Software Performance Engineering Co-op

CodaMetrix is revolutionizing Revenue Cycle Management with its AI-powered autonomous coding solution, a multi-specialty AI-platform that translates clinical information into accurate sets of medical codes. CodaMetrix’s  autonomous coding supports improved patient care and drives efficiency under fee-for-service and value-based care models. We are passionate about getting doctors away from the keyboard and back to clinical care.

Position Overview

The Software Engineering Co-op is a member of the Core Development team, working specifically on operational health and support projects, reporting to the Director, Engineering. The members working on these projects are responsible for troubleshooting, tuning, and scaling our award-winning products to ensure they meet the demands of the business. The goal of these projects are to minimize Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) and implement incremental high-value improvements to increase the performance of our products.

The Software Engineering Co-op is responsible for evaluating and improving performance of the code and architecture used to support our software products. This effort may cover application code changes, database query optimization, interface design changes, and system architectural changes.

Responsibilities:

Complexity of Work

• Work on moderately complex to complex tasks such as redesigning project components, solving challenging resource contention problems, and optimizing system performance.
• Tackle critical project components dealing with scalability, performance, and integration; contributing to system architecture and technical strategy.
• Challenges focused within a project or team.

Scope of Influence

• Influence primarily focused on team or specific project components, occasionally expanding to other teams.
• Does not make final decisions on major architectural changes, but can provide valuable input to help shape technical direction of assigned project.

Leadership

• Takes initiative on small projects to assess and improve scalability and performance.
• Lead code reviews.
• May act as a technical lead for specific components, providing direction and support.
• Influence team practices and contribute to decision-making processes.

Scope of domain/impact

• Primarily within the team but can also extend beyond.
• Influence the quality of work within team and team practices.
• Engage in cross-team collaboration, contribute to architecture and strategy discussions.

Communication/collaboration

• Have strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Effectively articulate technical concepts to technical team members.
• Engage in cross team collaboration discussions.
• Provide actionable feedback to other members during the pull request review process.

Continuous improvements

• Focus on continuous improvement mainly within specific tasks and projects under the guidance of more senior engineers.
• Influence is limited to immediate work and the team, with less involvement in broader organizational processes or leading initiatives.

Quality

• Emphasize quality by adhering to best practices in coding, thoroughly testing, and ensuring compliance with coding standards.
• Actively participates in code reviews and provides constructive feedback.

Decision Making

• Contribute to technical discussions and influence architectural choices.

Required Experience:

• BS in a related field, working towards the completion of a Master’s program.
• Prior work experience from at least two Software Engineering internships or Co-ops in an agile/scrum environment.
• Extensive experience in JEE technologies, including Spring Boot, Hibernate, and core Java packages.
• Strong proficiency in relational database modeling and query optimization.
• Experience monitoring and troubleshooting software with APM tools like DataDog and Grafana.
• Hands-on experience with microservice development, testing, and delivery.
• Ability to work on moderately complex tasks independently and assist with moderately complex problems.
• Ability to tackle critical project components, dealing with scalability, performance, and integration, and may contribute to system architecture and technical strategy.
• Writes clean, maintainable code with minimal guidance.
• Ability to participate actively in code reviews, provide relevant feedback and adhere to team standards with moderate independence.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Beneficial Experience:

• Experience working in a startup / fast paced environment.
• Experience improving performance and scaling of distributed systems.
• Experience with database sharding with Hibernate.
• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter.

What CodaMetrix can offer you: 

Our Internship and Co-op Program is a paid, full-time program for students of all years. From undergrad through PhD programs, we are devoted to helping students grow and develop their skillset in the healthcare-technology space. 

We want CodaMetrix to be a place where you feel welcomed, challenged, and invigorated. We offer high impact-projects, mentorship, and networking activities to all of our interns and co-ops, such as:

• Full exposure to the CodaMetrix experience including working with a dedicated team, and attending company-wide meetings and events.
• An assigned reporting manager for impactful professional development and feedback
• Self-driven projects specific to your focus area
• Professional development tips and workshops focused on networking, resume review, and more
• Mentorship opportunities designed to support your career growth and development during and after your internship/co-op
• Social events to get acquainted and network with other company employees of all levels (entry level through executive)
• Cohort-specific gatherings to further connect and get to know one another

Internships will be 14 weeks and Co-ops will be 6 months in length. 

All Boston-based interns and Co-ops will be asked to be hybrid in our Boston, MA office (2-3 days per week). For those located outside of commuting distance, remote opportunities may still be available. Please apply if you are interested and we can consider your remote interest along with local candidates. 

Background Check Notice

All candidates will be required to complete a background check upon acceptance of a job offer.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Our company, as well as our products, are made better because we embrace diverse skills, perspectives, and ideas. CodaMetrix is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.