Senior Software Engineer / Architect (Healthcare Systems) at Lucence

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Senior Software Engineer / Architect to lead the design, development, and rollout of healthcare applications and data services. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in a small, fast-paced team, is comfortable operating across architecture and implementation, and has direct experience delivering solutions in regulated healthcare environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design, development, and deployment of web applications, APIs, and integrations supporting clinical and operational workflows.
• Architect and implement secure, compliant, and scalable cloud-native systems—with a strong focus on AWS and Salesforce ecosystems.
• Drive technical execution for new product rollouts in the healthcare domain, ensuring alignment with HIPAA, SOC 2, and related security and privacy standards.
• Collaborate with product, clinical, and operations stakeholders to translate business needs into robust technical solutions.
• Oversee DevOps processes including CI/CD, automated testing, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, ensuring system reliability, scalability, and compliance.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies that enhance performance, data security, and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to long-term technical strategy and architecture evolution.

Qualifications

Must-Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of professional software development experience, including technical leadership or architectural ownership.
• Proven hands-on experience rolling out and supporting applications in healthcare or other regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of HIPAA, SOC 2, or similar compliance frameworks.
• Deep experience designing and delivering cloud-native systems on AWS (e.g., Lambda, ECS, S3, RDS).
• Proficiency with Salesforce platform (e.g., integrating with Salesforce APIs, managing data flows between systems).
• Expertise in backend frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, or similar, with solid understanding of RESTful and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React.js).
• Deep understanding of database technologies, including relational (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB/DynamoDB).
• Practical experience implementing infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD automation.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to operate independently in a lean engineering environment.

Nice-to-Have

• Prior experience integrating or extending Salesforce Health Cloud or other healthcare CRMs.
• Familiarity with data standards and interoperability frameworks (HL7, FHIR)