Who We Are
Inovalon was founded in 1998 on the belief that technology, and data specifically, would empower the transformation of the entire healthcare ecosystem for the better, improving both outcomes and economics. At Inovalon, we believe that when our customers are successful in their missions, healthcare improves. Therefore, we focus on empowering them with data-driven solutions. And the momentum is building. Together, as ONE Inovalon, we are a united force delivering solutions that address healthcare’s greatest needs. Through our mission-based culture of inclusion and innovation, our organization brings value not just to our customers, but to the millions of patients and members they serve.
Who You Are
As a Staff Software Engineer (L6), you provide technical leadership, architectural direction, and hands-on engineering impact across mission-critical platforms. You help shape platform strategy, cloud modernization, identity and security architecture, and large-scale distributed systems that support multiple teams and business units. In this role, you translate business goals into technical direction, influence engineering decisions across organizational boundaries, and mentor senior engineers while remaining deeply involved in solving complex technical problems.
What You'll Do
• Lead architecture and design reviews for secure, reliable, and highly scalable enterprise platforms.
• Define and drive engineering standards, architectural principles, testing strategies, and technical governance across teams and product areas.
• Translate business and product objectives into technical strategies, roadmaps, and modernization initiatives.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native, event-driven, microservices, and identity-first architectures across mission-critical platforms.
• Identify architectural risks and technical debt, and establish practical plans to improve long-term maintainability, scalability, and reliability.
• Influence technical direction across multiple engineering teams and business units by aligning design decisions, platform strategy, and implementation approaches.
• Contribute directly to critical initiatives through system design, coding, code reviews, and hands-on technical problem solving.
• Design and evolve distributed systems, Java and Spring Boot services, and resilient microservice architectures that support high-volume workloads and millions of users.
• Design efficient data models and optimize PostgreSQL and other relational database workloads to improve performance and scalability.
• Drive performance testing, capacity planning, failure testing, observability, interoperability, and operational readiness across APIs, services, platforms, and enterprise systems.
What You'll Need
• 12 + years of experience in Software Development.
• Graduation or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, distributed systems, relational databases, cloud platforms, and modern identity architectures.
• Strong architectural judgment and the ability to translate product and business objectives into technical strategies and roadmaps.
• Experience designing scalable, secure, and reliable enterprise platforms and distributed systems.
• Experience building and evolving microservices, event-driven systems, and cloud-native architectures.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and other relational databases, including data modeling and workload optimization.
• Ability to influence across organizational boundaries and drive alignment across multiple engineering teams and business units.
• Proven ability to mentor senior engineers and lead complex technical initiatives.
• Demonstrate growth potential and learning agility by continuously expanding technical depth, evaluating emerging patterns and technologies, and applying new learning to platform modernization and engineering excellence.
• Demonstrate leadership by setting technical direction, influencing cross-functional and cross-team decisions, mentoring engineers, and building alignment around architecture and engineering standards.
• Demonstrate adaptability by navigating changing priorities, evolving business needs, and technical ambiguity while maintaining focus on scalable and reliable outcomes.
• Demonstrate creative thinking by developing practical, forward-looking solutions to architectural challenges, modernization efforts, and system design tradeoffs.
• Demonstrate analytical skills by assessing technical risks, evaluating system behavior and performance, and using data and engineering judgment to guide decisions.
Our Shared Commitments
• Maintain compliance with Inovalon’s policies, procedures and mission statement;
• Adhere to all confidentiality and HIPAA requirements as outlined within Inovalon’s Operating Policies and Procedures in all ways and at all times with respect to any aspect of the data handled or services rendered in the undertaking of the position; and
• Fulfill those responsibilities and/or duties that may be reasonably provided by Inovalon for the purpose of achieving operational and financial success of Employer.
Work Environment
• This is primarily a computer-based role performed in a remote, hybrid, or office environment. The role requires prolonged periods of computer use and frequent communication and interaction with others, either virtually and/or in person. The role may occasionally require transporting or moving work-related equipment weighing up to 10 pounds, such as a laptop and related materials. Some travel may be required, depending on the needs of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position, consistent with applicable law.
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship (e.g. H-1B, TN, or E-3). Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States as a condition of employment. (This is only applicable for US-based positions)
If you don’t meet every qualification listed but are excited about our mission and the work described, we encourage you to apply. Inovalon is most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and you may be just the right person for this or other roles.
By embracing inclusion, we enhance our work environment and drive business success. Inovalon strives to provide equal opportunities to the communities where we operate and to our clients and everyone whom we serve. We endeavor to create a culture of inclusion in which our associates feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and pursue their professional goals in an equitable setting. We understand that by fostering this type of culture, and welcoming different perspectives, we generate innovation and growth.
Inovalon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirement.
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Work Location: If the US position is listed as remote, employees who reside within a 40-mile radius of one of our office locations in Tampa, FL; Canonsburg, PA; or Bowie, MD will follow a hybrid work schedule and are expected to work in the office two days per week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays).