Director, Software Engineering (Remote)

Availity delivers revenue cycle and related business solutions for health care professionals who want to build healthy, thriving organizations. Availity has the powerful tools, actionable insights and expansive network reach that medical businesses need to get an edge in an industry constantly redefined by change.

At Availity, we're not just another Healthcare Technology company; we're pioneers reshaping the future of healthcare! With our headquarters in vibrant Jacksonville, FL, and an exciting office in Bangalore, India, along with an exceptional remote workforce across the United States, we're a global team united by a powerful mission.

We're on a mission to bring the focus back to what truly matters - patient care. As the leading healthcare engagement platform, we're the heartbeat of an industry that impacts millions. With over 2 million providers connected to health plans, and processing over 12 billion transactions annually, our influence is continually expanding.

Join our energetic, dynamic, and forward-thinking team where your ideas are celebrated, innovation is encouraged, and every contribution counts. We're transforming the healthcare landscape, solving communication challenges, and creating connections that empower the nation's premier healthcare ecosystem.

Reporting to the Vice President, Software Engineering the Director, Software Engineering will lead a team of software and quality engineers. This Director will also work closely with other global software development and architecture leaders to deliver products to market with quality and on time. Together with your product management partner, you will streamline the healthcare process to improve patients, healthcare providers, and payer's experiences.

The Director, Software Engineering directs and oversees the software engineering function in developing, releasing, and maintaining software applications according to business needs. They will establish procedures that produce high-quality software product and service. The Director oversees all aspects of Availity's agile software development life cycle including the analysis, design, programming, debugging, quality assurance, and modification of computer programs.

Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position.

Location: Remote, US

Why you want to work on this team:

• This position integrates the technology organization's deliverables for a slice of the product. There is an opportunity to work cross functionally, as well as functionally.
• You are comfortable learning quickly and adjusting the ways the teams work in order to improve the team's overall performance.
• You are a creative problem solver who can focus on doing the right thing both for the business and the technology team.
• Passionate about leading and developing high performing work teams.

To be qualified for this position you:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences or a related field of study.
• 8-10+ years of delivering software products, preferably for the healthcare industry.
• 5-8+ years of experience in managing teams and building relationships with people at a variety of organizational levels.
• Experience leading teams of 20+ members.
• 5+ years of delivering enterprise product software hosted in a public cloud, preferably AWS.
• Ability to launch and deliver multiple projects on time.
• Experience designing complex software systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external clients/vendors.
• Experience driving and managing change.
• Understanding of Java, .NET, HTML, XML, and databases.
• Experience working cross-functionally and globally.
• Extensive knowledge of the health care/payer/insurance industry specifically claims processing systems, provider office operations, and customer service processes in a health care company.

You will set yourself apart with:

• Prior experience delivering software products hosted in AWS
• Healthcare Technology experience
• Proven track record is User Experience, Security, and/or Digital Correspondence

You will be:

• Leading, managing, and growing multiple teams of product focused software engineers.
• Mentoring and guiding the professional and technical development of engineers on your team.
• Working with product managers to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios - continuously improving software engineering practices.
• Working within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full-stack development tools and technologies.
• Leading the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions.
• Bringing a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community
• Encouraging innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization.
• Working across to improve the velocity of your and other teams
• Leading efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments
• Working closely with product manager and related teams to define product scope and deadlines using an agile, continuous planning process, as well as a quarterly synchronization process.
• Managing project deadlines, assign responsibilities, and allocate resources.
• Creating and managing team KPI's, dashboards, and metrics for success.
• Cultivating a productive, strong, and happy culture within the department
• Providing updates, recommendations, and advocacy to leadership on behalf of the department
• Identifying opportunities for new projects and processes, then plan, collaborate, and successfully implement.
• Acting as the backstop on technical direction as needed
• Taking responsibility for hiring new engineers as needed
• Collaborating with Product, Design, Data, Operations, and Customer-facing teams to optimize technology and efficiency in product development, operations, and infrastructure.
• Developing new initiatives and continuously streamline the engineering and software development processes

Availity culture and benefits:

• Availity is a certified "Great Place to Work"! Culture is important to us and there are many ways for you to make your mark here!
• We have several Diversity & Inclusion teams, a Young Professionals Group, a She Can Code IT group for women in tech, and various ways to engage with fellow Availity associates.
• Availity is a culture of continuous learning. We have many resources and experts in our tech stack and in our industry that can help get you there too!
• Don't feel like wearing business attire? Cool, you can wear jeans - we are a casual place.
• We offer a competitive salary, bonus structure, generous HSA company contribution, healthcare, vision, dental benefits, and a 401k match program that you can take advantage of on day one!
• We offer unlimited PTO for salaried associates + 9 paid holidays. Hourly associates start at 19 days of PTO and go up from there with all the same holiday benefits.
• Interested in wellness? We allow our associates to reimburse up to $250/year for gym memberships, participation in racing events, weight management programs, etc.
• Interested in furthering your education? We offer education reimbursement!
• Availity offers Paid Parental Leave for both moms and dads, both birth parents and adoptive parents.
• Want to work for an organization that gives back to the community? You're at the right place! Availity partners with various organizations, both locally and nationally, to raise awareness, funds and morale as our staff members volunteer their time and funds to engage the organizations campaign.

Next steps:

After you apply, you will receive text/email messages thanking you for applying and then you will continue to receive more text/email messages alerting you as to where you are in the recruitment process.

Interview process:

• Recruiter Recorded Video Pre-Screen
• Video Interview with VP, Engineering
• Video Interview Chief Architect and Data Officer
• Video Interview with HR Business Partner and Chief Technology Officer

Availity is an equal opportunity employer and makes decisions in employment matters without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.

Availity is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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