Availity · 1 month ago
Middleware Engineer IV (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
7+ years expAvaility is a healthcare technology company that delivers revenue cycle and related business solutions for healthcare professionals. As a Middleware Engineer IV, you will manage and evolve the API Gateway integration platforms that connect millions of providers with health plans, ensuring operational excellence and innovation at scale.
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No H1B
Responsibilities
Managing and advancing the API integration platforms and related infrastructure components, including software upgrades, performance monitoring, and application development team collaboration
Leading platform enhancement efforts that enable flexible and secure integration between internal and external services
Providing guidance and expertise for application service design, data and transaction workflows for scalability, reliability and extensibility
Following infrastructure-as-code best practices (Terraform, Helm, Ansible) for repeatable deployments and environment consistency
Driving operational excellence through on-call rotation support, thorough post-mortem investigation, and implementing solutions that improve resilience
Performing unit testing and complex debugging, and identifying opportunities for automated testing where appropriate
Leading analysis of technical feasibility and solution design, including estimation of work efforts, planning, and backlog organization
Ensuring upgrades, patching, and platform updates are proactively planned and executed without business disruption
Setting reliability targets and defining operational metrics (availability, latency, error budgets) in line with SRE methodologies
Writing detailed technical documentation for systems, including architectural diagrams, and operational procedures for standardized actions used for maintenance and support
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience
7-10 years of relevant technical and business experience in IT systems delivery, operations, and support (preferably in healthcare or high-transaction environments)
3+ years of experience in IT systems integration
Hands-on experience with: HTTP integration and API authentication frameworks
Hands-on experience with: SSL certificates (validation, encryption, authentication, signature)
Hands-on experience with: Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, Helm) and AWS services (VPC, IAM, EC2, EKS, Istio)
Hands-on experience with: Observability and monitoring tools (preferably Splunk, New Relic)
Experience bridging infrastructure and development teams, ensuring architectural alignment
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
SaaS experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical systems
Familiarity with API management and gateway software (preferably Tyk) and COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) product management
Background in metrics-driven reliability engineering (SLOs, SLIs, error budgets)
Experience with scripting/programming (Go, JavaScript, Python, etc.)
Benefits
Generous HSA company contribution
Healthcare
Vision
Dental benefits
401k match program that you can take advantage of on day one
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
Reimburse up to $250/year for gym memberships, participation in racing events, weight management programs, etc.
Education reimbursement
Paid Parental Leave for both moms and dads, both birth parents and adoptive parents
Company
Availity
Availity offers a free access to real-time information and instant responses for healthcare professionals.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$200MKey Investors
Novo HoldingsFrancisco Partners
2021-07-07Secondary Market
2017-10-19Private Equity· $200M
Leadership Team
Russ Thomas
Chief Executive Officer
Frank Petito
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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