Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Waymark is a team of healthcare providers, technologists, and builders whose mission is to bring the best healthcare to people with Medicaid benefits. As a Junior Software Engineer, you'll build products that enable care delivery teams to support people with Medicaid benefits, while being mentored by a senior engineer.
Responsibilities
- Ship features and fixes to our messaging platform, built in Elixir
- Work through bug tickets across our stack (React, TypeScript, Elixir)
- Set up a local development environment that mirrors production
- Participate in sprint planning and refinement, managing your work in Jira
- Contribute to code reviews on GitHub and keep your team informed in standups
- Collaborate with senior engineers, product, and design on upcoming feature planning
- Work with PostgreSQL as part of our production data layer
Skills
- Some experience building software — through professional work, internships, bootcamps, or substantial personal projects
- Familiarity with at least one modern web application framework (e.g. React, Next.js, Phoenix, or similar)
- Familiarity with Git and version control workflows
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with functional programming
- Familiarity with testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
- Interest in healthcare technology and improving health outcomes
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, mission-driven startup environment
Benefits
- Opportunity to invest in the company’s growth.
- A dedicated stipend for your first year to help set up your home office.
- Comprehensive plans to keep you and your family healthy.
- Basic life insurance to give you peace of mind.
- 20 vacation days, accrued over the year, plus 11 paid holidays.
- 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents after six months of employment, and 8 weeks of bonding leave for non-birthing parents.
- Access to a 401(k) plan with a company contribution, subject to a vesting schedule.
- Convenient options to support your commute needs.
- A dedicated stipend supports professional development and growth.
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