st largest of the 50 states and DC by population), with a median age of 37.7. Its economy produced about $593,285 million in the latest four quarters (BEA), 17th among states and DC, equal to $101,205 per resident.

Jobs and the labour market

The unemployment rate was 4.1% in 2026M09, which is 31st lowest of 51 (1st is the lowest). Employers had job openings equal to 3.3% of employment, 46th highest of 51, a measure of how hard it is to hire. The median wage across all occupations is $59,800 a year ($28.75 an hour), 17% above the national median ($59,800 against $50,980).

What people do and what it pays

The occupations with the most jobs in Colorado are Fast Food and Counter Workers (82,010 jobs, median $36,270); Retail Salespersons (76,660 jobs, median $37,950); Stockers and Order Fillers (55,520 jobs, median $42,350); Registered Nurses (54,490 jobs, median $100,260); Cashiers (51,670 jobs, median $36,870). Among occupations with at least 2,000 jobs, the best paid are Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers (median $307,490); Family Medicine Physicians (median $265,560); Computer and Information Systems Managers (median $199,420). Compared with the nation, the state is most specialised in architecture and engineering (1.5 times the national share of workers) and computer and mathematical (1.4 times the national share of workers).

Cost of living, taxes and workplace rules

Prices are above the national average in Colorado: the regional price parity is 103.1 against 100 for the whole country (39th lowest of 51). Median gross rent is $1,761 a month and the median household income $95,470, so a year of rent equals 22.1% of income; the median home value is $539,400. The state minimum wage is $15.16 (the higher of state and federal rates applies to most workers). State income tax on wages: Flat 4.40%. It is not a right-to-work state, so union contracts can require fees from covered workers. It runs a state paid family and medical leave programme.

People and commuting

9.8% of residents were born abroad and 45.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Among workers, 65.1% drive alone, 1.6% use public transit and 21.0% work from home; 14.1% commute 45 minutes or more.

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