Company Overview

Nuance Communications, Inc. is the pioneer and leader in conversational AI innovations that bring intelligence to everyday work and life. The company delivers solutions that understand, analyze and respond to human language, amplifying human intelligence. With decades of domain and artificial intelligence expertise, Nuance works with thousands of organizations – in healthcare, telecommunications, automotive, financial services, retail, and more – to create stronger relationships and better experiences for their customers.

Join our Healthcare team...caring for clinicians the way they care for patients. Beyond words. We create technology that lets clinicians capture and document care quickly and easily so they can focus their attention on their patients.

Job Summary

Summary: The Principal Software Engineer (Frontend) position is responsible for contributing to the development of cloud based Vincari Surgical CAPD solution. The major duties of this role are to develop and implement new functionality, assist in issue resolution, help architect new areas of the solution and mentor and coach more junior members of the engineering team.  

Responsibilities:

• Design, code, test, develop and document application programs for complex computer systems.
• Analyze and perform modifications to and maintenance of highly complex operational programs and procedures.
• Document file designs and program logic.
• Analyze system and programming logic.
• Program clear and concise solutions.
• Maintain project status documentation.
• Participate in functional and technical reviews
• Participate and assist in technical training and development of other staff members.
• Provide technical guidance and assistance to more junior level developers and assist with technical documentation and code reviews.
• Assist in evaluation, selection, and prototyping of technical architecture.
• Assist in identifying process improvements and application enhancements.
• Perform tasks related to securing and keeping the products, tools, and processes that you are responsible for secure.

Qualifications

Number of Years of Work Experience: 8+

Required Skills:

• 8+ years of programming experience using Java, J2EE, or major objected oriented programming language
• Proficient in Angular framework; experience in at least one other framework such as React, Ember or Vue, etc.
• Proficient in JavaScript at a senior level
• Experience with UI/UX design framework
• Experience with Relation Database Systems (RDBMS)
• Proficient in Server side CSS pre-processing platforms such as LESS and SASS
• Proficient understanding OWASP or similar security principles
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills required.
• Ability to handle multiple projects with rapidly changing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to interact with and accept direction from multiple managers and clients.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to define, plan and manage projects and supporting personnel.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodology.
• Experience with Service Oriented Architecture and web services
• Experience working in a cross domain environment involving Java and other Open Source platforms.
• Experience with FHIR, HL7, HIPAA are attractive but not required
• Experience with MS Azure or AWS
• Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, Bamboo, or Crucible
• Knowledge of Healthcare Information Systems.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field 

Additional Information

Nuance offers a compelling and rewarding work environment. We offer market competitive salaries, bonus, equity, benefits, meaningful growth and development opportunities and a casual yet technically challenging work environment. Join our dynamic, entrepreneurial team and become part of our continuing success.  

Nuance Communication Inc.  is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement is available here. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please call 781-565-5086 – Human Resources Department and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.