Job Location: Remote - Applicants must reside within MA, IN, TX to be considered
FLSA Status: Exempt
About the Role: Our platform helps healthcare providers and community organizations coordinate care for individuals facing complex medical and social challenges. The systems we build support real-time collaboration across health records, referral networks, and community services.
As a Software Engineer at Activate Care, you will help design and build the tools that power this coordination. You will work alongside experienced engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver high-quality software that directly supports organizations improving outcomes for vulnerable populations.
You'll contribute across the full development lifecycle-from designing solutions and writing production code to improving system quality and participating in technical discussions within your team.
Responsibilities: - Implement well-specified features with guidance from senior engineers.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code that supports system reliability and scalability.
- Contribute to responsive web applications and progressive web apps.
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and team ceremonies.
- Write and maintain automated tests to ensure system reliability.
- Collaborate with product and design teams to deliver user-focused solutions.
- Document code, specifications, and workflows for clarity and reusability.
- Learn and apply prompt engineering, AI-assisted dev tools, and automation frameworks to accelerate productivity.
RequirementsQualifications & Skills:Must Have:
- Minimum of a High School Diploma with an equivalent of 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or a Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
- 3+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer, healthcare experience is preferred.
- Experience working effectively within Agile/Scrum teams.
- Advanced ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non technical stakeholders
- Willingness, and ability to learn new technologies, adapt to feedback and continuously improve technical skills.
Core Technical Skills
- Experience building applications using Ruby on Rails, Ruby Sinatra, or Node JS /Fastify .
- Frontend development experience with React, Svelte and modern JavaScript.
- Experience building scalable responsive web applications and progressive web apps using HTML/CSS.
- Experience with Native web applications is a plus
- Experience developing and integrating RESTful APIs and web services.
- Familiarity with relational or document databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or EdgeDB.
- Experience with background job processing systems such as ActiveJob, Sidekiq, or Resque.
Productivity & AI-Enhanced Development
- Experience using Cursor, MCP agents, LLMs, or Ollama.
- Strong understanding of prompt engineering concepts.
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins or CircleCI.
- Familiarity with development automation and workflow optimization.
Software Engineering Principles
- Strong understanding of separation of concerns, code quality, and maintainable architecture.
- Experience designing and implementing well-tested features.
- Familiarity with multiple quality domains such as functionality, performance, and reliability.
- Experience with testing frameworks such as Cypress, MiniTest, or other automated testing approaches.
- Experience working with Git workflows, pull requests, and collaborative development practices.
Nice to Have:
- Experience maintaining Ruby on Rails applications in production environments.
- Experience maintaining PWA's and SPA applications
- Experience working with AWS or other cloud platforms.
- Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes/Helm.
- Knowledge of secure coding practices (OWASP, Brakeman) and handling sensitive healthcare data (HIPAA awareness).
- Prior experience working on healthcare platforms or workflow automation systems.
