Responsible for designing and building FHIR integrations, architecting distributed solutions, ensuring data quality and compliance, and mentoring engineers.
Arcadia is dedicated to happier, healthier days for all. We transform diverse data into a unified fabric for health. Our platform delivers actionable insights for our customers to advance care and research, drive strategic growth, and achieve financial success. For more information, visit arcadia.io.
Why This Role Is Important to Arcadia
Arcadia’s Data Gateway team is the front door through which raw clinical and administrative data flows into our platform. As we expand into real-time and longitudinal use cases, we need a seasoned engineer to elevate our FHIR-based ingestion and transformation engine to the next level of scale, reliability, and compliance.
You will shape the technical direction of the Data Gateway, ensuring our customers can exchange data using the latest FHIR standards—securely, efficiently, and at scale.
What Success Looks Like
In 3 months
- Understand Arcadia’s FHIR data ingestion architecture and tech stack
- Contribute enhancements to our Java-based pipeline components
- Participate in design and code reviews across the Gateway team
In 6 months
- Own key FHIR-based integration services and SLAs
- Implement scalable improvements to data validation and compliance workflows
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to roll out new FHIR data partnerships
In 12 months
- Lead large-scale architectural upgrades tied to emerging FHIR standards (e.g., R5, TEFCA)
- Mentor engineers across the org on FHIR best practices and distributed data pipelines
- Represent Arcadia in technical discussions with healthcare integration partners
What You'll Be Doing
- Design & Build FHIR Integrations: Develop and maintain robust data pipelines that ingest, validate, and transform FHIR resources into assets powering the Arcadia platform.
- Architect Distributed Solutions: Leverage Java, Kafka, Spark, and Kubernetes to build scalable, cloud-native services.
- Champion Data Quality & Compliance: Embed security (HIPAA), privacy, and data lineage into every integration layer.
- Optimize & Troubleshoot: Continuously improve throughput, latency, and cost across batch and real-time workflows.
- Mentor & Collaborate: Guide peers and partner with product, architecture, DevOps, and analytics teams.
- Influence Standards: Stay current on evolving specs (US Core, Bulk FHIR, TEFCA) and help drive internal adoption.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years in professional software engineering
- 2+ years in healthcare data integrations with strong hands-on FHIR expertise
- Deep experience with Java and distributed systems (e.g., Spark, Kafka)
- Analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable navigating ambiguity
- Collaborative with strong technical communication skills
- FHIR (US Core, R4/R5, SMART on FHIR)
- REST APIs, HL7 v2, CDA, and Kafka
- Performance tuning and debugging distributed systems
- Cloud services (AWS preferred), Docker, Kubernetes
Would Love For You To Have
- Experience with EHR integrations (e.g., Epic, Cerner) and/or Claims integrations (BCDA, Bulk FHIR, CCLF, etc.)
- Familiarity with Hudi, Delta Lake, Iceberg, or similar
- Hands-on with Argo, GitHub Actions, and Terraform
What You'll Get
- Work on a mission-driven team shaping how the healthcare industry accesses and uses data
- Opportunity to lead critical architectural initiatives that impact millions of patient records
- A flexible, remote-friendly environment with heart and purpose
- Participation in Arcadian and Barkadian employee programs
- Access to personal and professional development resources
About Arcadia
Arcadia.io helps innovative providers and payers across the country transform healthcare to reduce cost while improving patient health. We do this by aggregating large amounts of disparate data, applying algorithms to identify opportunities to provide better patient care, and making those opportunities actionable by physicians at the point of care in near-real time. We are passionate about helping our customers drive meaningful outcomes. We are growing fast and have emerged as a market leader in the highly competitive population health management software market and have been recognized by industry analysts KLAS, IDC, Forrester, and Chilmark for our leadership. For a better sense of our brand and products, please explore our website.
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This position is responsible for following all Security policies and procedures in order to protect all PHI under Arcadia's custodianship as well as Arcadia Intellectual Properties. For any security-specific roles, the responsibilities would be further defined by the hiring manager.
Top Skills
AWS
Cda
Docker
Fhir
Hl7 V2
Java
Kafka
Kubernetes
Rest Apis
Spark
Arcadia Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
Our new corporate headquarters is located in the Seaport, a short walk from South Station. Easily accessible by public transit (MBTA, commuter rail, South Station Bus Terminal) and a short 30 minute Uber from Logan airport. A close walk to nearby coffee shops, restaurants, bars, and sights.
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