Health Research
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SeniorSoftwareEngineer/Developer
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“Senior Software Engineer/Developer at Health Research. Skills: Software development, Application development, Web applications, SQL, TypeScript, Kubernetes, Docker. Oversee computer application development. Software development to support laboratory accessioning, processing, resulting and reporting”
What You'll Achieve.
Protect and promote the health of New York’s citizens
Industry & Context.
Complex diagnostics
In-person interviews will be required., Grant funded position., Compliance with funding requirements such as time and effort reporting, grant deliverables, and contract deliverables, is required., Travel up to 10% of the time will be required., Must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the official work location specified in the job posting and must also be located in or willing to relocate to one of the following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts, prior to hire., HRI participates in the E-Verify Program.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology and four years of computer programming, database design/development, or systems analysis experience OR an Associate’s degree in a related field and six years of such OR eight years of such experience., Valid and unrestricted authorization to work in the U. S. is required., Must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the official work location specified in the job posting and must also be located in or willing to relocate to one of the following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts, prior to hire.
Nice to Have
At least four years of experience building web applications in React., Experience with custom hooks for state/logic reuse and a functional core, imperative shell approach to side-effect separation., At least four years of experience programming with SQL (Postgres and Oracle)., Experience using type-safe access layers like pg-typed, Kysely or Drizzle to bridge complex legacy schemas with modern TypeScript applications., At least two years of experience using advanced TypeScript features (discriminated unions, generics and template literal types) to ensure type safety from the database layer through to the UI., Demonstrated experience with type-directed functional programming such as leveraging Result/Option types for error handling instead of traditional try-catch exceptions., Experience with unit, component and integration testing using tools like Vitest or React Testing Library., Experience managing and deploying applications via Kubernetes (k8s) and container tools like Docker or Podman., Experience within government or highly regulated environments., Domain knowledge of Laboratory Information Management Systems.
What You'll Do.
Oversee computer application development
Software development to support laboratory accessioning
resulting and reporting
Performing application development tasks including researching and documenting technical designs
programming solutions
and customer technical developing unit tests and testing processes autonomously to ensure conformity of the application with business requirements and implement change
Overseeing the release management process
including the testing
promoting and releasing of applications through the development
Leading code critique sessions and overseeing the development of technical design documentation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Part of a dynamic team serving the information technology needs of Wadsworth Center; Leading code critique sessions
Communication Scope
Documenting technical designs; Technical design documentation
Process & Methodology
Release management process
Full Job Description
Applications to be submitted by May 25, 2026 _**Compensation Grade:**_ P25 _**Compensation Details:**_ Minimum: $100,379.00 - Maximum: $100,379.00 Annually _Positions with a designated work location in New York City, Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, or Westchester Counties will receive a $4,000 annual downstate adjustment (pro-rated for part-time positions)._ **_Department_** (OPH) WADS Information Technology Group _**Job Description:**_ **If selected to interview, in-person interviews will be required.** **Responsibilities** Innovative, multidisciplinary research. Complex diagnostics and novel detection methods. High-tech instrumentation and state-of-the-art laboratory services. All are components of the scientific community that is the Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health. Health Research, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer/Developer. The Senior Software Engineer/Developer will oversee computer application development in support of the Wadsworth Center. This position will be part of a dynamic team serving the information technology needs of Wadsworth Center including software development to support laboratory accessioning, processing, resulting and reporting. Specific duties will include: performing application development tasks including researching and documenting technical designs, programming solutions, and customer technical support; developing unit tests and testing processes autonomously to ensure conformity of the application with business requirements and implement change management; overseeing the release management process, including the testing, promoting and releasing of applications through the development environment; and leading code critique sessions and overseeing the development of technical design documentation. Other related duties as assigned. Wadsworth Center serves a vital role in the New York State Department of Health’s efforts to protect and promote the health of New York’s citizens. Come be a part of Science in
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