Staff Software Engineer Full Stack

Speridian Technologies

Job Location:

Sacramento, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Speridian Technologies is recruiting for a Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack for our State of California Client the Department of Healthcare Services Behavioral Health. This person will be part of a long-term fully budgeted state-of-the-art extremely vast technical modernization project.

This is a remote role; however there may be meetings in the Sacramento area several times a year. Candidates are expected to work business hours Monday-Friday Pacific Time Zone.

Join DHCSs Behavioral Health Transformation: Where Purpose Meets Innovation
Location:Remote
Department:Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS) Behavioral Health Transformation (BHT)
Commitment:Full-Time Consultant (W2 employee of Speridian or 1099/IC for Speridian)

Why DHCS
At DHCS we are leading a transformative journey in Behavioral Health reshaping systems and services toensure better outcomesfor communities across California. Our Behavioral Health transformation initiative is more than a projectits a movement to make California a leader in accessible high-quality health services. Were setting the stage for a new era of government services built on agile methodologies cutting-edge technology continuous improvement and a relentless commitment to serving the public good.
At DHCS were looking for innovators who are passionate about purposeful work and excited by the opportunity to drive lasting change through innovative solutions.

Our core values are what make us successful and define the impact we have on the DHCS program and Californias citizens.

Partnership: Respect Other Practice Empathy Earn Trust
Ownership:Take Accountability Show Reliability Act with Integrity
Grit:Bring Passion Exhibit Perseverance Demonstrate Resilience
Value:Drive Outcomes Maximize Impact Keep Improving

Were looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help lead the design and development of critical systems supporting Californias behavioral health transformation efforts. This role is part of the Licensing & Certification (LNC) platform team which builds and operates backend systems that support behavioral health facility applications renewals provider profiles and regulatory workflows.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role. Youll work closely with engineers across the team to design systems write production code solve difficult technical problems and improve how we build and operate software. Were looking for someone who can balance long-term technical thinking with practical execution and who enjoys working in complex systems with real-world impact.

Youll also partner closely with a Senior Engineering Coach to help strengthen engineering practices delivery consistency mentorship and overall team effectiveness.

What Youll Do
Technical Leadership & Delivery

Own the technical direction and health of key platform services and workflows
Lead design and implementation efforts for complex backend systems
Make thoughtful technical decisions around architecture scalability reliability and maintainability
Help the team balance speed of delivery with long-term sustainability
Drive projects from early design through production rollout and support
Bring clarity to ambiguous technical problems and help the team move forward

Hands-On Engineering

Write production code for core platform features and services
Build and maintain backend APIs using Core an open-source web development Core and modern service patterns
Develop and support internal-facing application experiences using Blazor
Design and evolve PostgreSQL data models using Entity Framework Core
Build asynchronous workflows and scheduled processing systems using Q Temporal Hangfire or similar tools
Improve systems supporting renewals notifications auditability and regulatory processing
Troubleshoot complex production issues across services infrastructure and databases
Contribute to dynamic form and workflow systems that support evolving regulatory requirements

Architecture & System Design

Design scalable backend services and APIs that are reliable and easy to maintain
Improve system reliability observability and operational readiness
Identify and address scaling and performance bottlenecks early
Help simplify systems and reduce unnecessary complexity over time
Establish strong engineering practices around testing monitoring and operational ownership

Mentorship & Collaboration

Mentor engineers through code reviews architecture discussions and day-to-day technical guidance
Help grow strong engineering practices around ownership quality and operational excellence
Partner with a Senior Engineering Coach to improve team effectiveness and engineering maturity
Work closely with product managers designers and domain experts to shape technical solutions
Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams on integrations and shared services

Qualification

8 years of software engineering experience with strong backend and distributed systems experience
Experience leading technical projects and influencing architecture decisions
Strong experience building APIs and backend services in C# / .NET
Expertise with PostgreSQL Entity Framework Core relational schema design and query optimization
Experience with asynchronous processing and workflow orchestration systems such as Temporal or Hangfire
Strong understanding of scalable backend architecture and service design
Experience working in regulated or compliance-focused environments is a plus
Ability to navigate ambiguity and make sound technical tradeoff decisions
Comfortable working across architecture implementation operations and delivery

Languages & Frameworks

C# .NET 9 Core an open-source web development Core Blazor
Experience with Java Python Go or TypeScript/JavaScript is a plus

Data & Messaging

PostgreSQL SQL NoSQL
Entity Framework Core Npgsql
Kafka/Kinesis
Elasticsearch

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS / GCP / Azure
Kubernetes Docker Terraform Helm

Observability & Operations

Datadog Prometheus CloudWatch Serilog
CI/CD pipelines
Distributed tracing logging and monitoring

Security & Architecture

Microservices and event-driven systems
OAuth/OIDC and RBAC
Encryption and zero-trust security principles

Speridian Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process.

Required Experience:

Staff IC

Partnership: Respect Other Practice Empathy Earn Trust
Ownership:Take Accountability Show Reliability Act with Integrity
Grit:Bring Passion Exhibit Perseverance Demonstrate Resilience
Value:Drive Outcomes Maximize Impact Keep Improving

Own the technical direction and health of key platform services and workflows
Lead design and implementation efforts for complex backend systems
Make thoughtful technical decisions around architecture scalability reliability and maintainability
Help the team balance speed of delivery with long-term sustainability
Drive projects from early design through production rollout and support
Bring clarity to ambiguous technical problems and help the team move forward

Hands-On Engineering

Write production code for core platform features and services
Build and maintain backend APIs using Core an open-source web development Core and modern service patterns
Develop and support internal-facing application experiences using Blazor
Design and evolve PostgreSQL data models using Entity Framework Core
Build asynchronous workflows and scheduled processing systems using Q Temporal Hangfire or similar tools
Improve systems supporting renewals notifications auditability and regulatory processing
Troubleshoot complex production issues across services infrastructure and databases
Contribute to dynamic form and workflow systems that support evolving regulatory requirements

Architecture & System Design

Design scalable backend services and APIs that are reliable and easy to maintain
Improve system reliability observability and operational readiness
Identify and address scaling and performance bottlenecks early
Help simplify systems and reduce unnecessary complexity over time
Establish strong engineering practices around testing monitoring and operational ownership

Mentorship & Collaboration

Mentor engineers through code reviews architecture discussions and day-to-day technical guidance
Help grow strong engineering practices around ownership quality and operational excellence
Partner with a Senior Engineering Coach to improve team effectiveness and engineering maturity
Work closely with product managers designers and domain experts to shape technical solutions
Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams on integrations and shared services

Qualification

8 years of software engineering experience with strong backend and distributed systems experience
Experience leading technical projects and influencing architecture decisions
Strong experience building APIs and backend services in C# / .NET
Expertise with PostgreSQL Entity Framework Core relational schema design and query optimization
Experience with asynchronous processing and workflow orchestration systems such as Temporal or Hangfire
Strong understanding of scalable backend architecture and service design
Experience working in regulated or compliance-focused environments is a plus
Ability to navigate ambiguity and make sound technical tradeoff decisions
Comfortable working across architecture implementation operations and delivery