Senior Software Engineer/Developer

Health Research Incorporated • Albany, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health is a scientific community focused on innovative, multidisciplinary research, complex diagnostics, novel detection methods, and high-tech instrumentation. Health Research, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer/Developer to oversee computer application development supporting the Wadsworth Center. This role involves working within a dynamic team to meet the information technology needs of the Wadsworth Center, including software development for laboratory accessioning, processing, resulting, and reporting. The position is grant-funded and requires compliance with funding requirements, valid work authorization in the U.S., and potential travel. The selected candidate must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the official work location and in one of the specified states (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts). This position offers a hybrid work schedule.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology and four years of computer programming, database design/development, or systems analysis experience OR an Associate’s degree in a related field and six years of such experience; OR eight years of such experience.
• A Master’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology may substitute for one year of experience.
• Valid and unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
• Must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the official work location and must also be located in or willing to relocate to one of the following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts, prior to hire.

Nice To Haves

• At least four years of experience building web applications in React.
• Experience with custom hooks for state/logic reuse and a functional core, imperative shell approach to side-effect separation.
• At least four years of experience programming with SQL (Postgres and Oracle).
• Experience using type-safe access layers like pg-typed, Kysely or Drizzle to bridge complex legacy schemas with modern TypeScript applications.
• At least two years of experience using advanced TypeScript features (discriminated unions, generics and template literal types) to ensure type safety from the database layer through to the UI.
• Demonstrated experience with type-directed functional programming such as leveraging Result/Option types for error handling instead of traditional try-catch exceptions.
• Experience with unit, component and integration testing using tools like Vitest or React Testing Library.
• Experience managing and deploying applications via Kubernetes (k8s) and container tools like Docker or Podman.
• Experience within government or highly regulated environments.
• Domain knowledge of Laboratory Information Management Systems.

Responsibilities

• Performing application development tasks including researching and documenting technical designs, programming solutions, and customer technical support.
• Developing unit tests and testing processes autonomously to ensure conformity of the application with business requirements and implement change management.
• Overseeing the release management process, including the testing, promoting and releasing of applications through the development environment.
• Leading code critique sessions and overseeing the development of technical design documentation.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible benefit accounts - Medical, dependent care, adoption assistance, parking and transit
• Generous paid time off - Paid federal and state holidays, paid sick, vacation and personal leave
• Tuition support
• Retirement Benefits - HRI is a participating employer in the New York State and Local Retirement System and offers optional enrollment in the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan.
• Postretirement Health Benefits Plan for qualified retirees
• Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree