Full Stack Developer

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Full Stack Developer

Location: Remote

Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)

Type: Full Time

Min. Experience: Experienced

Security Clearance Level: Public Trust

Salary Range: $85,389 - $116,975

Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Build, support, and migrate a cloud-based Web Dashboard application that processes healthcare Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions

Design, build, and maintain Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interfaces (RESTful APIs) in Java and/or NodeJS that retrieve, transform, and serve EDI healthcare records

Integrate with internal platform APIs, EDI processing pipelines, and data services to deliver live and historical EDI transaction data reliably and performantly

Support and contribute to an Angular-based dashboard front-end – consuming APIs, building or maintaining components, and ensuring data is surfaced accurately to business and clinical users

Collaborate with back-end C#/.Net and AWS data engineers to define clean API contracts and ensure reliable data delivery across services

Write clean, testable, well-documented code and participate actively in code review

Perform unit and integration testing across back-end services and API layers

Support deployment, monitoring, and performance of back-end services in production on AWS

Apply and promote best software engineering practices within an Agile framework

Use Git and GitHub for version control, branching, pull requests, and collaborative development

Required Skills and Experience

Experience with Java and/or NodeJS back-end integration work and Angular front-end User Interface (UI)

An understanding of structured healthcare data

Proven experience building back-end services that serve structured EDI or healthcare data to front-end application

Hands-on Angular experience with the ability to integrate APIs and contribute to front-end components

Strong back-end development experience in Java and JavaScript/TypeScript/NodeJS – API design, data transformation, error handling, and performance

Experience with Angular or another Modern front-end framework

Proven ability to build RESTful APIs that consume and transform structured data (XML, JSON)

Working knowledge of Angular, including components, services, and API integration

Hands-on Cloud (AWS/Azure) experience, including API Gateway, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, or related services

Proficiency with Git/GitHub, including branching strategies, pull requests, and collaborative workflows

Experience with unit and integration testing frameworks (JUnit, Jest, or equivalent)

Strong communication skills and an ability to work with stakeholders and cross-functional engineers to define and refine API requirements

Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban) and JIRA

An ability to work independently and as part of a distributed team

Strong attention to detail, especially around data accuracy and fidelity for healthcare records

An ability to conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback

U.S. Citizenship required for this position.

Professional Certifications

None required

Years of Professional Experience

8+ years of software development experience with a strong back-end focus (Java and/or NodeJS)

8+ years of experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs in healthcare or enterprise environments

Desired experience

Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Medical Claims

X.12 medical claims (837, 834, 277, etc)

Familiarity with web document submission processes

Experience in a high paced DevOps environment

Front-end development experience

Familiarity with healthcare payer/Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations

Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in API and web applications

Familiarity with accessibility standards (Section 508/WCAG 2.1) for government-facing applications

Experience with containerization (Docker, ECS, EKS)

Familiarity with C#/.Net back-end services for cross-team integration touchpoints

Experience working with remote U.S. based teams (Not Offshore teams)

Formal Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Citizenship Requirement

U.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity

Security Clearance Requirements

Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)

CRITICAL NOTES:

SSG will not make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Your answers to the mandatory screening questions must be supported by the information on your resume. Applications with inconsistencies will not be considered.

Recruiters or Third parties will not be considered.

This is a 100% U.S. based remote position. However, candidates from CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered.

This is a W-2 position

All interviews will be conducted on Microsoft Teams with your camera on; there will be no exceptions

As part of our screening process, you will be requested to provide a link to your LinkedIn profile

U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.

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