Junior Software Engineer

Summary

Waymark is a team of healthcare providers, technologists, and builders whose mission is to bring the best healthcare to people with Medicaid benefits. As a Junior Software Engineer, you'll build products that enable care delivery teams to support people with Medicaid benefits, while being mentored by a senior engineer.

Responsibilities

• Ship features and fixes to our messaging platform, built in Elixir
• Work through bug tickets across our stack (React, TypeScript, Elixir)
• Set up a local development environment that mirrors production
• Participate in sprint planning and refinement, managing your work in Jira
• Contribute to code reviews on GitHub and keep your team informed in standups
• Collaborate with senior engineers, product, and design on upcoming feature planning
• Work with PostgreSQL as part of our production data layer

Skills

• Some experience building software — through professional work, internships, bootcamps, or substantial personal projects
• Familiarity with at least one modern web application framework (e.g. React, Next.js, Phoenix, or similar)
• Familiarity with Git and version control workflows
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with functional programming
• Familiarity with testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
• Interest in healthcare technology and improving health outcomes
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, mission-driven startup environment

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Some experience building software — through professional work, internships, bootcamps, or substantial personal projects
• Familiarity with at least one modern web application framework (e.g. React, Next.js, Phoenix, or similar)
• Familiarity with Git and version control workflows
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to Haves

• Experience with functional programming
• Familiarity with testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
• Interest in healthcare technology and improving health outcomes
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, mission-driven startup environment

Benefits

• Opportunity to invest in the company’s growth.
• A dedicated stipend for your first year to help set up your home office.
• Comprehensive plans to keep you and your family healthy.
• Basic life insurance to give you peace of mind.
• 20 vacation days, accrued over the year, plus 11 paid holidays.
• 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents after six months of employment, and 8 weeks of bonding leave for non-birthing parents.
• Access to a 401(k) plan with a company contribution, subject to a vesting schedule.
• Convenient options to support your commute needs.
• A dedicated stipend supports professional development and growth.