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Senior Staff Software Engineer

HCA Healthcare
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Software Engineering
Nashville, TN 37203
1 month ago
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Explicitly requires vibe coding skills — mentions GitHub Copilot, Lovable.dev, v0.dev, and https://bolt.new/.

About the Role

Senior Staff Software Engineer at HCA Healthcare responsible for designing, building, and operating scalable distributed software and data products to support clinicians. The role emphasizes architecture, CI/CD, cloud and data engineering, production troubleshooting, and mentorship, with required experience using AI-assisted coding tools.

Job Description

Role

Senior Staff Software Engineer in ITG Accelerated Technologies (AT) and DT&I responsible for designing, constructing, and implementing scalable distributed software and data products that enable clinical workflows and patient care. The role combines hands-on development, systems architecture, production support, and technical leadership across cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect, design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable distributed services and platforms.
  • Lead integrations, requirements validation, feasibility analysis, and solution design for AT projects.
  • Produce and review enterprise-level system design documentation (Use Cases, Software Architecture, Service Mapping, Consumer Guides, transition docs).
  • Design and implement DevOps strategies, CI/CD pipelines, automated deployment frameworks, and change management.
  • Define SLAs and non-functional specifications; ensure code quality, naming, security, and versioning standards.
  • Troubleshoot production systems, provide on-call/after-hours support, and escalate issues appropriately.
  • Mentor and lead other engineers; direct programming work and contribute to hiring and performance evaluation.
  • Participate in technology evaluation, product selection, vendor relations, and contract negotiations.

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
  • Experience: Seven or more years of related experience.
  • Technical skills:
    • Strong proficiency in Python and SQL.
    • Experience with ReactJS, Node.js, Vue.js, NestJS, and TypeScript.
    • Cloud development experience, especially Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
    • Data engineering experience: ingestion, transformation, feature engineering for data science/ML.
    • Deep understanding of streaming and event-driven architectures and REST API design.
    • Experience with container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Cloud Run) and container monitoring (Cloud Monitoring, SysDig, Data Dog, AppDynamics, New Relic, Nagios, Zabbix).
    • Strong DevOps, CI/CD, version control, testing practices, and Linux command line skills.
    • Familiarity with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Agile/Scrum, Lean Product Development, and Domain Driven Design.
    • Experience with healthcare data and technology is preferred.
    • Required: experience with AI-assisted tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Lovable.dev, v0.dev, https://bolt.new/ or other vibe coding tools).

Competencies & Working Style

  • Proven ability to design complex distributed systems and communicate architecture (C4 model).
  • Strong troubleshooting, communication, stakeholder engagement, and mentorship skills.
  • Works independently with minimal guidance, leads multi-disciplinary projects, and helps drive organizational engineering standards.
  • Adaptable to change and able to help others adapt; frequent cross-departmental interaction.

Benefits (high level)

  • Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, behavioral health, telemedicine, and AirMed medical transportation.
  • Dental, vision, life and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts and supplemental health plans.
  • Free counseling services and Employee Health Assistance Fund for eligible colleagues.
  • 401(k) with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and retirement/financial assistance programs.
  • Fertility/family building benefits (Progyny), adoption assistance, and family support/referral services.
  • Education assistance, colleague recognition program, paid time off and paid family leave, disability coverage, and other consumer discounts.

Notes

  • The description focuses on core technical and leadership responsibilities; generic corporate boilerplate and equal opportunity statements have been omitted.

Tech Stack

ReactJSNode.jsVue.jsNestJSTypeScriptPythonGoogle Cloud PlatformGitHub CopilotLovable.devv0.devhttps://bolt.new/SQLDockerKubernetesOpenShiftCloud RunCloud MonitoringSysDigData DogAppDynamicsNew RelicNagiosZabbixLinuxService Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Skills

System DesignDistributed SystemsSoftware ArchitectureDevOpsCI/CDTestingMentoringCommunicationData EngineeringEvent-driven ArchitectureREST API DesignVersion ControlData AcquisitionData CleansingLinuxScrumAgileLean Product DevelopmentDomain Driven DesignTroubleshootingOn-call SupportVendor ManagementLeadershipAdaptability

Experience Level

Staff/Principal

Employment Type

Full-time

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical coverage (including prescription, behavioral health)
  • Free telemedicine services
  • Free AirMed medical transportation
  • Dental and vision options
  • Life and disability coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity)
  • Auto and home insurance
  • Identity theft protection
  • Legal counseling
  • Long-term care coverage
  • Moving assistance
  • Pet insurance
  • Free counseling services and wellbeing resources
  • 401(k) with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (10% off HCA stock)
  • Fertility and family building benefits (Progyny) and adoption assistance
  • Referral services for child, elder and pet care
  • Consumer discounts (Abenity, Consumer Discounts)
  • Retirement readiness and rollover assistance
  • Preferred banking partnerships
  • Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  • Colleague recognition program
  • Paid time off, paid family leave, and disability coverage
  • Employee Health Assistance Fund (income-based free coverage for eligible colleagues)