McKesson

Healthcare

SeniorSoftwareDeveloper

$131–218k Columbus, Ohio, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Software Developer at McKesson. Skills: TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, React. Design, develop, test, and deploy features. Deliver software that helps patients get access”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions; Raise the bar for engineering quality; Reduce deployment friction across our pipelines; Maintain system reliability

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Translate product needs into technical solutions; Surfacing risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs

Eligibility Requirements

On-call or support rotations, Unable to provide sponsorship

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years of professional software development experience, 5+ years of professional software development experience, 5+ years of experience building and integrating APIs across distributed systems, Solid command of software engineering fundamentals: testing, version control, CI/CD, and observability, Ability to drive your work independently while collaborating effectively within a team

Nice to Have

Experience with FHIR data models, Healthcare integrations, EHR-adjacent systems, Aidbox a plus, Familiarity with containerization, Cloud-native deployment patterns, Experience contributing to systems that operate at scale, Support business-critical workflows, Interest in DORA metrics, Continuous improvement of deployment and delivery practices

What You'll Do.

Deliver software that helps patients get access

Own delivery of complex features end-to-end

Participate in on-call or support rotations

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering closely with product, design, and other engineering teams; Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering teammates; Contribute to design discussions; Share knowledge through code reviews, pairing, and informal mentorship

Full Job Description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you. As a Senior Software Developer within CoverMyMeds Specialty Access and Affordability, you'll design, build, and deliver software that helps patients get access to the medications they need. Our team builds the platforms and services that power prior authorization, affordability, and patient enrollment workflows, with direct and measurable impact on whether patients can start and stay on therapy. You'll operate as a senior individual contributor, owning meaningful technical work end-to-end and partnering closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions. You'll have technical ownership of features and services within your domain, drive day-to-day delivery, and help raise the bar for engineering quality across the team. **What You 'll Do** * Design, develop, test, and deploy features and services that support Specialty Access and Affordability products and platform capabilities, including our FHIR-based data platform. * Own delivery of complex features end-to-end, from requirements through production, including implementation, testing, and operational readiness. * Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code, and help shape the engineering standards we hold ourselves to. * Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering teammates to translate product needs into technical solutions, surfacing risks, dependencies, and tr

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