[Hiring] Software Engineer @SmithRx

Role Description

The engineering team at SmithRx is developing a next-generation pharmacy benefits management (PBM) platform that is changing how companies administer and manage pharmacy benefits. Our unified technology platform provides real-time, actionable insights that drive cost savings, power clinical services, and result in a brilliant customer experience.

• Full-Stack Development: Focus on our back-end and front-end codebase to develop and maintain SmithRx product features using Golang, GraphQL, SQL, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node, and Java.
• Collaborate: Work with technical leads to understand functional and technical requirements to produce high-quality, scalable software.
• Learn and Apply Best Practices: Study and apply software development best practices, design patterns, and modern tools across every project.
• Extend the Platform: Leverage frameworks such as GraphQL, React, and GORM to expand the capabilities of our platform.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Learn to effectively use AWS technologies at production scale, including Lambda and Fargate, to handle various job types and batch processing.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure code is fully tested end-to-end, maintains high code coverage, and that all features are thoroughly documented.
• Production Support: Quickly learn to troubleshoot production issues by performing triage, assessing impact, executing mitigation plans, and performing root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Culture of Learning: Contribute to a collaborative culture through code reviews and the exploration of new technologies.
• AI Innovation: Actively seek out and share new AI tools and technologies to improve software delivery speed and quality.

Qualifications

• Education: BS in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience: Recent college graduate or less than 2 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Background: Participation in coding competitions or fully released independent projects is a plus.
• Technical Expertise: Experience with a compiled language such as Go, Java, C#, or C++ (Go experience is a strong plus).
• Database Fundamentals: Ability to write effective and efficient queries with relational databases (specifically PostgreSQL), including basic schema design.
• API Design: A solid grasp of the fundamentals of designing and implementing scalable APIs, along with an understanding of design patterns and testing best practices.
• Cloud & DevOps: A basic understanding of GraphQL APIs, CI/CD pipelines, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• AI Proficiency: Experience using GenAI tools to deliver high-quality, production-ready software is a plus; an understanding of the pitfalls and limitations of AI is a must.
• Soft Skills: A positive, non-dogmatic, team-first attitude with the flexibility to navigate ambiguity.

Benefits

• Highly competitive wellness benefits including Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
• Flexible Spending Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Program
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Discretionary Paid Time Off
• Paid Company Holidays
• Wellness Benefits
• Commuter Benefits
• Paid Parental Leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Well-stocked kitchen in office locations
• Professional development and training opportunities