Staff Software Engineer

Company Description

At Amwell, we're transforming healthcare for all—powered by technology and inspired by people. Here, your ideas don't just matter—they drive real change, improving lives on a global scale.

We marry technology and innovation with clinical excellence to provide trusted solutions that solve the healthcare industry's biggest pain points and are on a mission to enable greater access to more convenient, affordable, and effective care.

We do this through our technology-enabled care platform that is designed to help our clients achieve their digital care ambitions – today and in the future. We offer programs spanning the full care continuum, including urgent, acute and specialty care, behavioral health, and services for the treatment of chronic conditions such as heart and cardiometabolic diseases. Programs are powered by Amwell as well as our growing partner network.

For almost two decades, Amwell has proudly served some of the largest and most sophisticated healthcare organizations in the U.S. and worldwide. Our team is passionate about technology's role in transforming care delivery and making it more equitable, accessible, efficient, cost-effective and navigable for all.

Brief Overview

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience to work on our cloud-based health care solution. In this role, you will take the lead in designing, building, and maintaining back-end Java services, guiding the technical direction, and mentoring a team of engineers. You will drive architectural decisions and ensure the scalability, security, and high-quality delivery of solutions. The ideal candidate has a strong technical foundation, leadership experience, and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where they can influence key technical decisions.

Core Responsibilities 

• Lead the design and development of server-side applications. Architect, build, and maintain secure, scalable backend services and APIs. Drive the technical direction of the team, ensuring high-quality solutions are delivered.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, conduct code reviews, and enforce coding standards. Foster a culture of learning, collaboration, and technical excellence within the team.
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and maintainability, ensuring they are robust and efficient under load.
• Work closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, and other stakeholders to define technical requirements, estimate efforts, and influence system architecture decisions. Collaborate to build intuitive, user-friendly interfaces.
• Implement and drive best practices for observability, monitoring, and synthetic testing. Continuously improve systems, processes, and technologies.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality, scalable products and solutions.
• Work under minimal supervision; will be provided with assignments and objectives and given wide latitude for independent judgment.
• Ability to operate effectively in a hybrid or remote environment when needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience as a Java Developer or in a similar senior software engineering role, with at least 2+ years in a leadership position.
• Extensive experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB) or similar cloud platforms.
• Some knowledge in front-end technologies including JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, and frameworks like React or Angular.
• Deep understanding of back-end development, with experience in Java and RESTful API design.
• Solid experience in software architecture, system design, and best practices for developing scalable backends for web applications.
• Expertise in version control systems, especially Git and GitLab (or GitHub), in a collaborative development environment.
• Proven ability to mentor and guide junior engineers, promoting technical excellence and growth within the team.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to stakeholders.
• A strong desire to take on leadership responsibilities, drive innovation, and influence strategic technical decisions.
• English Level C1 (comfortable working in an English-speaking environment).

Do Well. Live Well. At Amwell. 

Driven by our mission and values, we foster a workplace where Delivering Awesome, being Customer First and operating as One Team aren't just aspirations – they are how we work, every day.  

Our people are our greatest asset. We strive to empower their growth and development not only as Amwellians but as individuals, through generous total rewards packages, a virtual-first work environment, work-life flexibility, including Summer Fridays and designated Mental Health Days, as well as opportunities to stretch and learn – to name a few. It's our people who truly differentiate us. Ask anyone and they'll tell you – you'll never work with more passionate, more driven and more caring team members.    

We champion a culture of respect and inclusion, accountability and integrity, innovation and collaboration. At Amwell, you'll do the most meaningful work of your career—improving healthcare for millions, growing alongside incredible teammates, and being valued for who you are.  

Working at Amwell:

Amwell is changing how care is delivered through online and mobile technology. We strive to make the hard work of healthcare look easy. In order to make this a reality, we look for people with a fast-paced, mission-driven mentality. We're a culture that prides itself on quality, efficiency, smarts, initiative, creative thinking, and a strong work ethic. 

Our Core Values include One Team, Customer First, and Deliver Awesome. Customer First and Deliver Awesome are all about our product and services and how we strive to serve. As part of One Team, we operate the Amwell Cares program, which brings needed assistance to our communities, whether that be free healthcare for the underserved or for people affected by natural disasters, support for equality, honoring doctors and nurses, or annual Amwell-matched donations to food banks. Amwell aims to be a force for good for our employees, our clients, and our communities.

Amwell cares deeply about and supports Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. These initiatives are highlighted and reflected within our Three DE&I Pillars - our Workplace, our Workforce and our Community 

Benefits

Additional Benefits

• Medical Plan Coverage provided by Colmédica 
• Plan Coverage provided by Pan American 
• Hybrid Allowance 
• Additional Paid Time Off 
• Maternity Leave 18 weeks 
• Parental/Paternity Leave 2 mandatory weeks + 4 weeks 
• Mental Health and Resiliency 
• Virtual Second Opinion with the Cleveland Clinic Coverage 
• LinkedIn Learning 
• Rewards and Recognition 
• Service Anniversaries 
• Annual Bonus 
• Referral Program
• Amwell tuition reimbursement benefit

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