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Overview:
Position Overview:
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the team here at HealthEdge. This role will contribute to the future direction and vision of the product suite, including new feature development and bug fixes.
About the Technology Team:
Our Technology Team is a dynamic group of innovators reshaping the future of healthcare technology. This team thrives on collaboration, bringing together top talent from diverse backgrounds to create scalable, secure, and cutting-edge platforms. With expertise in cloud infrastructure, AI, and user experience design, they enable transformation for healthcare health plan solutions. Beyond technical excellence, the HealthEdge Technology Team is passionate about empowering clients. They prioritize transparency, thoughtful resource allocation, and a commitment to seamless experiences. Guided by visionary leadership and a deep enthusiasm for innovation, this group is redefining what’s possible in healthcare technology.
Your Impact:
- Implement new product features according to specific requirements while adhering to the highest professional development standards.
- Work as a back-end server engineer in an agile development team alongside other developers, PMs and QA engineers and participate in all phases of the development process.
- Design & develop application components in Java to maintain existing code and to create new services.
- Solve interesting technology and usability challenges on a daily basis.
- Ensure applications receive thorough unit, system, and integration testing.
- Provide solution support and troubleshooting following deployment.
- Promote agile principles and methodology.
- Contribute to the future direction and vision of the product suite including new feature development and bug fixes.
What You Bring:
- A minimum of 8 years' related experience in a commercial software development role
- BS/MS Computer Science
- Strong object-oriented programming skills
- Hands-on development experience using Java, J2EE, XML, SOAP and SQL
- Familiarity with message queues, event sourcing, NoSQL data stores
- Prior experience with performance optimization and troubleshooting of Java applications
- Linux and shell or other Unix scripting languages as well as with Oracle and relational databases, including experience with database installation, administration, and performance tuning
- Experience working with application servers
- Prior experience with healthcare applications is a plus
- Experience in the full software development lifecycle using an Agile development process
- Experience working CI, CD and DevOps practices
- Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Excellent communication skills
Bonus Points:
- Experience with healthcare applications
- Experience with IntelliJ, JUnit or JunitPerf
- Experience working with WebLogic application server
- Experience working with SOAP web services
- Experience with database installation, administration, and performance tuning
Geographic Responsibility:
While HealthEdge is located in Boston, MA you may live anywhere in the US
Type of Employment:
Full-time, permanent
Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
- The employee is occasionally required to move around the office. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Work across multiple time zones in a hybrid or remote work environment.
- Long periods of time sitting and/or standing in front of a computer using video technology.
- May require travel dependent on company needs.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the job being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. HealthEdge reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Candidates may be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check.
HealthEdge is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to workforce diversity and actively encourage all qualified persons to seek employment with us, including, but not limited to, racial and ethnic minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities.
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Compensation:
The annual US base salary range for this position is $145,000-$162,000/Yr. This salary range may cover multiple career levels at HealthEdge. Final compensation will be determined during the interview process and is based on a combination of factors including, but not limited to, your skills, experience, qualifications and education.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote senior software development engineer jobs.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience in production environments
- Proficiency in at least one of Java, Python, C++, Go, or similar languages
- Experience designing and building distributed systems or large-scale microservices architectures
- Strong command of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Ability to lead technical design reviews and mentor junior and mid-level engineers
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Remote Senior Software Development Engineer Job Search
Quantify your system design impact
Hiring managers at the senior level expect concrete scale numbers on your resume. Replace vague phrases like 'improved performance' with specifics: how many requests per second your service handled, how much latency you cut, or how large the codebase you refactored was.
Align your GitHub to the role
Before applying, make sure your pinned repositories reflect the stack the team uses. A Java shop reviewing a profile full of Python side projects has to work harder to see your fit. Swap in relevant work or add a short README explaining transferable design decisions.
Apply early to roles that fit
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Filter openings by architecture scope
Search for keywords like 'distributed systems,' 'platform,' or 'microservices' alongside the role title to surface openings where senior engineers own end-to-end design, not just feature work. Those postings signal the scope and autonomy most senior candidates are targeting.
Prepare a system design narrative in advance
Senior interviews almost always include an open-ended design question. Prepare two or three real systems you designed, including the trade-offs you made and what you'd do differently. Interviewers are evaluating your reasoning process, not whether you hit a textbook answer.
Negotiate beyond base compensation
Once you have an offer, ask specifically about equity refresh schedules, signing bonus cliff dates, and performance review cycles before accepting. These details affect total value significantly and are almost always negotiable at the senior level before the offer is finalized.
Remote Senior Software Development Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote senior software development engineer job?
Target companies that already run distributed teams, since they hire remotely by default and know how to onboard someone they never meet in person. Remote senior software development engineer employers screen hard for self-direction and clear written communication on top of the core skills, so show evidence you can own work without someone over your shoulder. Apply to the openings above that match your experience.
Which companies hire remote senior software development engineers?
Companies hiring remote senior software development engineers include Speechify, CVS Health, and Canonical, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Remote-first firms and large companies running distributed teams post the most remote senior software development engineer roles.
Can you get a remote senior software development engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but it is harder than an on-site role, because remote work expects you to operate independently from the start. Entry-level remote senior software development engineer openings do exist, especially at remote-first companies, and a portfolio of real work helps more than a long resume. Applying broadly to the roles that fit improves your odds.
Do you need a degree for remote senior software development engineer jobs?
Not always. Many employers hire remote senior software development engineers on demonstrated skills and prior work rather than a specific degree, though some larger companies still prefer one. Showing relevant results matters more than a credential for most remote senior software development engineer roles.
Which industries hire the most remote senior software development engineers?
Most remote senior software development engineer openings sit in Technology & Software, Healthcare & Medical Services, and Consulting & Professional Services, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. These sectors run distributed teams and hire senior software development engineers remotely most consistently.
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