IT Software Engineer Senior (J2EE/Java Full Stack) – Remote

Paradigm • Chicago, IL

56d • Remote

About The Position

Paradigm is an accountable specialty care management organization focused on improving the lives of people with complex injuries and diagnoses. The company has been a pioneer in value-based care since 1991 and has an exceptional track record of generating the very best outcomes for patients, payers, and providers. Deep clinical expertise is the foundation for every part of Paradigm’s business: risk-based clinical solutions, case management, specialty networks, home health, shared decision support, and payment integrity programs.
We’re proud to be recognized—again! For the fourth year in a row, we’ve been certified by Great Place to Work®, and for the third consecutive year, we’ve earned a spot on Fortune's Best Workplaces in Health Care™ list. These honors reflect our unwavering commitment to fostering a positive, inclusive, and employee-centric culture where people thrive.
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We are seeking a full-time, remote Software Engineer Senior position.
Location: Chicago or Dallas Area
Position: Remote with an expectation that the employee will be attending the office on a monthly basis
Interview Type: Remote and In-Person (final round)
This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining an application primarily written in mix of platforms and will be performing the technical analysis, design, development or evaluation of products, unit testing and implementation of computer software as assigned. This position will assist with backend and web application's user interface development across these technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in CS, MIS, CE, or similar field of study.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of Object-Oriented Development particularly N-Tier programming development in a distributed systems environment OR any combination of academic education, professional training, and work experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Experience with all phases of software engineering.
• 5 years of full-stack Java application development experience.
• Excellent Java knowledge and strong Java backend coding background.
• GitHub, Jenkins Pipeline, Spring Framework, Java, understanding of messaging systems like MQ, Rabbit MQ, Kafka or Kinesis.
• Knowledge of either SQL Server preferred, DB2 or Oracle required.
• Good knowledge of SQL, SQL tuning, writing complex queries required.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies (especially Agile Scrum) and test-driven development.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps, Azure API APIM Gateway and exposure to AKS preferred.
• Ability to lead in the analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of solutions.
• Ability to do data analysis, data structure design.
• Excellent command of rapid application design (RAD) concepts.
• Excellent interpersonal/written/verbal communication and listening skills necessary.
• Exhibit self-motivation for success in a fast-paced, dynamic and unstructured environment.
• Ability to adapt and be open to frequent changes in work environment and prioritization.
• Ability to manage multiple competing deadlines.
• Ability to be innovative and creative with solution design and programming solutions.
• Exhibit good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to be a self-starter, self-directed and to enjoy fast-paced work.
• Ability to work seamlessly with both large and small teams to design and develop complex strategic business software solutions.
• Ability to use leadership skills to develop a cohesive team environment.
• Ability to lead a development project team throughout the development phase.
• Ability to use good, practical, balanced and fair judgment when to escalate team member’s tasks or projects assigned that will impose risk to the timeline or cost of the project.

Nice To Haves

• Java certification a plus.
• Experience with Angular a plus.

Responsibilities

• Researching, designing, writing and testing new software programs.
• Develops design specifications for required software and hardware (based on requirements). Works with other ITS personnel to ensure design meets corporate technical standards and direction. Performs design specifications review with other members of the development team.
• Develop software to meet software design specifications OR develop existing systems by analyzing and identifying areas for modification.
• 'Bolting together' existing software products (getting incompatible platforms to work together and creating code to link them).
• Maintaining systems by monitoring, identifying and correcting software defects.
• Investigating new technologies and providing input to the current software selection tool for a development project.
• Create and update technical documentation using high level technical specification documents.
• Create unit test plans and conduct unit testing accordingly.
• Writing operational deployment documentation and other technical documentation needed by an application.
• Working closely with other staff, such as project managers, business systems analysts, and DBA; consulting colleagues concerning the maintenance and performance of software systems and asking questions to obtain information, clarify details and implement information.
• Constantly updating technical knowledge and skills by attending in-house, web casts and/or external courses, reading manuals and accessing new applications.
• Problem-solving and thinking laterally as part of a team, or individually, to meet the needs of the project.
• Participate in architecting, designing and delivering system software after specification of platform requirements.
• Trains or assists in the training of IT’S and user personnel in the conversion and implementation of the developed or purchased software.
• Performs project planning by identifying needed tasks and deliverable, time estimation, and defining target date for completion on an assigned project. Implement project plan with assigned team. Communicates status of work to direct supervisor and assigned project team members(s).
• Ensures quality of work following system development and maintenance life cycle standards. Recommends changes in system development and maintenance standards.
• Maintains support, troubleshoots and enhances current Production applications as assigned.

Benefits

• Health and wellness– We want our people to be and stay healthy, so we offer PPO, HDHP, and HMO health insurance options with Cigna and Kaiser (CA employees only).
• Financial incentives – Paradigm’s financial benefits help prepare you for the future: competitive salaries, 401(k) matching contributions, employer-paid life and disability insurance, flexible spending and commuter accounts, and employer-matched HSA contributions.
• Vacation - We believe strongly that work-life balance is good for you and for our company. Our paid time off and personal holiday programs give you the flexibility you need to live your life to the fullest.
• Volunteer time– We want our employees to engage with and give back to their communities in meaningful ways. Full and part-time employees receive one paid day per calendar year.
• Learning and development: One of Paradigm’s core values is expertise, so we encourage our employees to continually learn and grow. We support this in a variety of ways, including our new Learning Excellence at Paradigm (LEAP) program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees