Ruby Backend Software Engineer at Zelis in Morristown, NJ

At Zelis, we Get Stuff Done. So, let’s get to it! 

  

A Little About Us 

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. We serve more than 750 payers, including the top five national health plans, regional health plans, TPAs and millions of healthcare providers and consumers across our platform of solutions. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts – driving real, measurable results for clients.

At Zelis, AI is woven into the fabric of how we work. Every associate is expected - and empowered - to partner with AI to challenge the status quo, accelerate innovation, and amplify their impact. This is a place for builders with a growth mindset who act with agility, embrace change, and use modern technology to shape smarter solutions, exceptional experiences, and the future of our industry for our clients, customers, and our culture.

  

A Little About You 

You bring a unique blend of personality and professional expertise to your work, inspiring others with your passion and dedication. Your career is a testament to your diverse experiences, community involvement, and the valuable lessons you've learned along the way. You are more than just your resume; you are a reflection of your achievements, the knowledge you've gained, and the personal interests that shape who you are.

Position Overview

Our ideal candidate is a Ruby Backend Software Engineer (2-3 years) with experience building scalable production applications, working with large data sets, and owning the entire development lifecycle. You will need to be a team player while collaborating closely with our product managers to enhance our mature, complex product. You will get to work with Angular, Ruby, AWS, among other technologies.

We offer comprehensive onboarding, career guidance, a competitive salary, a remote-friendly workspace, and continuing education support. We follow an Agile methodology in small software teams. This is an amazing opportunity for a hands-on, motivated Software Engineer who can define and implement new and challenging technical projects.

What You’ll Do:

• Write easily maintainable, extendable, and understandable code that adheres to software engineering design principles.

• Creating and maintaining our APIs.

• Developing new full-stack features to improve our products.

• Supporting and enhancing current systems.

• Debugging and optimizing code.

• Supporting and development of comprehensive documentation and tests.

• Building tooling to improve our operational efficiency.

• Developing the frontend experience using Angular.

• Creating and maintaining our Backend architecture.

• Planning and maintaining a product long term.

• Performing code reviews.

• Collaborating with product to deliver on the roadmap.

What You’ll Bring to Zelis:

• 2-3 years of backend development experience in Ruby.

• Solid understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms.

• Understanding on how to build distributed high-volume services in Ruby.

• Knowledge of development best practices (agile methodologies, code reviews, backend testing frameworks).

• Experience in backend architecture.

• Experience with or understanding of front-end development, particularly Angular, to effectively collaborate on full-stack features

• Experience working with AWS.

• Knowledge of API architecture development and optimization.

• Solid understanding of relational databases like PostgreSQL.

• Understanding of Apache Solr or willingness to learn.

• Exposure to queueing systems such as RabbitMQ or willingness to learn.

• Experience contributing to products in a production environment (product lifecycle, sticking to release schedules, etc.).

• Knowledge of development best practices (agile methodologies, code reviews, JavaScript testing frameworks).

Our Stack

• Languages (JavaScript, Typescript, Ruby)

• Frameworks (Angular, Ruby on Rails)

• Infrastructure (RDS, EC2, S3, CloudFront, Redis, Docker, Jenkins, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Apache Solr)

Base Salary Range

$95,000.00 - $120,650.00

At Zelis we are committed to providing fair and equitable compensation packages. The base salary range allows us to make an offer that considers multiple individualized factors, including experience, education, qualifications, as well as job-related and industry-related knowledge and skills, etc. Base pay is just one part of our Total Rewards package, which may also include discretionary bonus plans, commissions, or other incentives depending on the role.

Zelis’ full-time associates are eligible for a highly competitive benefits package as well, which demonstrates our commitment to our employees’ health, well-being, and financial protection. The US-based benefits include a 401k plan with employer match, flexible paid time off, holidays, parental leaves, life and disability insurance, and health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

Equal Employment Opportunity  
Zelis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 
 
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications for the role. We believe in the value of diverse perspectives and experiences and are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all. 

 

Accessibility Support 
We are dedicated to ensuring our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation with any part of the application and/or interview process, please email TalentAcquisition@zelis.com. 

  

Disclaimer 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities, duties, and skills from time to time.