Staff Software Engineer

WellSky•Overland Park, KS

15d•Remote

About The Position

The Staff Software Engineer is responsible for all stages of the software development lifecycle using a variety of technologies and tools to build impactful software solutions. The scope of this job includes building and optimizing comprehensive solutions that prioritize end-user efficiency and experience. As a Staff Engineer you’ll help set the technical direction for team building AI driven greenfield solution for Wellsky while helping bridge clients from the existing application.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
8-12 years related work experience
Deep proficiency in C# and .NET (ASP.NET Core, EF Core); ability to set patterns and standards across services
Strong command of React and TypeScript
Expertise in relational data modeling and SQL (PostgreSQL)
Architecture-level experience with cloud technologies — GCP preferred; AWS or Azure
Demonstrated use of AI development tooling to drive team productivity
Experience with large transactional processing at scale and distributed systems

Nice To Haves

Healthcare industry experience; EMR, FHIR, and HIPAA compliance
Python (current ClearCare platform and AI/agent services)
Event-driven and microservices architecture (Kafka/Redpanda, .NET Aspire); API design
Kubernetes/Helm, Terraform/OpenTofu, GitHub Actions
Experience using Claude Code and leading adoption of agentic AI development (MCP, Vertex AI, Anthropic SDKs)
Medical claims or payroll accounting experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead the design and architecture of major systems and services in a microservices, event-driven, multi-tenant environment (DDD/CQRS, FHIR-aligned domain modeling), ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, and maintainable.
Collaborate with solution managers, engineers, data scientists, and other stakeholders to define and prioritize technical requirements that meet client needs and business objectives.
Collaborate with teams to ensure sustained quality and reliability of our software solutions, and act as a go-to expert by identifying and resolving complex, high-priority issues in both development and production environments.
Actively contribute to code reviews, provide constructive feedback on design and implementation, and provide technical guidance to other engineers to elevate skills, productivity, and overall effectiveness.
Drive innovation by evaluating and implementing new technologies, methodologies, and AI capabilities that improve team efficiency, software performance, and development processes.
Ensure code meets functional and performance requirements, advocate for high-quality software, and ensure rigorous testing processes, including automated unit tests, integration tests, and other testing frameworks.
Perform other job duties as assigned.