SOFTWARE ENGINEER 1

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Job Location Detail: Primary work location may be fully remote within the US or at the Safeco Plaza Building on the corner of 4th and Madison in downtown Seattle.

Posting Date: 10/22/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Shift: First Shift

Benefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, click here.

UW MEDICINE IT SERVICES has an outstanding job opportunity for a Software Engineer 1 position.

WORK SCHEDULE

• 100% FTE – 40 hours per week
• Day Shift – UW MEDICINE ITS SERVICES CORE HOURS ARE 07:00 – 16:00 (PST), Monday-Friday

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

UW Medicine IT Services (ITS) is a shared services organization that supports all of UW Medicine. ITS is responsible for the ongoing support and maintenance of the infrastructure and applications which support all these institutions, along with the implementation of new services and applications that are used to support and further the UW Medicine mission.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• 100% remote opportunity
• Values-based work environment
• Active departmental Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
• 15 days of vacation your first year – Also, 12 days of sick time, 1 personal holiday, and 11 paid holidays each year
• 100% matching, 100% immediately vesting 403(b)

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development and implementation of a set of medical and non-medical applications and functions following technical specification used by UW Medicine user population, and support and maintain vendor systems for UW Medicine.
• Designing, developing, and deploying scalable software solutions using the MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack.
• Providing standard/basic level design, development, and testing of full-stack applications using MERN stack technologies.
• Supporting the development and implementation standard/basic level tasks such as one or more of the elements among business process analysis, programming, testing, production installation/configuration and system support, documentation and maintenance of applications/systems.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize project requirements.
• Writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
• Participating in code reviews and contributing to the improvement of the codebase.
• Troubleshooting and debugging standard/basic level issues in development, testing, and production environments.
• Deploying serverless code to cloud services.
• Staying up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• 2+ years of experience should include:
• 2+ years recent software engineering experience.
• 2+ years hands-on experience with a combination of the following:
  Client and Server-side Java, JavaScript, Procedural programming language, preferably C, XML, HTML, Relational databases: SQL Server, Oracle, or Ingres.
• Proficiency in MERN stack technologies: MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript and Typescript.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies (Scrum a plus).
• 2+ years systems analysis experience, including requirements gathering, functional design, and technical design.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycle.
• Familiarity with operations of Unix, iOS and Android operating systems.
• Working knowledge of Internet Explorer and Mozilla-based internet browser technology, features, and functionality.
• Proven experience with unit and systems testing.
• Proficiency with PC based productivity tools, including Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated ability to produce documentation for Functional Requirements, Technical Requirements, System test plans, Operational System documentation, User Guides/documentation.
• Knowledge of database structures, data definitions and data relationships.

ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations.

Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

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