[Hiring] Software Engineer @Activate Care

Role Description

Our platform helps healthcare providers and community organizations coordinate care for individuals facing complex medical and social challenges. The systems we build support real-time collaboration across health records, referral networks, and community services.

As a Software Engineer at Activate Care, you will help design and build the tools that power this coordination. You will work alongside experienced engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver high-quality software that directly supports organizations improving outcomes for vulnerable populations.

You’ll contribute across the full development lifecycle—from designing solutions and writing production code to improving system quality and participating in technical discussions within your team.

Responsibilities:

• Implement well-specified features with guidance from senior engineers.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code that supports system reliability and scalability.
• Contribute to responsive web applications and progressive web apps.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and team ceremonies.
• Write and maintain automated tests to ensure system reliability.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to deliver user-focused solutions.
• Document code, specifications, and workflows for clarity and reusability.
• Learn and apply prompt engineering, AI-assisted dev tools, and automation frameworks to accelerate productivity.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a High School Diploma with an equivalent of 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• 3+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer, healthcare experience is preferred.
• Experience working effectively within Agile/Scrum teams.
• Advanced ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness, and ability to learn new technologies, adapt to feedback and continuously improve technical skills.

Requirements

Core Technical Skills

• Experience building applications using Ruby on Rails, Ruby Sinatra, or Node JS /Fastify.
• Frontend development experience with React, Svelte and modern JavaScript.
• Experience building scalable responsive web applications and progressive web apps using HTML/CSS.
• Experience with Native web applications is a plus.
• Experience developing and integrating RESTful APIs and web services.
• Familiarity with relational or document databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or EdgeDB.
• Experience with background job processing systems such as ActiveJob, Sidekiq, or Resque.

Productivity & AI-Enhanced Development

• Experience using Cursor, MCP agents, LLMs, or Ollama.
• Strong understanding of prompt engineering concepts.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins or CircleCI.
• Familiarity with development automation and workflow optimization.

Software Engineering Principles

• Strong understanding of separation of concerns, code quality, and maintainable architecture.
• Experience designing and implementing well-tested features.
• Familiarity with multiple quality domains such as functionality, performance, and reliability.
• Experience with testing frameworks such as Cypress, MiniTest, or other automated testing approaches.
• Experience working with Git workflows, pull requests, and collaborative development practices.

Benefits

• Commitment to providing an environment of mutual respect.
• Equal employment opportunities for all applicants and teammates.
• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the hiring process.