Job Description

Waltz Health is looking for a Lead Front End Developer to build our consumer-facing experiences. Curiosity and a desire to learn will be critical to success in this role. As a lead front-end developer, you will work closely with Waltz leaders to build a market-leading set of applications at the core of our marketplace platform.  You will also lead our partner resources to ensure they develop applications in conformance with your technology direction.

You will work closely with our technology and product management team to define and develop consumer-facing applications across desktop, mobile, and digital channels. This role is ideal for someone looking to make a meaningful contribution to healthcare and wanting to be part of an exciting start-up journey.

 You will be in charge of:

• Leading consumer-facing (web and mobile) application development for our cash card products.
• Working across the technology and business organizations to ensure requirements are well understood so we can have a continuous development roadmap.
• Managing small engineering teams.
• Providing L3/L4 support as user issues are escalated.
• Reviewing all customer feedback to enhance our on going roadmap.

In the first 90 days, you will:

• Learn the Waltz platform and related applications
• Ensure roadmap items are well articulated for immediate enhancements – and can be developed
• Lead development of our consumer facing applications focused on delivering market leading web and mobile experiences.life

You will be successful because you have these skills and traits:

• 3+ years of experience in a full-time development role. Academic projects and/or side projects may be considered as well.
• Experience using React (strongly desired).
• The ideal candidate will be familiar with some of the following languages, but this is not required: .Net Core, Java, Python
• A partial, unordered list of additionally useful skills includes CSS3, HTML5, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Strong Agile experience preferred in an environment leveraging DevOps patterns and practices.
• Extensive familiarity with content engines and related integration.
• Expert in performance analysis and management for web/mobile front end applications.
• Exposure and fundamental knowledge of Microsoft Azure.
• Flexible with job roles and responsibilities – i.e. be willing to jump into new projects and have a scrappy start-up mentality.
• A clear communicator who is comfortable working with all levels of the organization.
• Thrive working independently, autonomously and can adapt to changing needs of a growing company.
• Able to think effectively, critically and creatively.
• Chicago strongly preferred.

You have these qualifications:

• Bachelors (required)
• Masters (preferred)
• Exposure and fundamental knowledge of Microsoft Azure (preferred)
• Elastic search experience preferred