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Senior Software Developer

Chicago, IL

Security Clearance: None
Company Description:

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better healthcare, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. At Northwestern Medicine, we pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, we take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Job Description:

The Senior Software Developer reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Senior Software Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and testing applications for Northwestern Medicine.

Responsibilities:

Develop software solutions by studying information needs, conferring with users, studying systems flow, data usage and work processes, and investigating problem areas
Participate in the Agile software development from concept, design to full-stack coding and testing
Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
Stay current on development tools, programming techniques and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications
Provide senior level support in project, ad hoc status/issues meetings and conference calls
Provide advice, coaching, training and educational opportunities to assist team members in closing performance and skill set gaps in order for them to advance
Mentor junior and mid-level software developers
Make informed decisions quickly and take ownership of services and applications at scale
Create internal process improvement initiatives within team's toolsets and workflows
Perform code reviews
Provide operational support as needed
Other duties as assigned

Competencies:

Excellent knowledge of object-orientated programming and model-driven development
Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch of the project
Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams and management to collect requirements, identify tasks, provide estimates and meet production deadlines
Experience with professional software engineering best practices including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes and continuous integration
Must have a strong work ethic and a high level of professionalism
Willingness to engage in discussion with the team to reach the best possible solutions for technical challenges while conforming to best practice and standards
To be proactive, inquisitive, always looking for a challenge and wanting to constantly grow as a professional and to help others around you
Proficient analytical skills and problem-solving ability

Qualifications
Required:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent years of experience
5+ years of experience as a full stack software developer
Preferred:

Web development using the .Net Framework, .Net Core, C#, ASP.Net, Web Services (Web API), WCF, REST, JavaScript, JQuery, HTML, CSS
Microsoft SQL Server database design with experience in query optimization
Front end frameworks (Angular, Razor, React, etc.)
Source Control: TFS, Git
Experience working in an agile environment .
Additional Information
Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.
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