Identify customer pain points and propose self‑service automation solutions.
Promote innovation, continuous improvement, and a positive, collaborative team culture.
Required Qualifications
8+ years of software development experience.
Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and Angular.
Experience working with cloud platforms (GCP, Azure) and end-to-end DevOps pipelines.
Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and design patterns.
3+ years building and maintaining RESTful APIs, microservices, and backend systems.
Hands-on experience establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Strong skills with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
Experience coordinating release cycles, preparing release notes, and ensuring release readiness.
Experience supporting production deployments and performing post‑deployment validation.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and sprint planning.
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Ability to lead technical discussions and mentor junior engineers.
High level of ownership and ability to operate with minimal guidance.
Background in roles combining development + release/operations.
Experience with Application & Performance Monitoring tools.
Knowledge of Pub/Sub, Kafka, or other event-driven messaging systems.
Exposure to SRE/DevOps practices, including incident management and root-cause analysis.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in healthcare domains (PBM, NCPDP, HIPAA).
Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field – or equivalent experience.
Location
Texas, Chicago, NY - Photon Offices
Compensation, Benefits and Duration
Minimum Compensation: USD 44,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 154,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post
