About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Hospitals and Health Care.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the CareerTakes platform.

What You’ll Do

This role is focused on building and operating backend services that power an online healthcare platform. You will work across the full development lifecycle from design through production, collaborating with product, QA, and operations teams.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate and deploy software components to production.
• Design and implement clean, maintainable, and scalable backend services and REST APIs using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Write and maintain automated tests (unit, integration, performance) to ensure reliability and quality.
• Debug, profile, and optimize services for performance and cost efficiency.
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews to raise code quality and share knowledge.
• Document architecture, design decisions, runbooks, and operational procedures.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automation to speed delivery and reduce manual toil.
• Mentor junior engineers and share best practices for testing, documentation, and maintainability.
• Leverage AI-assisted coding tools responsibly to accelerate development while maintaining code quality.

What We’re Looking For

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong programming skills in one or more languages (JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C#, C++, etc.).
• Hands-on experience designing and building backend services and REST APIs — specifically Node.js & TypeScript experience preferred.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, CosmosDB, or similar).
• Experience with software testing, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a distributed team.
• Experience using AI tools for code generation and development workflows.

Preferred

• Experience building and operating services on Azure or another major cloud provider.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and cloud resource management.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar).
• Hands-on experience integrating AI coding tools (Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) into a real development workflow.

Location & Schedule

This position supports a hybrid, in-office-first schedule to preserve team cohesion and collaboration.

• On-site expectation in Denver, CO Tuesday–Thursday each week.
• Remote work is typically allowed Mondays and Fridays.

If you require a different arrangement for accessibility reasons, please contact CareerTakes during the application process.

Compensation & Benefits

Pursuant to applicable pay transparency laws, the base starting salary range for this role is:

• $97,000 – $125,000 per year (actual pay is based on geographic location, experience, and qualifications).

Benefits (subject to eligibility)

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Life insurance; short- and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts and HSA options
• Paid time off and holiday pay
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee assistance program and mental health support
• Paid parental bonding program
• Commuter benefits and wellness discounts
• Additional wellness and employee support programs

Who You’ll Work With

You will be hired by Confidential Client, a healthcare-focused organization operating in the Hospitals and Health Care industry. The team values collaboration, code quality, and measurable impact for users across the health and wellness journey. You’ll join a cross-discipline engineering organization working to deliver reliable, secure, and user-centered services.

How to Apply

Apply through the Careertakes platform. Your application may be matched to other opportunities on Careertakes that fit your skills and preferences.

Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

CareerTakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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