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Waystar

Application Engineer

Waystar, Lehi, Utah, United States, 84043

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ABOUT THIS POSITION Were looking for a brilliant, driven Application Engineer to join our growing technical scale team. While our Application Engineers contribute across the Technology organization, their primary focus is designing, building, and implementing high-performance web and process applications. This team is responsible for maintaining the reliability and throughput of critical systems, with a strong emphasis on uptime, scalability, and operational excellence. Engineers in this role also troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues to ensure seamless system performance. WHAT YOU'LL DO Proposes technical solutions to the Manager, Application Engineering

Designs/develops/tests/implements improvements or new features into the Waystar website and core processing applications

Responsible for developing/augmenting applications based on the functional and technical specifications

Responsible for adhering to Waystar coding standards and the approved technologies

Unit tests all changes on development, and then works with the appropriate Business and/or Technology Owner(s) to ensure that the developed solution meets the business requirements

Communicates the development progress daily to the senior-level team members

Attends to any work items assigned through the internal case system in a timely fashion

Takes ownership of work items assigned, communicates estimates and daily progress as part of the SDLC process, and actively works to resolve issues blocking progress

Assists in the QA process

Participates, as required, in Production Code Turn days, providing instructions for deploying the code changes successfully, and for Smoke Testing code post-release

Develops and maintains open and fluid communication with Management

Develops and maintains a positive relationship with other team members

Handles assignments that require moderate technical and/or business domain research, with minimal oversight

Assists in the creation and/or approving of technical specifications Assists in identifying areas in the application that need to be refactored

Works with the various departments and team members to design and/or implement various new enhancements to the existing web application.; this includes, but is not limited to, SQL table design, SQL stored procedure design, and process design in the designated programming language

Tracks any changes required by such development using internal tools, and communicates to the QA Team any abnormalities required to push the changes from development through the various stages to production

Identifies and informs the Manager, Application Engineering of areas of the application that can be improved by refactoring, optimization, or other improved technology solutions

Notifies the Manager, Application Engineering of any problems that negatively impact applications, and works to implement a solution

Communicates and works with the Manager, Application Engineering to reassign any items that cannot be addressed in a timely fashion

Provides estimates for project tasks using an internal project tool, and updates the estimates if they increase or decrease

Additional duties as assigned

WHAT YOU'LL NEED 0-3 years experience

Basic understanding of programming concepts

Can code in one or more general purpose programming languages; C# and .NET programming languages are preferred

Experience with SQL

Experience with infrastructure components such as servers, networking, load balancers, and MQ preferred

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work in a very fast-paced environment & welcome change

Highly self-motivated

Ability to work both in team and solo environments

Bachelors degree in related field or equivalent work experience

ABOUT WAYSTAR Through a smart platform and better experience, Waystar helps providers simplify healthcare payments and yield powerful results throughout the complete revenue cycle. Waystars healthcare payments platform combines innovative, cloud-based technology, robust data, and unparalleled client support to streamline workflows and improve financials so providers can focus on what matters most: their patients and communities. Waystar is trusted by 1M+ providers, 1K+ hospitals and health systems, and is connected to over 5K commercial and Medicaid/Medicare payers. We are deeply committed to living out our organizational values: honesty; kindness; passion; curiosity; fanatical focus; best work, always; making it happen; and joyful, optimistic & fun. Waystar products have won multiple Best in KLAS or Category Leader awards since 2010 and earned multiple #1 rankings from Black Book surveys since 2012. The Waystar platform supports more than 500,000 providers, 1,000 health systems and hospitals, and 5,000 payers and health plans. For more information, visit waystar.com or follow @Waystar (https://twitter.com/Waystar) on Twitter. WAYSTAR PERKS Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)

Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)

We offer generous paid time off for our non-exempt team members, starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays. We also offer flexible time off for our exempt team members + 13 paid holidays

Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave)

Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access

Free mental health and family planning programs, including adoption assistance and fertility support

401(K) program with company match

Pet insurance

Employee resource groups

Waystar is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate, value, and support diversity and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Job Category:

Technology/Engineering Job Type:

Full time Req ID:

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