Staff Software Engineer

Who We Are

Inovalon was founded in 1998 on the belief that technology, and data specifically, would empower the transformation of the entire healthcare ecosystem for the better, improving both outcomes and economics. At Inovalon, we believe that when our customers are successful in their missions, healthcare improves. Therefore, we focus on empowering them with data-driven solutions. And the momentum is building.

Together, as ONE Inovalon, we are a united force delivering solutions that address healthcare’s greatest needs. Through our mission-based culture of inclusion and innovation, our organization brings value not just to our customers, but to the millions of patients and members they serve.

Who You Are

As a Staff Software Engineer L5, you design and build resilient, secure, high-throughput, multi-tenant services that support critical business and platform needs. You bring strong technical judgment to system design, reliability, scalability, and maintainability, and you help raise the engineering bar through hands-on leadership and collaboration. You work closely with engineers, teams across Inovalon, and external customers to deliver robust solutions with a fast, data-driven feedback loop. Your work strengthens service reliability, infrastructure strategy, and long-term engineering excellence.

What You'll Do

• Design distributed systems that are resilient, secure, and scalable from inception for high-throughput, multi-tenant services.

• Raise the engineering bar for scale, resiliency, and security by providing technical leadership and promoting engineering excellence.

• Discover, review, and influence evolving designs, architectures, and standards for building and delivering services and solutions.

• Investigate, design, and implement innovative technologies that expand Inovalon’s infrastructure through robust and scalable solutions.

• Champion enterprise infrastructure vision and strategy while serving as a subject matter expert in service reliability and sustainability.

• Develop and execute designs for complex systems backed by thorough engineering analysis, detailed design, testing, and optimization.

• Develop, gather, and use metrics to manage server fleets and complex computing systems to drive automation, performance, and continuous improvement.

• Set direction and goals for the team related to project impact, product quality, and engineering efficiency, and lead major initiatives, rollouts, and phased releases.

• Mentor and onboard new team members to support successful ramp-up and ongoing development.

• Collaborate with engineers, teams across Inovalon, and external customers to understand requirements, maintain a tight data-driven feedback loop, and participate in an on-call rotation to resolve critical issues within defined SLAs.

What You'll Need

• Minimum 8+ years of related professional experience, with prior software engineering experience preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Technology, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.

• 2+ years of experience leading design or architecture for new or existing services and systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.

• Excellent programming skills in object-oriented programming languages, including .NET and C#, with experience in RESTful API development and EF Core mapping.

• Proficiency with Angular and TypeScript.

• Experience working with SQL, RDS, and DynamoDB.

• Solid understanding of software and database design patterns.

• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and design for performance, scalability, and availability.

• Experience working with managed services in cloud-native AWS, containers, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD.

• Experience working with OAuth2, JWT, and Secrets Manager.

• Demonstrate growth potential and learning agility by quickly learning new technologies, architectures, and service patterns and applying them to improve engineering outcomes.

• Demonstrate leadership by setting technical direction, influencing design decisions, mentoring engineers, and collaborating effectively across teams and with external customers.

• Demonstrate adaptability by adjusting to changing priorities, evolving architectures, production needs, and phased delivery requirements while staying focused on outcomes.

• Demonstrate creative thinking by identifying practical, innovative ways to improve service reliability, infrastructure, automation, and engineering efficiency.

• Demonstrate analytical skills by using metrics, engineering analysis, and sound judgment to diagnose issues, evaluate tradeoffs, and optimize system performance.

Our Shared Commitments

• Maintain compliance with Inovalon’s policies, procedures and mission statement.

• Adhere to all confidentiality and HIPAA requirements as outlined within Inovalon’s Operating Policies and Procedures in all ways and at all times with respect to any aspect of the data handled or services rendered in the undertaking of the position.

• Fulfill those responsibilities and/or duties that may be reasonably provided by Inovalon for the purpose of achieving operational and financial success of Employer.

Work Environment

• This is primarily a computer-based role performed in a remote, hybrid, or office environment. The role requires prolonged periods of computer use and frequent communication and interaction with others, either virtually and/or in person. The role may occasionally require transporting or moving work-related equipment weighing up to 10 pounds, such as a laptop and related materials. Some travel may be required, depending on the needs of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position, consistent with applicable law.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship (e.g. H-1B, TN, or E-3). Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States as a condition of employment. (This is only applicable for US-based positions)

If you don’t meet every qualification listed but are excited about our mission and the work described, we encourage you to apply. Inovalon is most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and you may be just the right person for this or other roles.

By embracing inclusion, we enhance our work environment and drive business success. Inovalon strives to provide equal opportunities to the communities where we operate and to our clients and everyone whom we serve. We endeavor to create a culture of inclusion in which our associates feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and pursue their professional goals in an equitable setting. We understand that by fostering this type of culture, and welcoming different perspectives, we generate innovation and growth.

Inovalon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirement.

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Work Location: If the US position is listed as remote, employees who reside within a 40-mile radius of one of our office locations in Tampa, FL; Canonsburg, PA; or Bowie, MD will follow a hybrid work schedule and are expected to work in the office two days per week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays).