Software Engineer II (PHP)

ABOUT THIS POSITION

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Proposes technical solutions to the Manager Application Engineering

• Designs/develops/tests/implements improvements or new features into the Waystar website and core processing applications

• Responsible for developing/augmenting applications based on the functional and technical specifications

• Responsible for adhering to Waystar coding standards and the approved technologies and proposing amendments to either when necessary

• Unit tests all changes on development and then works with the appropriate Business and/or Technology Owner(s) to ensure that the developed solution meets the business requirements

• Communicates the development progress daily to the senior-level team members

• Attends to any work items assigned through the internal case system in a timely fashion

• Takes ownership of work items assigned communicates estimates and daily progress as part of the SDLC process and actively works to resolve issues blocking progress

• Assists in the QA process

• Participates as required in Production Code Turn days providing instructions for deploying the code changes successfully and for Smoke Testing code post-release

• Develops and maintains open and fluid communication with Management

• Develops and maintains a positive relationship with other team members

• Assists in the creation and/or approving of technical specifications

• Assists in identifying areas in the application that need to be refactored

• Works with the various departments and team members to design and/or implement various new enhancements to the existing web application.; this includes but is not limited to SQL table design SQL stored procedure design and process design in the designated programming language

• Tracks any changes required by such development using internal tools and communicates to the QA Team any abnormalities required to push the changes from development through the various stages to production

• Identifies and informs the Manager Application Engineering of areas of the application that can be improved by refactoring optimization or other improved technology solutions

• Notifies the Manager Application Engineering of any problems that negatively impact applications and works to implement a solution

• Communicates and works with the Manager Application Engineering to reassign any items that cannot be addressed in a timely fashion

• Provides estimates for project tasks using an internal project tool and updates the estimates if they increase or decrease

• Additional duties as assigned​

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Experience with statically typed / compiled languages (c# java c go)

• Experience with dynamically typed / interpreted languages (javascript python php)

• Experience with Relational Databases (sql server mysql postgres)

• Experience with cloud technologies (aws gcloud azure)

• Experience with Version Control (git)

• Experience with Unit and Integration Testing Methodologies

• Experience building highly-scalable software solutions

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment & welcome change

• Highly self-motivated

Preferred Skills:

• Experience scaling real-time high availability APIs

• Experience integrating with payment gateways and processors (Stripe Elavon Authorize.Net NMI USAePay WorldPay TSYS etc)

• Experience with finance and banking processes and concepts (merchant accounts ACH settlement etc)

WAYSTAR PERKS

• Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus if applicable)
• Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)
• We offer generous paid time off for our non-exempt team members starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays including 2 personal floating holidays. We also offer flexible time off for our exempt team members + 13 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave)
• Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access
• Free mental health and family planning programs including adoption assistance and fertility support
• 401(K) program with company match
• Pet insurance
• Employee resource groups

Waystar is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate value and support diversity and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

What We Do

Waystar harnesses the power of agentic AI generative AI and advanced automation to drive meaningful outcomes so providers reach peak financial performance and patients receive care with confidence.The Waystar platform is used by more than 1 million providers and supports over 60% of the U.S. patient population - and integrates with all major HIS and practice management systems.The financial and administrative challenges facing healthcare providers are daunting. Waystar’s technology platform simplifies and unifies healthcare payments across the revenue cycle. We empower healthcare organizations to automate manual work gain insight into processes and performance and ultimately collect more revenue.At Waystar we know there’s a better more efficient way forward. Let’s climb the mountain ahead of us to reach new heights in healthcare.

Why Work With Us

Our Waystar values serve as a compass to center our decisions inspire action and promote outstanding performance. We are dedicated to providing a diverse inclusive workplace and fostering a shared sense of belonging.