Software Engineer I

Lantana Consulting Group provides services and software for standards-based health-information exchange. We have established ourselves as a trusted leader in the industry with two decades of expertise in developing and deploying technical specifications and interoperability solutions. As a rapidly growing distributed, employee-owned company, we hire exceptional talent nationwide and offer flexible remote work arrangements. We take pride in our mission to improve public health and quality of care and to advance research.

Primary purpose:  

Builds and integrates backend services for a a modern healthcare portal hosted on an Azure-native platform. Focuses on developing secure, scalable APIs; implementing business logic; and optimizing data access using Azure services.

Responsible for delivering high-performing, resilient services that support user-facing applications and workflows for healthcare data. Collaborates closely with front-end developers, architects, and DevOps teams while operating in a regulated environment (FedRAMP, HIPAA, FISMA).

A successful candidate will do the following:

• Design, develop, and maintain Azure Functions to support business logic and data workflows
• Build and manage APIs with Azure API Management (APIM), including versioning, throttling, and policy enforcement
• Develop and optimize Azure SQL stored procedures, queries, and schema design for high performance and scalability
• Implement authentication and authorization using Microsoft Entra ID External (Azure AD B2C) for backend services
• Integrate backend services with front-end applications and external healthcare-data systems
• Contribute to unit and integration testing and support automated testing pipelines
• Ensure compliance with FedRAMP, HIPAA, and FISMA security and data-handling standards
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, including automated deployments and monitoring
• Document APIs, workflows, and backend processes for maintainability and to serve as onboarding materials
• Troubleshoot and resolve backend issues with performance, scalability, and reliability

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field
• Minimum of five years of experience in backend development, with at least three years of building solutions on Azure
• Solid experience with Azure Functions and APIM
• Proficiency in Azure SQL development (especially stored procedures, indexing, query and optimization)
• Hands-on experience with authentication and authorization using Entra ID (Azure AD B2C)
• Familiarity with event-driven and serverless architectures
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps
• Strong understanding of secure coding practices, data protection, and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, HIPAA)

Preferred qualifications:

• Certification as Azure Developer Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Experience with unit testing, framework mockups, and integration test automation
• Familiarity with SonarCloud or similar code-quality tools
• Experience in Agile development with Jira for backlog and sprint management
• Background in application development in healthcare or other regulated industries
• Experience with React and/or .NET/C# for building modern web applications

Additional information:

• We are a remote organization, but we prioritize in-person collaboration during key events such as our annual company meeting. 
• We are an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for current openings will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. 
• For this position, the candidate must reside in the United States.