Senior Software Engineer

Company Description

Covista is America's largest healthcare educator, serving more than 97,000 students and supported by a community of 385,000 alumni across five accredited institutions. Through personalized, tech-enabled education powered by 10,000 faculty and colleagues, Covista expands access to healthcare careers and addresses the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage at scale. Covista is the parent company of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.

Our colleagues come from a wide range of backgrounds, business, academia, healthcare, government and nonprofits, and are part of a culture where doing exceptional work and making a meaningful difference for students and society aren't separate goals—they're one and the same. This means creating an environment where colleagues can develop new skills, build careers that match their ambitions and see the tangible impact of their work on healthcare education and workforce development. Colleagues who deliver results and embrace new tools to work smarter are valued for their contributions. But what makes working at Covista distinctive is our impact. Our faculty and colleagues don't just support healthcare education—they shape it. This isn't abstract purpose work. It's solving real problems for real people in real communities while advancing careers.

We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week (Monday–Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship-building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment.

For more information, visit covista.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

****Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Covista will not sponsor applicants for work visas.****

Job Description

The position will lead the implementation, maintenance, performance tuning, and capacity management for all organizational software systems as directed by management and senior staff. This position will provide Software solutions delivery support and mentoring for Software Engineers.

• Lead the design and implementation of software solutions that meet business requirements and technical specifications.
• Analyzes project needs/requirements and recommends solutions to enable enterprise integration.
• Develops and implements software solutions, standards, processes, and security.
• Collaborating with product managers, architects, QA and other stakeholders to gather and refine software requirements and developments.
• Maintaining and enhancing existing software applications through bug fixes and feature enhancements.
• Attends vendor training/conferences and presentations for continuing skills development.
• Trains and mentors team members and other Covista technical resources as necessary.
• Keeping up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve software development practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

****Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Covista will not sponsor applicants for work visas.****

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related fields Required.
• Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages.
• Proven leadership capabilities, with the ability to lead and inspire a team. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels..
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to identify and resolve complex technical issues, considering both short-term and long-term implications.
• Experience in designing scalable and robust software architectures. Familiarity with cloud platforms, distributed systems, and microservices architecture is advantageous.
• Solid understanding and experience with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban. Ability to work in a fast-paced, iterative development environment.
• Knowledge of software testing methodologies and experience in writing testable code. Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and tools is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with LangChain, RAG, LLM prompt engineering, and Python for NL-to-SQL and AI-driven solutions.
• Strong expertise in GCP (Vertex AI, BigQuery, Firebase, Pub/Sub) with Node.js/TypeScript and Angular development.
• Solid SQL/data modeling skills with senior-level system design, code reviews, and mentoring capability.

****Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Covista will not sponsor applicants for work visas.****

Additional Information

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $84,835.61 and $153,548.46. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Covista offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Covista’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit:
  https://careers.covista.com/benefits
  
  You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

****Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Covista will not sponsor applicants for work visas.****

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation