Software Engineer III

About Transcarent

Transcarent and Accolade have come together to create the One Place for Health and Care, the leading personalized health and care experience that delivers unmatched choice, quality, and outcomes. Transcarent's AI-powered WayFinding, comprehensive Care Experiences – Cancer Care, Surgery Care, Weight – and Pharmacy Benefits offerings combined with Accolade's health advocacy, expert medical opinion, and primary care, allows us to meet people wherever they are on their health and care journey. Together, more than 20 million people have access to the combined company's offerings. Employers, health plans, and leading point solutions rely on us to provide trusted information, increase access, and deliver care

Role overview

As a Software Engineer III, you will be responsible for the design, development, and deployment of new features for the Accolade Communication Domain, as well as the maintenance of the current code base. The Communication Domain consists of messaging and telephony platforms that play a crucial role in facilitating seamless communication between our health assistants and members. You will also have the opportunity to develop other essential services, such as an appointment scheduling system and virtual assistant integrations to support our contact center needs. Working closely with internal stakeholders, product managers, and the team, you will leverage AWS cloud technologies to translate requirements into efficient and innovative software solutions.

A day in the life…

• Understand business requirements and the scope of enhancements.
• Effectively design, architect, and plan the delivery of the proposed enhancements and maintenance using serverless architecture leveraging AWS Lambda functions written in Python and dockerized containers written in Java Spring Boot.
• Responsible for meeting expectations and deliverables on time with high quality
• Apply strong creative, technical, and analytical skills to problem-solving and solution development.
• Conduct code reviews and quality assessments, providing constructive feedback to maintain coding standards and best practices.
• Support business priorities through ad-hoc assignments and tasks as needed.
• Contribute to occasional front-end development efforts using React.
• Integrate AI-powered chatbots to enhance communication capabilities and improve user engagement within the communication domain.

What we are looking for…

• Solid experience in architecting, designing, and developing scalable microservice solutions
• High proficiency in at least one OOP language such as Python/Java. Willingness to work in both languages

• Previous hands-on working experience with AWS serverless stack, specifically:

• Lambda

• DynamoDB
• SNS & SQS
• Experience with other Amazon services, such as: ECS, Amazon Connect, Bedrock or OpenSearch, is a plus
• Some degree of FE experience (JS, React) and willingness to occasionally work on FE is advantageous
• Experience and/or willingness to work in a highly agile, collaborative, innovative, flexible environment embracing modern DevOps culture
• Motivated, detail-oriented, quick learner who is not afraid to step outside of their comfort zone and can grasp complex challenges
• Respectful collaborator and team player

While working in Accolade you will enjoy the following benefits:

• 5 weeks of vacation + personal days
• 1 paid day off for your volunteerism per year
• Home office and flexible working hours
• Cell phone and a plan for unlimited personal use as well
• Sodexo Gastro Pass Card with no contribution
• Flexi Pass Card per month or Multisport Card
• FreshPoint fridge with meals & snacks at 30% discount
• Work from abroad up to 4 weeks a year
• Udemy Business Platform for Hard/Soft skills training
• Virtual hospital service
• Ginger Emotional Support app )

Our people are the Heart of Accolade

Together, we are building a great and enduring business that truly makes an impact. At Accolade, we are committed to building a workplace where all can grow and thrive. We do this by living our core values:

Member Obsessed

For everything we do, we ask ourselves: Is this going to make our member's life measurably better?

Be Fearless

We think differently. We do what's never been done. We are reinventing healthcare every step of the way.

Stronger Together

We honor the differences among one another and know that our unique perspectives drive us forward.

Genuine Care

We care deeply about the human beings we work with and serve. We have each other's back.

Embrace Reality

We bring the data, tell the truth, and trust each other.

Relentless Execution

We operate with a bias for action. Take initiative, move fast & have fun.

Accolade is committed to being a company that embraces a hybrid work environment where employees can enjoy the best of both worlds - the flexibility to work from home and the opportunity to have a common place to connect, collaborate, and innovate with others in-person. Our hybrid work model requires that employees who live within 40 miles of an Accolade office are required to be in the office for at least two days during the work week. Accolade will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees with disabilities or for a sincerely held religious belief.

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