Senior Developer - Clinical Reasoning (APHL) - Remote

As a Senior Developer - Clinical Reasoning at Smile Digital Health, your responsibilities will include designing and implementing applications using web technologies, maintaining HL7 FHIR standards, creating product documentation, and analyzing requirements for technical solutions. You'll also be mentoring junior developers and participating in code reviews to ensure high standards in development.

To apply for the Senior Developer - Clinical Reasoning position at Smile Digital Health, you should have at least 8 years of software development experience, with proficiency in Java, Spring, and Rest API. You should also possess backend development expertise, and while UI development is less emphasized, intermediate knowledge is required. Familiarity with healthcare and HL7/FHIR standards is highly preferred.

Smile Digital Health offers a remote work environment for the Senior Developer - Clinical Reasoning position, promoting flexibility in your work-life balance. We value respect and inclusion as part of our core values and strive to create a workplace that celebrates diversity and belonging. You'll enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere while contributing to meaningful healthcare solutions.

In the Senior Developer - Clinical Reasoning role at Smile Digital Health, you'll primarily work with a full-stack technology stack that includes Java, NextJS (JavaScript), and HAPI FHIR. The position emphasizes backend development, as well as the creation and maintenance of solutions that are interoperable and scalable.

Smile Digital Health offers competitive salaries ranging from $110,000 to $150,000, alongside a range of benefits including remote work options, flexible time off policies, health/medical benefits, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and opportunities for professional growth through study programs. We prioritize the well-being of our employees and provide resources like an Employee Assistance Program.

When answering this question, share specific projects where you used Java to develop applications for healthcare. Highlight your thought process, technical challenges faced, and how you ensured compliance with health regulations.

Discuss your approach to maintaining high coding standards, such as conducting thorough code reviews, implementing unit tests, and adhering to team coding conventions. Demonstrating your commitment to code health is essential.

Express your commitment to mentorship by sharing your strategies, such as scheduling regular check-ins, providing constructive feedback, and creating a safe environment for learning and experimentation.

Be prepared to discuss specific projects where you applied HL7 or FHIR standards, emphasizing your understanding of interoperability, and how it influenced your design decisions in application development.

Highlight your analytical skills and experience in breaking down complex problems. Talk about your systematic approach to clarifying requirements and collaborating with stakeholders to find the best solutions.

Detail your workflow with Git, including branching strategies, committing best practices, and how you manage pull requests. Discuss the importance of maintaining a clean repository and collaboration with team members.

Share examples of collaborative projects you’ve been involved in, outlining how you effectively communicated with different teams and how you ensured contributions aligned with project goals.

Discuss your commitment to continuous learning, such as attending workshops, engaging in professional networks, or taking courses relevant to software development and healthcare technologies.

Explain your process of gathering, analyzing, and prioritizing user feedback, and how you integrate it into the development cycle to enhance usability and align with user needs in healthcare applications.

When discussing a successful project, highlight your leadership role, the objectives set, the challenges encountered, and how collaboration and dedication led to successful implementation and positive outcomes.