Senior Software Engineer

Waystar
Atlanta, GA, United StatesFull-timePosted Sep 10, 2026

About the role

ABOUT THIS POSITION

Our client base is constantly growing and we’re looking for great software engineers to make our team better. As a Software Engineer, you’ll be a technical contributor for our Aware platform. You’ll be challenged often and will find yourself working on all areas of the application domain across the full app delivery stack.

Design and implement highly resilient, scalable, and performant solutions that solve complex healthcare problems using VueJS, NodeJS, Java, AWS and more.

Participate in technical and product discussions with leaders across our engineering, product, and business teams.

Self-reliance, without supervision, while showcasing best design/communication/solution practices in daily works.

Ensure continuously improve our standard of engineering excellence

WHAT YOU'LL DO

BS in Computer Science or related area

7 + years of software development experience.

Strong foundation in computer science principles, including algorithms, data structures, and system design building scalable web applications and backend services

Solid understanding of software engineering best practices, such as version control, testing, and continuous integration

Java

Spring

NodeJS

JavaScript/TypeScript

At least one modern frontend framework (VueJS, React, or Angular)

SQL and relational databases

REST API

Automated testing (JUnit, TestNG, Jest, Vitest, or similar)

Familiarity with web technologies, APIs, and distributed systems

Familiarity with Shift Left and test automation

Effective communication skills and ability to work both independently and in a team

Highly self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership; proactively identifies opportunities, takes initiative without being asked, and follows through with persistence

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Preferred Requirements:

Experience with generative AI, machine learning, and predictive algorithms

Familiarity with statistics and healthcare domain

Expertise with distributed event streaming platforms like Kafka

Experience with data pipeline technologies

ABOUT WAYSTAR

Through a smart platform and better experience, Waystar helps providers simplify healthcare payments and yield powerful results throughout the complete revenue cycle.

Waystar’s healthcare payments platform combines innovative, cloud-based technology, robust data, and unparalleled client support to streamline workflows and improve financials so providers can focus on what matters most: their patients and communities. Waystar is trusted by 1M+ providers, 1K+ hospitals and health systems, and is connected to over 5K commercial and Medicaid/Medicare payers. We are deeply committed to living out our organizational values: honesty; kindness; passion; curiosity; fanatical focus; best work, always; making it happen; and joyful, optimistic & fun.

Waystar products have won multiple Best in KLAS® or Category Leader awards since 2010 and earned multiple #1 rankings from Black Book™ surveys since 2012. The Waystar platform supports more than 500,000 providers, 1,000 health systems and hospitals, and 5,000 payers and health plans. For more information, visit waystar.com or follow @Waystar on Twitter.

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.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement highly resilient, scalable, and performant solutions
  • Participate in technical and product discussions
  • Ensure continuous improvement of engineering excellence

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science or related area
  • Strong foundation in computer science principles
  • Solid understanding of software engineering best practices
  • Experience with Java, Spring, NodeJS, JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Familiarity with web technologies, APIs, and distributed systems

Benefits

  • Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus)
  • Customizable benefits package
  • Generous paid time off and flexible time off for exempt team members
  • Paid parental leave
  • Education assistance opportunities
  • Free mental health and family planning programs
  • 401(K) program with company match
  • Pet insurance

Skills mentioned

JavaSpring BootNode.jsJavaScriptTypeScriptVueSQLREST APIsSystem DesignDistributed Systems

About Waystar

Patientco is a payment technology company headquartered in Atlanta, GA founded specifically to re-think the healthcare payment experience. We bring world-class payment infrastructure together with intuitive consumer payment tools informed by analytics to create a superior billing experience to deliver more payments to Health Systems.

IT Services and IT Consulting51-200 employeesAtlanta, GA

H-1B sponsorship history

Historical employer filing data was found for Waystar. The employer record includes 10 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.