Software Developer II

Position Summary:

This position is a non-management development role.

Developers in this position will design, develop, and maintain the software products offered by HealthStream in accordance with technology's best practices and product offerings.

They will work with team leaders and senior developers to understand and refine requirements, design and estimate effort for new features or sub-systems, and deliver high-quality, defect-free software that adheres to company coding and documentation standards.

Developers in this position will participate as members of a software development team and may take on individual project leadership responsibilities across the software development lifecycle for a particular HealthStream product.

They may also serve as Development Lead for a HealthStream Software Development team under the guidance of a more senior developer.

In addition, developers are expected to leverage AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI) to enhance productivity, reduce boilerplate, and improve code quality.

They should be comfortable applying prompt engineering techniques to guide AI in generating accurate, context-aware code, documentation, and test cases as part of their daily development workflow.

This role is located in Nashville, TN and requires 3 days a week in our Capitol View office

ESSENTIAL DUTIES OR RESPONSIBILITIES


* Provide complexity-based estimates for proposed software application features and enhancements


* Inform application software architecture


* Program new applications, features, and enhancements, including application code, data stores, queries, and monitoring mechanisms


* Leverage AI technologies and tools to enhance software development processes, improve productivity, and drive innovation.

Utilize AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI) to enhance productivity, code quality, and development speed while in compliance with HealthStream AI usage policy.


* Plan and execute integrations with third-party software systems


* Author and maintain automated tests for software applications to safeguard the quality


* Investigate, diagnose, and mitigate software applications failures and defects


* Deploy software applications to production-like test environments, including the development of automated deployment scripts


* Advise Quality Assurance regarding how to test software application features, enhancements, and defect fixes


* Measure, record, and maintain a standardized set of metrics for software code quality


* Monitor and support live software applications


* Mentor and coach junior software developers to advance their technical skills


* Provide consultations for other software developers working in his/her areas of subject matter expertise


* Produce, maintain and improve technical documentation related to products and solutions for both internal and external consumption


* Adhere to all Healt...