About this opportunity
Covista lists this Senior Software Engineer opportunity in columbia, Maryland. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Covista is America's largest healthcare educator, serving more than 97,000 students and supported by a community of 385,000 alumni across five accredited institutions. Through personalized, tech-enabled education powered by 10,000 faculty and colleagues, Covista expands access to healthcare careers and addresses the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage at scale. Covista is the parent company of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.
Job Description
The position will lead the implementation, maintenance, performance tuning, and capacity management for all organizational software systems as directed by management and senior staff. This position will provide Software solutions delivery support and mentoring for Software Engineers.
Lead the design and implementation of software solutions that meet business requirements and technical specifications.
Analyze project needs/requirements and recommend solutions to enable enterprise integration.
Develop and implement software solutions, standards, processes, and security.
Collaborate with product managers, architects, QA and other stakeholders to gather and refine software requirements and developments.
Maintain and enhance existing software applications through bug fixes and feature enhancements.
Attend vendor training/conferences and presentations for continuing skill development.
Train and mentor team members and other Covista technical resources as necessary.
Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve software development practices.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Comply with all policies and standards.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related fields required.
Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages.
Proven leadership capabilities, with the ability to lead and inspire a team; excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to identify and resolve complex technical issues, considering both short‑term and long‑term implications.
Experience in designing scalable and robust software architectures; familiarity with cloud platforms, distributed systems, and microservices architecture is advantageous.
Solid understanding and experience with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban; ability to work in a fast‑paced, iterative development environment.
Knowledge of software testing methodologies and experience in writing testable code; familiarity with automated testing frameworks and tools is a plus.
Hands‑on experience with LangChain, RAG, LLM prompt engineering, and Python for NL‑to‑SQL and AI‑driven solutions.
Strong expertise in GCP (Vertex AI, BigQuery, Firebase, Pub/Sub) with Node.js/TypeScript and Angular development.
Solid SQL/data modeling skills with senior‑level system design, code reviews, and mentoring capability.
Additional Information
In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $84,835.61 and $153,548.46. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job‑related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.
Covista offers a robust suite of benefits including:
Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
401(k) Retirement Program + 6% employer match
Participation in Covista’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
12 Paid Holidays
Annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. Covista will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation
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Worksite address
columbia, MD, 21046, US
Who can apply
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