Senior Software Developer

Senior Software Developer — Everest (Remote)ABOUT SCANNING SHERPASScanning Sherpas is a healthcare services company based in Bountiful, Utah that retrieves medical records for health plan audits.When a health plan needs to verify the care its members received — for programs like HEDIS, Medicare Risk Adjustment, or other quality measures — we coordinate the retrieval of those records from healthcare providers.We handle everything from provider outreach and scheduling to on-site scanning and secure digital delivery. All of this runs through Everest, our proprietary operations platform.ABOUT THE ROLEEverest manages the full lifecycle of medical record retrieval, including:• Tracking requests from health plans• Coordinating with healthcare providers• Managing on-site and remote retrieval• Handling billing and invoicing• Delivering records securely• Supporting client-facing portals and reportingThis is a real production system that people depend on every day — not a greenfield project.We’re actively modernizing the platform by:• Migrating legacy UI to React 19• Improving architecture incrementally• Integrating AI capabilities into workflowsWe value pragmatic engineering and steady improvement over unnecessary rewrites.TECH STACK• Java 8• Play Framework 2.4• Ebean ORM / JPA• Lombok• MySQL 8• React 19• AWS (S3, RDS, QuickSight)• SBT• GitHub• TrelloMost important for this role:• Strong Java experience• Strong SQL knowledge• Full-stack development mindset• Comfort working in and improving an existing production systemWHAT YOU’LL BE DOING• Building features driven by real business needs• Fixing bugs in a complex domain with financial and compliance implications• Incrementally modernizing legacy systems• Working directly with business stakeholders to translate operational needs into technical solutions• Contributing to AI-assisted workflows and tooling• Helping scale and evolve a mission-critical healthcare platformAI-ASSISTED DEVELOPMENTWe use Claude Code daily for:• Planning• Implementation• Code review• Workflow automationAI-assisted development is part of our normal workflow — not an experiment. You should be comfortable evaluating AI-generated output, identifying hallucinations, debugging generated code, and applying the same engineering rigor you would to your own work.THE TEAMOur development team is small — fewer than 10 people total — and this role would be the third developer dedicated to Everest.That means:• Real ownership• Real impact• High visibility• Strong autonomyWe’re looking for someone who communicates well, works independently, and takes initiative.WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FORHigh Priority:• 10+ years of software development experience• Comfortable working in an older stack while helping modernize it over time• Able to own features end-to-end, from requirements through production deployment• Strong problem-solving skills and good technical judgment• Able to break down complex work into organized, actionable tasks• Security-minded and compliance-aware• Self-directed and disciplined in a fully remote environmentMedium Priority:• Strong communicator who keeps work visible and transparent• Comfortable explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders• Thinks pragmatically about scalability and long-term maintainabilityNice to Have:• Healthcare industry experience• Familiarity with HIPAA or medical records workflows• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and workflowsWHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKEThe right person for this role:• Ships features reliably• Improves systems incrementally instead of pushing unnecessary rewrites• Communicates clearly• Identifies problems early• Makes thoughtful technical decisions• Understands that “older” technology is not automatically “bad” technologyWORK ENVIRONMENT• Fully remote• Small, highly collaborative team• High ownership and autonomy