Inovalon was founded in 1998 on the belief that technology, and data specifically, would empower the transformation of the entire healthcare ecosystem for the better, improving both outcomes and economics. At Inovalon, we believe that when our customers are successful in their missions, healthcare improves. Therefore, we focus on empowering them with data-driven solutions. And the momentum is building.
Together, as ONE Inovalon, we are a united force delivering solutions that address healthcare’s greatest needs. Through our mission-based culture of inclusion and innovation, our organization brings value not just to our customers, but to the millions of patients and members they serve.
Overview: The Staff Engineer L6 will lead development for various Inovalon products and platforms, innovating to overcome current technology and bring in solutions which solve resiliency, scale, security in a completely different level. This position brings subject matter expertise as a functional lead and is tasked with ensuring a high level of discipline and productivity.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and access patterns related to Healthcare;
- Research, evaluate and utilize new technologies/tools/frameworks centered around high-volume data processing in AWS;
- Document and estimate technical scope and design as needed;
- Design and implement distributed data processing pipelines using tools and languages prevalent in the big data ecosystem;
- Involve and drive a culture of collaborative reviews of designs, code and test plans;
- Work with business stake holders and architecture engineering leads to ensure quality solutions are implemented and engineering standard methodologies adhered to;
- DevOps Focus – Utilize and advance continuous integration and deployment frameworks;
- Solve complex data issues and perform root cause analysis;
- Work across teams to resolve operational & performance issues;
- Provide strong technical leadership, raise the technical bar, maintain data and results-driven culture, nurture a team culture of high collaboration and trust;
- Communicate effectively and partner well with other disciplines of the project team to deliver high quality solutions from ideas to production code;
- Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines;
- Influence and coach junior engineers both within and outside of your team; be a role model for an open, honest, and inclusive approach to problem solving;
- Adhere to all confidentiality, HIPAA, regulatory, and other such policies, procedures, and requirements as outlined within Employer’s Operating Policies and Procedures in all ways and at all times with respect to any aspect of the data handled or services rendered in the scope of work; and
- Maintain compliance with Inovalon’s policies, procedures and mission statement, and fulfill those responsibilities and/or duties that may be reasonably provided by Inovalon for the purpose of achieving operational and financial success.
- On Call Policy: Participate in an on-call rotation to support critical issues, including outside standard business hours (evenings, weekends, and holidays), ensuring timely response and resolution as per defined SLAs.
Job Requirements:
- Experience: 12+ years in software engineering with deep experience in full-stack or platform development for high-scale, distributed systems (virtualization, multi-tenant, high-performance computing) with health care systems.
- Architecture & Systems: Strong background in system design, security fundamentals, reliability engineering, and automation.
- Programming & Frameworks: Expertise with .NET 8/C#, Node.js, Angular 18+ and scripting languages (Python, TypeScript)
- Cloud & DevOps: Production experience on AWS; Azure DevOps for CI/CD; infrastructure as code and modern observability practices.
- Data & Storage: SQL Server 2022, Snowflake, PostgreSql; schema design, performance tuning, and data reliability.
- Quality: Test automation (e.g., Selenium, unit/integration/e2e), blue/green or canary rollouts, monitoring, and proactive stability improvements.
- Virtualization/Containers: Hands-on with virtualization/containerization and orchestrated environments.
- Problem Solving: Expert, creative troubleshooter with a bias for elegant, maintainable solutions; calm under pressure; strong written and verbal communication.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or Information Technology
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- Sedentary work (i.e. sitting for long periods of time).
- Subject to inside environmental conditions.
- Travel for this position will include less than 10% locally usually for training purposes.
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship (e.g. H-1B, TN, or E-3). Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States as a condition of employment. (This is only applicable for US-based positions)
If you don’t meet every qualification listed but are excited about our mission and the work described, we encourage you to apply. Inovalon is most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and you may be just the right person for this or other roles.
By embracing inclusion, we enhance our work environment and drive business success. Inovalon strives to provide equal opportunities to the communities where we operate and to our clients and everyone whom we serve. We endeavor to create a culture of inclusion in which our associates feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and pursue their professional goals in an equitable setting. We understand that by fostering this type of culture, and welcoming different perspectives, we generate innovation and growth.
Inovalon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirement.
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Skills Required
- Minimum of 15 years of IT experience
- 2 years' experience with public cloud (AWS)
- 6 years of strong experience with Big Data and related processing frameworks (EMR, Spark, Airflow)
- Strong programming experience in Python and Java/Scala
- Experience working with large healthcare datasets
- Strong familiarity with healthcare data formats (EDI, FHIR)
- Experience building microservices and event-based architectures
- Experience with AWS Security Architecture
- Hands on experience with Terraform and/or cloud formation
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines in public cloud
- Experience leading and mentoring junior engineers
- Experience with cloud-based data warehousing solutions (Redshift, Snowflake)
- Excellent communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or Information Technology
Inovalon Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Inovalon and has not been reviewed or approved by Inovalon.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is described as front‑loaded with growth over tenure, alongside an expanded paid‑holiday calendar and a floating holiday. This structure provides a solid baseline of paid time away from work.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match is repeatedly highlighted as a strong element of total rewards. This adds meaningful long‑term value beyond base pay.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Hybrid and fully remote options are commonly referenced as a positive, supporting flexibility. This work‑arrangement latitude is often weighed alongside cash compensation.
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