Software Engineer

Activate Care

1d • $120,000 - $145,000 • Remote

About The Position

At Activate Care, the Software Engineer helps design and build tools that enable healthcare providers and community organizations to coordinate care for people facing complex medical and social challenges. The platform supports real-time collaboration across health records, referral networks, and community services. The engineer works with experienced engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver high-quality software that supports organizations improving outcomes for vulnerable populations.

The role contributes across the full development lifecycle, including designing solutions, writing production code, improving system quality, and participating in team technical discussions. It includes developing responsive web applications and progressive web apps, writing and maintaining automated tests, and learning to use prompt engineering, AI-assisted development tools, and automation frameworks to improve productivity.

Requirements

• At least a high school diploma and equivalent of 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or a bachelor's degree in a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience working as a Software Engineer.
• Experience working effectively within Agile/Scrum teams.
• Advanced ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies, adapt to feedback, and continuously improve 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 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.
• 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.
• Strong understanding of separation of concerns, code quality, and maintainable architecture.
• Experience designing and implementing well-tested features.
• Familiarity with quality domains such as functionality, performance, and reliability.
• Experience with testing frameworks such as Cypress, MiniTest, or other automated testing approaches.
• Experience with Git workflows, pull requests, and collaborative development practices.
• Applicants must reside in Massachusetts, Indiana, or Texas.
• The company will not sponsor applicants for work visas at this time.

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare experience.
• Experience with native web applications.
• Experience maintaining Ruby on Rails applications in production environments.
• Experience maintaining progressive web apps and single-page applications.
• Experience working with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes/Helm.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices, including OWASP and Brakeman, and handling sensitive healthcare data, including HIPAA awareness.
• Prior experience working on healthcare platforms or workflow automation systems.

Responsibilities

• Implement well-specified features with guidance from senior engineers.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code to support 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 development tools, and automation frameworks to accelerate productivity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED