Manager, Software Engineering

Availity delivers revenue cycle and related business solutions for health care professionals who want to build healthy, thriving organizations. Availity has the powerful tools, actionable insights and expansive network reach that medical businesses need to get an edge in an industry constantly redefined by change.

At Availity, we're not just another Healthcare Technology company; we're pioneers reshaping the future of healthcare! With our headquarters in vibrant Jacksonville, FL, and an exciting office in Bangalore, India, along with an exceptional remote workforce across the United States, we're a global team united by a powerful mission.
We're on a mission to bring the focus back to what truly matters – patient care. As the leading healthcare engagement platform, we're the heartbeat of an industry that impacts millions. With over 2 million providers connected to health plans, and processing over 13 billion transactions annually, our influence is continually expanding.
Join our energetic, dynamic, and forward-thinking team where your ideas are celebrated, innovation is encouraged, and every contribution counts. We're transforming the healthcare landscape, solving communication challenges, and creating connections that empower the nation's premier healthcare ecosystem.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Engineering / Data & Platform Engineering, the Engineering Manager, Core Data Infrastructure will provide leadership for the design, development, and operation of Availity’s core data platforms and services. This role is responsible for owning a team focused on foundational data infrastructure that supports reliable, secure, and scalable data ingestion, storage, processing, and access across the organization.

The Engineering Manager will lead all aspects of the software development lifecycle for core data infrastructure, including architecture, design, implementation, deployment, and continuous improvement of platform services and tooling. This role partners closely with product, application engineering, information management, and analytics teams to ensure the platform meets current and future business needs.

This individual will be responsible for translating business and platform requirements into technical designs, establishing engineering standards, and driving disciplined execution. They will anticipate and evaluate emerging technologies, assess their impact on reliability, scalability, cost, and security, and guide the team’s technical direction accordingly. The manager will be accountable for delivering high-quality, well-operationalized systems while effectively managing team capacity, priorities, and technical risk.

The Engineering Manager serves as a primary liaison between the data infrastructure team and cross‑functional stakeholders, including engineering, product management, security, and operations. The role requires operating effectively in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment while balancing strategic platform evolution with day‑to‑day execution.

People leadership responsibilities include hiring, goal setting, performance management, career development, and day‑to‑day coaching. The manager is also expected to foster strong engineering practices and a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. Additional duties, projects, or activities may be assigned as business needs evolve.

Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position.

Location: Remote, US

Role Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field of study
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, including experience building and operating production systems
• 5+ years of experience managing engineering teams and working effectively across organizational boundaries
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Experience designing, building, and operating data infrastructure components such as pipelines, storage systems, APIs, and platform services
• Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives and make sound architectural tradeoffs
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts and decisions to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

You Will Set Yourself Apart If You Have

• Experience owning and evolving core data or platform infrastructure at scale
• Experience improving engineering productivity through standards, tooling, and automation
• Background in reliability, performance optimization, or large‑scale distributed systems
• Experience building or growing teams responsible for shared platforms or internal products

What You Will Be Doing

• Leading a team responsible for Availity’s core data infrastructure and platform capabilities
• Establishing and enforcing strong engineering practices around design, testing, deployment, observability, and operational excellence
• Owning the technical roadmap and execution for foundational data systems
• Partnering with Product, Engineering, Security, and Operations leaders to align platform capabilities with business priorities
• Managing competing priorities while maintaining system stability, scalability, and data integrity
• Advocating for sound engineering principles, long‑term maintainability, and clear ownership across teams

Availity culture and benefits:

• Availity is a certified “Great Place to Work”, a “Best Workplaces for Technology Companies”, a “Best Workplaces for Women” and a “Best Workplaces for Millennials”!
• Culture is important to us and there are many ways for you to make your mark here!
• We have several Diversity & Inclusion teams and various ways to engage with fellow Availity associates. “AvaiLadies”, “Beyond Black”, “HOLA”, “Availity Pride”, “VetAvaility” a Young Professionals Group and “She Can Code IT” a group for women in tech are some of the groups you can get involved in.
• Availity is a culture of continuous learning. We have many resources and experts in our tech stack and in our industry that can help get you there too!
• We offer a competitive salary, bonus structure, generous HSA company contribution, healthcare, vision, dental benefits and a 401k match program that you can take advantage of on day one!
• We offer unlimited PTO for salaried associates + 9 paid holidays. Hourly associates start at 19 days of PTO and go up from there with all the same holiday benefits.
• Interested in wellness? We allow our associates to reimburse up to $250/year for gym memberships, participation in racing events, weight management programs, etc.
• Interested in furthering your education? We offer education reimbursement!
• Availity offers Paid Parental Leave for both moms and dads, both birth parents and adoptive parents.
• Want to work for an organization that gives back to the community? You’re at the right place! Availity partners with various organizations, both locally and nationally, to raise awareness, funds and morale as our staff members volunteer their time and funds to engage the organizations campaign.

Next steps:

After you apply, you will receive text/email messages thanking you for applying and then you will continue to receive more text/email messages alerting you as to where you are in the recruitment process.

Interview process:

• Recruiter video interview
• Manager video interview
• Panel video interview
• Senior Leadership video interview

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Video Camera Usage:

Availity fosters a collaborative and open culture where communication and engagement are central to our success.  As a remote first company, we are also camera-first and provide all associates with camera/video capability to simulate the office environment. If you are not able to use your camera for all virtual meetings, you should not apply for this role.

Having cameras on helps create a more connected, interactive, and productive environment, allowing teams to communicate more effectively and build stronger working relationships.  The usage of cameras also enhances security and protects sensitive company information. Video participation is required to ensure that only authorized personnel are present in meetings and to prevent unauthorized access, data breaches, preventing social engineering, or the sharing of confidential information with non-participants.

Disclaimers:

Availity is an equal opportunity employer and makes decisions in employment matters without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.

 

Availity is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

 

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