The Software Engineer will collaborate with designers, developers and product managers to develop and support Healthgrades’ suite of patient-focused decision-support sites; ensuring a consistent, engaging interface that creates a strong brand impression and ensures a high return from ad-supported and report-based revenues. 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of professional web development in a high-traffic, public-facing web environment.
  
• Experience developing data driven web applications in ASP.net (MVC 4) in a Services Oriented Architecture (SOA).
  
• Experience in mobile web technologies including responsive design for various size devices.
  
• Experience building RESTful APIs.
  
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design and software development principles and best practices.
  
• Strong understanding of web-based architecture (web servers, load balancing, caching, databases, replication, etc.) and technologies (CSS, HTML).
  
• Mastery of databases (SQL Server) and search engines (Solr).
  
• Experience with JavaScript and other web technologies (XHTML, CSS, Ajax, Json, etc.).
  
• Understanding of version control techniques (Git, Subversion, TFS 2010).
  
• Test-driven development (TDD) and creating unit tests.
  
• Up-to-date knowledge of latest trends in web application development.
  
• Familiar with Web APIs like Amazon EC2, Salesforce, Google, and Bing.
  
• Ability to contribute to a culture of communication, collaboration and creativity.
  

Education:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, or related field is required.
• A strong candidate will have 5+ years of professional web development, a proven track record developing public-facing web sites and a general passion for web-development. 

We would consider out of state candidates for this position

Benefits:

Healthgrades offers a fast-paced, dynamic work environment including a competitive salary and benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), vacation and holidays.  The exciting part of working here is not the dental plan but the opportunity to be a key player in helping consumers make healthcare decisions and working with like-minded people who are passionate, focused and driven to make a difference in an industry that touches everyone’s lives.