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About This Position
Waystar modernizes the healthcare revenue cycle through innovative, cloud-based technology. We provide the highest-rated client experience to more than 450,000 providers, 22,000 healthcare organizations and 750 health systems and hospitals across the United States. This role is to lead the design and development of our healthcare technology platform, including user-facing portals, backend APIs, data pipelines and integration services. We are deeply committed to our values: honesty, passion, curiosity, fanatical focus, best work always, making it happen, optimism and fun.
What You'll Do
Architectural Leadership: Define, document, and champion the comprehensive software architecture for our healthcare payments technology solutions. Develop and maintain detailed architecture diagrams and design specifications for new product capabilities and enhancements to the existing platform.
Strategic Technical Guidance: Lead and facilitate a cross‑functional Software Architecture Council, guiding discussions to prioritize, review, and approve ongoing and future development projects.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner with product management, engineering leadership, subject matter experts and other stakeholders to translate complex business requirements and user needs into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions.
Standards & Mentorship: Establish and enforce coding standards, architectural best practices, and development methodologies. Mentor and guide development teams to foster excellence in software engineering.
Technology Evaluation & Innovation: Continuously evaluate, recommend, and implement cutting‑edge technologies, frameworks, and tools that align with our strategic platform goals and drive innovation.
Hands‑on Prototyping & Feature Development: Participate in hands‑on development for proof‑of‑concept initiatives and contribute to new complex features, ensuring architectural integrity and feasibility.
System Integration Expertise: Oversee and guide the seamless integration of our platform with external systems, including EHRs, financial institutions and other third‑party healthcare services.
Data Integrity & Security: Ensure the highest standards of data integrity, privacy and security across the platform, implementing encryption protocols, secure data transmission practices and robust access control mechanisms.
Governance & Review: Participate in design reviews, code reviews and architecture governance processes to ensure adherence to established standards and promote high‑quality software delivery.
What You'll Need
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
8+ years of software development experience with at least 3 years in an architecture role.
Deep understanding of healthcare technologies and standards (HL7, FHIR, EHR systems, HIPAA compliance).
Expertise in cloud platforms, preferably AWS or GCP.
Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (PHP, Node.js, etc.).
Experience designing microservices architectures, front‑end development and RESTful APIs.
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
Active use of artificial intelligence tools and techniques to enhance performance, drive innovation and improve decision‑making across business functions.
Curiosity and adaptability in exploring emerging AI technologies with a mindset for continuous learning and experimentation.
Preferred
Experience working with EHR vendors such as Epic, Cerner or Meditech.
Familiarity with data analytics, machine learning or population health platforms.
Experience in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Knowledge of healthcare privacy and data‑sharing regulations beyond HIPAA (21st Century Cures Act, GDPR).
Benefits & Perks
Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable).
Customizable benefits package with 3 medical plans and a Health Savings Account company match.
Generous paid time off for non‑exempt team members (3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, 2 personal floating holidays) and flexible time off for exempt team members (+13 paid holidays).
Paid parental leave (maternity + paternity).
Education assistance 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.
Additional Details
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Advertising Services
Location: Atlanta, GA
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What You'll Do
Architectural Leadership: Define, document, and champion the comprehensive software architecture for our healthcare payments technology solutions. Develop and maintain detailed architecture diagrams and design specifications for new product capabilities and enhancements to the existing platform.
Strategic Technical Guidance: Lead and facilitate a cross‑functional Software Architecture Council, guiding discussions to prioritize, review, and approve ongoing and future development projects.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner with product management, engineering leadership, subject matter experts and other stakeholders to translate complex business requirements and user needs into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions.
Standards & Mentorship: Establish and enforce coding standards, architectural best practices, and development methodologies. Mentor and guide development teams to foster excellence in software engineering.
Technology Evaluation & Innovation: Continuously evaluate, recommend, and implement cutting‑edge technologies, frameworks, and tools that align with our strategic platform goals and drive innovation.
Hands‑on Prototyping & Feature Development: Participate in hands‑on development for proof‑of‑concept initiatives and contribute to new complex features, ensuring architectural integrity and feasibility.
System Integration Expertise: Oversee and guide the seamless integration of our platform with external systems, including EHRs, financial institutions and other third‑party healthcare services.
Data Integrity & Security: Ensure the highest standards of data integrity, privacy and security across the platform, implementing encryption protocols, secure data transmission practices and robust access control mechanisms.
Governance & Review: Participate in design reviews, code reviews and architecture governance processes to ensure adherence to established standards and promote high‑quality software delivery.
What You'll Need
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
8+ years of software development experience with at least 3 years in an architecture role.
Deep understanding of healthcare technologies and standards (HL7, FHIR, EHR systems, HIPAA compliance).
Expertise in cloud platforms, preferably AWS or GCP.
Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (PHP, Node.js, etc.).
Experience designing microservices architectures, front‑end development and RESTful APIs.
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
Active use of artificial intelligence tools and techniques to enhance performance, drive innovation and improve decision‑making across business functions.
Curiosity and adaptability in exploring emerging AI technologies with a mindset for continuous learning and experimentation.
Preferred
Experience working with EHR vendors such as Epic, Cerner or Meditech.
Familiarity with data analytics, machine learning or population health platforms.
Experience in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Knowledge of healthcare privacy and data‑sharing regulations beyond HIPAA (21st Century Cures Act, GDPR).
Benefits & Perks
Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable).
Customizable benefits package with 3 medical plans and a Health Savings Account company match.
Generous paid time off for non‑exempt team members (3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, 2 personal floating holidays) and flexible time off for exempt team members (+13 paid holidays).
Paid parental leave (maternity + paternity).
Education assistance 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.
Additional Details
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Advertising Services
Location: Atlanta, GA
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