Application Engineer

Waystar - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Entry Level

Atlanta, GA

Construction of Buildings

About the position

The Application Engineer will play a critical role in the Advanced R & D team at Waystar, focusing on designing, building, and implementing web applications and back-end services for internal customers. This position involves working with cloud-based components and generative AI services on the Google platform, ensuring adherence to coding standards and effective communication with team members and management.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, tests, and implements improvements or new features in core code deployment tools and supporting applications based on functional and technical specifications.
• Designs, develops, tests, and implements new features using the Google Cloud Platform.
• Designs, develops, tests, and implements new services that interact with various generative AI models hosted on Google Cloud and on-premises.
• Responsible for adhering to coding standards and approved technologies.
• Unit tests all changes on development and works with appropriate Business and/or Technology Owner(s) to ensure that the developed solution meets business requirements.
• Communicates development progress daily to senior-level team members.
• Attends to any work items assigned through the internal case system in a timely fashion.
• Takes ownership of work items assigned, communicates estimates and daily progress as part of the SDLC process, and actively works to resolve issues blocking progress.
• Assists in the QA process.
• Participates in Production deployment, providing instructions and support for deploying code changes successfully and for Smoke Testing code post-release.
• Develops and maintains open and fluid communication with Management.
• Develops and maintains a positive relationship with other team members.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of hands-on/proven experience in designing, developing, and deploying code.
• 1 year of cloud technology experience, GCP preferred.
• Proficiency in C# and .NET framework, Python, JavaScript.
• Experience with Relational database (SQLserver/PostgreSQL).
• Experience with version control (GIT).
• Some exposure to generative AI development.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• Excellent collaboration and problem-solving skills with attention to details.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with front-end web development.
• Experience with Containers and cloud technology, GCP preferred.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)
• Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)
• Generous paid time off starting at 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays including 2 personal floating 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