Staff Software Engineer

WellSky•Overland Park, KS

11d•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. Key Responsibilities: Lead the design and architecture of major systems and services, and ensure software solutions are scalable, reliable, maintainable, and aligned with business needs. 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 contributes to code reviews, provides constructive feedback on design and implementation, and provides 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, advocates for high-quality software, and ensures rigorous testing processes, including automated unit tests, integration tests, and other testing frameworks. All research, planning, and implementation is done through AI. The engineer directs AI to implement solutions, reviews the output, and iterates through AI — not manual edits. This includes developing and maintaining AI rules, guidelines, and guardrails that ensure consistent, high-quality code generation across the team. Perform other job duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
8-12 years related work experience
AI experience or a willingness to learn AI development (Claude Code, Gemini, etc.)
Strong C# experience is required.
Cloud platform experience (GCP preferred, AWS/Azure transferable) and NoSQL database experience are valued.

Nice To Haves

Python experience is a plus.
Healthcare industry experience

Responsibilities

Lead the design and architecture of major systems and services, and ensure software solutions are scalable, reliable, maintainable, and aligned with business needs.
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 contributes to code reviews, provides constructive feedback on design and implementation, and provides 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, advocates for high-quality software, and ensures rigorous testing processes, including automated unit tests, integration tests, and other testing frameworks.
All research, planning, and implementation is done through AI. The engineer directs AI to implement solutions, reviews the output, and iterates through AI — not manual edits. This includes developing and maintaining AI rules, guidelines, and guardrails that ensure consistent, high-quality code generation across the team.
Perform other job duties as assigned.