ABOUT THIS POSITION
We’re looking for a highly technical and hands-on Manager, Application Engineering to lead a team of talented Application Engineers and QA professionals. This role is all about driving innovation, building award-winning products, and mentoring a team to deliver exceptional results. If you’re passionate about leadership and technology—and not afraid to roll up your sleeves—this is the opportunity for you.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Manage day-to-day activities for the Application Engineering team
- Handle People Operations responsibilities, including performance reviews and coaching
- Plan and schedule projects, allocate resources, and ensure timely delivery
- Motivate and guide team members through mentoring, counseling, and team-building
- Coach engineers to help them grow into senior roles
- Collaborate with Business Product Owners to define priorities and secure resources
- Work closely with other Technology Managers and cross-functional stakeholders
- Help set and implement policies and procedures for application quality, standards, and testing
- Drive process improvements within the team and across Technology
- Establish training programs tailored to individual growth needs
- Provide guidance to Lead Application Engineers and support their mentorship efforts
- Additional duties as assigned
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- 7+ years of experience with Java or .NET
- 7+ years of experience in industry standard relational database solutions like SQL Server or Postgres
- Proven experience leading technical projects and providing mentorship to development team members
- Strong unit testing experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Highly self-motivated and able to work independently or in a team
- Experience building highly scalable software solutions
- Subject matter expertise in at least one technical track
- Proven ability to lead a team of 3+ members and manage multi-quarter projects
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Preferred Skills
- N-Tier and SaaS development experience
- Prior experience as a people leader
ABOUT WAYSTAR
Through a smart platform and better experience, Waystar helps providers simplify healthcare payments and yield powerful results throughout the complete revenue cycle.
Waystar’s healthcare payments platform combines innovative, cloud-based technology, robust data, and unparalleled client support to streamline workflows and improve financials so providers can focus on what matters most: their patients and communities. Waystar is trusted by 1M+ providers, 1K+ hospitals and health systems, and is connected to over 5K commercial and Medicaid/Medicare payers. We are deeply committed to living out our organizational values: honesty; kindness; passion; curiosity; fanatical focus; best work, always; making it happen; and joyful, optimistic & fun.
Waystar products have won multiple Best in KLAS® or Category Leader awards since 2010 and earned multiple #1 rankings from Black Book™ surveys since 2012. The Waystar platform supports more than 500,000 providers, 1,000 health systems and hospitals, and 5,000 payers and health plans. For more information, visit waystar.com or follow @Waystar on Twitter.
WAYSTAR PERKS
- Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)
- Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)
- We offer generous paid time off for our non-exempt team members, starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays. We also offer flexible time off for our exempt team members + 13 paid 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
Waystar is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate, value, and support diversity and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.