Senior Software Engineer

As the industry pioneer in transparent healthcare pricing, TALON are experts in leveraging price transparency and consumer-centric principles to produce optimal outcomes. We've built the ultimate suite of software services designed to protect healthcare consumers from overpaying for care. Our innovative tools deliver a market-driven healthcare system, empowering consumers to make smart decisions and control their financial and physical well-being. TALON just ranked #4 on the Boston Globe’s “New England’s 50 fastest-growing companies” and #369 on the Inc. 5000 for 2024, with 3-yr revenue growth of 1,186%.

Join us on our mission to educate, empower, and incentivize the American healthcare consumer to meaningfully reduce costs and create a healthier ecosystem.

Overview

TALON is looking for exceptional talent to join our expanding Engineering team. As an enthusiastic Senior Software Engineer, you will build and support the software that drives the TALON infrastructure and applications. The ideal candidate will have 5 years post educational experience developing in Python and working with SQL or NoSQL databases, and other common development tools.

Experience developing multiprocessing, distributed, applications is a significant plus. This individual should also be familiar with the entire SDLC and have experience working in multiple aspects of that process. Because you will be working with cross-functional teams within Engineering, as well as the Customer Success team, active listening and communication skills are essential.

If you are a strong developer and resilient problem solver who can manage ambiguity and complexity, has a thirst for knowledge and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced entrepreneurial environment, this is the role for you!

Responsibilities:

• Develop proficiency with TALON’s software development practices and patterns while utilizing effective problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate experience building team culture and engineering processes, especially on high growth teams.
• Communicate effectively – attentively listen to others to provide timely and helpful information, and be effective in a range of professional settings. Give and receive feedback in a productive, professional manner.
• Exercise considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.
• Contribute to the analysis of how to best meet purpose and features resulting in logical requirements documentation.
• Help design solutions to meet objectives (data structures, system processes, services, user interfaces, etc.).
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams.
• Ability to train peers including junior level and technical support team members.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of Python programming and/or JavaScript experience.
• 3 years SQL and/or NoSQL experience.
• 2 years of REST/SOA experience.
• At least 2 years of experience working in a Scrum or Agile development environment.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in JavaScript (Meteor.js, Blaze, React).
• Knowledge of best practices including code reviews, testing, coding standards, source control (git and GitHub), and CI/CD.
• 5 years of experience in software engineering, including design, development, and implementation of complex systems.
• Ability to follow instructions, accept constructive criticism, and have an open mind for team discussion and collaboration.

Technical Skills:

• Relational/Non-Relational Database querying
• JavaScript Frameworks (Blaze, Angular, React, or Vue.js)
• HTML and CSS
• Source Control (Git)
• JavaScript and Python
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Software development lifecycle with an emphasis on turning requirements into code

This is a collaborative position in a very fast paced company with normal business hours (8a-5p) in our offices on the Piscataqua River in downtown Portsmouth, NH.