Availity delivers revenue cycle and related business solutions for health care professionals who want to build healthy, thriving organizations. Availity has the powerful tools, actionable insights and expansive network reach that medical businesses need to get an edge in an industry constantly redefined by change. At Availity, we're not just another Healthcare Technology company; we're pioneers reshaping the future of healthcare! With our headquarters in vibrant Jacksonville, FL, and an exciting office in Bangalore, India, along with an exceptional remote workforce across the United States, we're a global team united by a powerful mission. We're on a mission to bring the focus back to what truly matters – patient care. As the leading healthcare engagement platform, we're the heartbeat of an industry that impacts millions. With over 2 million providers connected to health plans, and processing over 13 billion transactions annually, our influence is continually expanding. Join our energetic, dynamic, and forward-thinking team where your ideas are celebrated, innovation is encouraged, and every contribution counts. We're transforming the healthcare landscape, solving communication challenges, and creating connections that empower the nation's premier healthcare ecosystem. The Software Engineer III is a technical role within the Provider Lifecycle Solutions (PLS) Development team. PLS builds and maintains critical products that healthcare partners rely on for accurate, timely, and compliant provider lifecycle data. As a Software Engineer III, you will design and implement cloud‑native, full‑stack solutions that improve product stability, scalability, and extensibility across the PLS platform. You will help set engineering standards, shape architectural direction, mentor developers, and collaborate closely with product and engineering leaders to deliver high‑quality software that meets the needs of our customers and supports the operational excellence of the organization. Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position. Location: Remote, US Role qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field. - 7+ years of experience designing and building production‑grade software applications using Java and modern JavaScript frameworks (React preferred). - 5+ years of experience as a full‑stack engineer, contributing to backend services, APIs, UI frameworks, and integration layers. - Proficiency with Scala, Python, and Apache Spark for building and operating data‑intensive services or batch/stream processing components within provider lifecycle workflows. - 5+ years of experience working with AWS cloud services, including hands-on work with Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, API Gateway, Airflow (MWAA), CloudWatch, and related ecosystem tools. - Strong understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and service-to-service communication models. - Demonstrated knowledge of software engineering best practices: Git workflows, code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and observability. - Able to plan work, set clear direction, and coordinate tasks across a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment. - Flexible and able to adapt to evolving priorities and changes in direction. - Collaborative attitude—this role works closely with product owners, engineers, analysts, and architects across multiple PLS product lines. - Excellent communication skills, including explaining complex concepts and participating in pair-programming or technical discussions. To differentiate yourself, you: - Have experience with operationalization and observability, including metrics, tracing, logging, alerting, or automated runbooks. - Have background in domain-driven design, data modeling, cloud architecture, and data processing patterns using Spark/Scala/Python. - Have experience working in Agile/Scrum environments using tools like JIRA and Confluence. What you will be doing: - Design, develop, and maintain scalable and resilient cloud-native applications for core PLS workflows and services. - Build and enhance full-stack features using Java, React, RESTful APIs, event-driven patterns, and AWS-managed services. - Implement and optimize data ingestion and processing components—including batch and streaming workflows—using Spark, Scala, and Python where appropriate. - Improve system stability, data quality, and performance by refining workflows, optimizing service designs, and closing monitoring/alerting gaps. - Lead the maturation of prototypes or proof‑of‑concepts into production-ready services. - Contribute to the modernization of legacy components into modular, maintainable, and extensible architectures. - Strengthen CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, automated testing frameworks, and overall engineering rigor. - Write and maintain robust unit, integration, and end‑to‑end tests. - Partner with product management, architects, and engineering peers to drive roadmap execution and deliver high-quality, customer-ready solutions. - Mentor and coach engineers to elevate coding practices, architectural thinking, and product quality across the PLS organization. Availity culture and benefits: - Availity is a certified “Great Place to Work”, a “Best Workplaces for Technology Companies”, a “Best Workplaces for Women” and a “Best Workplaces for Millennials”! - Culture is important to us and there are many ways for you to make your mark here! - We have several Diversity & Inclusion teams and various ways to engage with fellow Availity associates. “AvaiLadies”, “Beyond Black”, “HOLA”, “Availity Pride”, “VetAvaility” a Young Professionals Group and “She Can Code IT” a group for women in tech are some of the groups you can get involved in. - Availity is a culture of continuous learning. We have many resources and experts in our tech stack and in our industry that can help get you there too! - We offer a competitive salary, bonus structure, generous HSA company contribution, healthcare, vision, dental benefits and a 401k match program that you can take advantage of on day one! - We offer unlimited PTO for salaried associates + 9 paid holidays. Hourly associates start at 19 days of PTO and go up from there with all the same holiday benefits. - Interested in wellness? We allow our associates to reimburse up to $250/year for gym memberships, participation in racing events, weight management programs, etc. - Interested in furthering your education? We offer education reimbursement! - Availity offers Paid Parental Leave for both moms and dads, both birth parents and adoptive parents. - Want to work for an organization that gives back to the community? You’re at the right place! Availity partners with various organizations, both locally and nationally, to raise awareness, funds and morale as our staff members volunteer their time and funds to engage the organizations campaign. Next steps: After you apply, you will receive text/email messages thanking you for applying and then you will continue to receive more text/email messages alerting you as to where you are in the recruitment process. Interview process: - Recruiter video interview - Manager video interview - Technical assessment - Panel video interview - Senior Leadership video interview #LI-BD1 Video Camera Usage: Availity fosters a collaborative and open culture where communication and engagement are central to our success. As a remote first company, we are also camera-first and provide all associates with camera/video capability to simulate the office environment. If you are not able to use your camera for all virtual meetings, you should not apply for this role. Having cameras on helps create a more connected, interactive, and productive environment, allowing teams to communicate more effectively and build stronger working relationships. The usage of cameras also enhances security and protects sensitive company information. Video participation is required to ensure that only authorized personnel are present in meetings and to prevent unauthorized access, data breaches, preventing social engineering, or the sharing of confidential information with non-participants. Disclaimers: Availity is an equal opportunity employer and makes decisions in employment matters without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. Availity is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. NOTICE: Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. 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