Mgr, Software Engineering

About Transcarent
Transcarent and Accolade have come together to create the One Place for Health and Care, the leading personalized health and care experience that delivers unmatched choice, quality, and outcomes. Transcarent’s AI-powered WayFinding, comprehensive Care Experiences – Cancer Care, Surgery Care, Weight – and Pharmacy Benefits offerings combined with Accolade’s health advocacy, expert medical opinion, and primary care, allows us to meet people wherever they are on their health and care journey. Together, more than 20 million people have access to the combined company’s offerings. Employers, health plans, and leading point solutions rely on us to provide trusted information, increase access, and deliver care

As our Software Engineering Manager you will be responsible for the design, architecture and development of the Electronic Health Record used by our Physicians and Care Team. You will have the ability to drive the entire featureset end to end from creating an experience for business and clinical rules creation to building the event driven service to model health care rules (both clinical, financial and behavioral) to backend storage to efficiently manage and maintain a scalable service and experience.

 What you’ll do 

• Manage an agile team, focusing on one or more specific aspects of a product or product area. 

• Contribute to feature development on both the Front End (React, Next.js) and Back End (Python, Django), including performing code reviews, system design and working on individual deliverables when necessary 

• Collaborate with Product Management and other teams within the organization to fulfill commitments and participate in cross-company initiatives as needed. 

• Build and maintain a strong team, capable of implementing the charter and vision set by leadership. 

• Align team goals with business needs, ensuring transparency in the decision-making process. 

• Structure the team and assign work to maximize contributions in communication, productivity, and innovation. 

• Work with team members to set SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) that support the team’s mission and business strategy. 

• Partner with management to implement metrics that effectively monitor team performance. 

• Provide timely feedback in 1-on-1 meetings and team discussions, documenting employee performance to address retention risks.

• Develop and execute career development plans to prepare team members for future roles.

What we’re looking for 

• Experience developing Web Applications and Services using ideally JavaScript and/ or Python as the primary programming language (5+ years) 

• Prior experience of managing a high-performing agile team, fostering collaboration, and delivering impactful projects (3+ years) 

• Skilled in leveraging GitHub (or similar tools) for version control and implementing GitHub Actions (or similar tools) for robust CI/CD pipelines. 

• Proficient in Jira and Atlassian tools (or similar tools) for project management and productivity measurement. 

• Extensive experience deploying, maintaining and debugging web services connected to databases on AWS (or similar platforms), ensuring scalability, performance, and security. 

• Experiencing partnering with Product, and Design to build and ship features quickly 

• Bonus Points 

• Experience with Front End Microservice Architecture and Back-End Microservice Architecture 

• Experience with Continuous Delivery, and Feature Flagging or Rollouts 

• Experience in the e-commerce or telemedicine space 

• Diverse and driven individuals who want to make talking to your doctor an amazing experience 

At Accolade we look for candidates who: 

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance 

• Bring a naturally high level of intellectual curiosity, fueled to continuously learn 

• Love solving problems, thinking creatively and trying new things 

• Are committed to exceptional service  

• Self-aware, collaborative and responsive 

While working in Accolade you will enjoy the following benefits:

• 5 weeks of vacation + personal days

• 1 paid day off for your volunteerism per year

• Home office and flexible working hours

• Cell phone and a plan for unlimited personal use as well

• Sodexo Gastro Pass Card with no contribution

• Flexi Pass Card per month or Multisport Card

• FreshPoint fridge with meals & snacks at 30% discoun

• Yoga classes with a contribution

• Work from abroad up to 4 weeks a year

• Udemy Business Platform for Hard/Soft skills training

• Virtual hospital service uLekare.cz

• Ginger Emotional Support app (www.ginger.com)

• Carrott - support on family forming journey (www.get-carrot.com)

Accolade is committed to being a company that embraces a hybrid work environment where employees can enjoy the best of both worlds - the flexibility to work from home and the opportunity to have a common place to connect, collaborate, and innovate with others in-person.  Our hybrid work model requires that employees who live within 40 miles of an Accolade office are required to be in the office for at least two days during the work week. Accolade will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees with disabilities or for a sincerely held religious belief.

Accolade is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to advancing an inclusive environment for all qualified applicants and employees. We provide employment opportunities, without regard, to any legally protected status in accordance with applicable laws in the US. We are committed to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience. 

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