This is a remote position
Position Summary:
We are seeking a Software Engineering Tech Lead to provide technical leadership, project execution, and people leadership for a team of software engineers. This role combines hands-on software development responsibilities with accountability for technical direction, engineering excellence, and team development.The Software Engineering Tech Lead is responsible for designing and delivering scalable applications using C#, .NET, SQL, React, and modern API architectures. The role actively contributes to application development while leading technical design, code quality initiatives, architectural decisions, and engineering best practices.The Tech Lead provides day-to-day leadership for engineers, mentors team members, conducts code reviews, and ensures successful delivery of secure, reliable, and maintainable software solutions. The role works closely with Product, Engineering, Architecture, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver business value while continuously improving development processes and technical standards.Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership
- Lead the technical delivery of software projects using C#, .NET, PostgreSQL, React, and modern web technologies.
- Enforce engineering standards, development practices, and architectural guidelines defined by technology leadership.
- Contribute to application designs, database designs, APIs, and code to ensure quality, scalability, maintainability, and security.
- Make technical trade-offs and architectural decisions that balance business needs, delivery timelines, and long-term maintainability.
- Identify and mitigate technical risks before they impact delivery, quality, or system performance.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications, APIs, and backend services.
- Lead the development of modern user experiences using React and related frontend technologies.
- Design and optimize PostgreSQL databases, queries, indexing strategies, and data access patterns.
- Drive implementation of automated testing, code quality controls, and secure development practices.
- Participate directly in software development and remain hands-on with application architecture and implementation.
- Establish engineering practices that improve software quality, reliability, and maintainability.
- Ensure applications meet performance, scalability, availability, and security requirements.
- Drive adoption of monitoring, diagnostics, and operational tooling to proactively identify and resolve issues.
- Lead root cause analysis and resolution efforts for production incidents and critical defects.
- Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and mentorship for software engineers.
- Conduct performance management activities including goal setting, feedback, career development, and performance evaluations.
- Participate in hiring, onboarding, and development of engineering talent.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Serve as the primary technical escalation point for the engineering team.
- Partner with Product Managers, Principal Engineers, DevOps, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions.
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions and implementation plans.
- Communicate technical decisions, project status, risks, and dependencies to leadership and stakeholders.
- Contribute to roadmap planning and help define the future technical direction of applications and platforms.
- 8+ years of software engineering experience developing enterprise applications.
- 7+ years of strong hands-on experience with C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, and RESTful API development.
- 5+ years of strong experience with MS SQL, PostgreSQL database design, optimization, and performance tuning.
- 2+ years of experience developing modern web applications using React and related frontend technologies.
- 5+ years of experience leading software delivery Scrum teams in C#, .NET.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and software quality practices.
- Strong understanding of software architecture patterns, distributed systems, and API design.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
- Proven experience leading engineers through technical mentorship and people management responsibilities.
- Strong understanding of application security, performance optimization, and scalability practices.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
- Software projects are delivered on time with high quality, reliability, and maintainability.
- Engineering standards and development practices consistently improve code quality and team productivity.
- Applications scale effectively and meet performance, security, and availability expectations.
- Engineers receive effective coaching, mentorship, and career development support.
- The team continuously improves delivery efficiency, technical excellence, and customer outcomes.
AAPC (www.aapc.com) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing healthcare training, certification, and solutions association.
AAPC Values:
DRIVEN | Self-starts and stays highly motivated to achieve ambitious goals. Shares contagious energy and enthusiasm liberally. Takes initiative without always being directed. Demonstrates confidence in decision-making and effectively balances autonomy and authority with accountability.
HUMBLE | Learns, adapts, and improves relentlessly. Seeks feedback without insecurity and implements coaching. Recognizes others' contributions gratefully. Approaches work and relationships with an abundance mentality. Places the needs of others above self.
TRANSPARENT| Integrity-centered, honest, truthful, and trustworthy in all aspects of work. Keeps commitments to external and internal parties. Holds self strictly accountable, valuing the trust placed in them by others.
SUPPORTIVE | Empowers and uplifts others. Listens actively and responds with empathy and understanding. Prioritizes well-being and growth of team members and customers ahead of own interest. Faces challenges together, believing in collective strength and unity.
INNOVATIVE | Entrepreneurial spirit with a scrappy mentality. Dreams big, sees opportunity, pursues full potential, and finds ways to accomplish the impossible. Rolls up sleeves and does real work. Works quickly, intelligently, and flexibly.
What we Offer:
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Generous PTO and Holiday Pay
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Remote/virtual-office consideration
AAPC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This company is committed to fairness and equal opportunity in our hiring practices. We do not discriminate on grounds unrelated to a candidate's ability to perform the duties of the job. Our focus is on finding the best person for each role, based on merit and fit, to ensure success both for our company and for the individual's professional growth.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- 7+ years of hands-on experience with C#, .NET, and RESTful API development
- 5+ years of experience with MS SQL and PostgreSQL database design
- 2+ years of experience developing web applications using React
- 5+ years of experience leading software delivery teams in C#, .NET
- Strong understanding of software architecture patterns and API design
- Experience with automated testing frameworks
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure
What We Do
AAPC was founded in 1988 to provide education and professional certification to physician-based medical coders and to elevate the standards of medical coding by providing student training, certification, ongoing education, networking, and job opportunities. Since then, AAPC has expanded beyond coding to include training and credentials in documentation and coding audits, regulatory compliance, and physician practice management. AAPC's membership includes over 200,000 healthcare professionals worldwide, of which more than 100,000 are certified. AAPC has the largest network of billing, coding, auditing, and practice management professionals. We provide a suite of software and services that support healthcare organizations with training, accreditation, and the tools necessary to ensure revenue optimization. Learn more at this link: https://www.aapc.com/business/auditing-and-coding-services.aspx AAPC certifications encompass the entire business side of provider care, with physician coding (CPC®), hospital outpatient facility (COC®), hospital inpatient facility (CIC®), risk adjustment coding (CRC®), payer perspective coding (CPC-P®), practice management (CPPM™), and more. All certifications demonstrate a hands-on, working knowledge to support cleaner claim submissions, faster reimbursement, fewer denials, and better run practices. Specialty coding credentials are currently offered in 20 different fields of expertise. AAPC offers continuing education for all credentials through local chapters, workshops, webinars, a monthly newsmagazine (Healthcare Business Monthly), other publications, and conferences.
