Software Engineer (Payments)

Our Company:

PracticeTek is a large and established healthcare technology company, providing comprehensive software solutions to dental, orthodontic, chiropractic, optometry, and other healthcare clinics. We empower clinicians and their teams to deliver better patient care through innovative and user-friendly technology. 

At PracticeTek, you'll have the opportunity to: 

• Work with dynamic technology solutions that are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the healthcare industry. 

• Collaborate with a talented and passionate team of individuals who are dedicated to improving the lives of patients and healthcare providers. 

• Make a real impact on the healthcare industry by helping to improve the efficiency and quality of care. 

• Build a rewarding career with opportunities for growth and development. 

Engineering Department:

The Engineering department at PracticeTek is responsible for designing, developing, and scaling our SaaS platform to meet the needs of thousands of healthcare providers. Working closely with Product and Design teams, Engineering ensures the seamless delivery of performant, secure, and cost-effective software solutions.

The Engineering team is responsible for the foundational infrastructure, security, and reliability functions that support all PracticeTek products. This includes cloud architecture, observability, cost efficiency, and compliance with regulatory requirements like HIPAA and PCI.

The Career Opportunity:

As a Software Engineer on the Payments and Shared Services team, you’ll help build our unified payments service that powers transactions across multiple product lines. This role offers the opportunity to work with a modern tech stack (AWS, .NET, Kubernetes, React), developing scalable microservices and seamless integrations with various payment providers. You will play a key part in delivering a reliable, PCI-compliant platform that ensures smooth payment experiences for healthcare providers and their patients across our brands.

Areas of Accountability:

• Develop and implement new features for the shared payments service using .NET/C#, contributing to a suite of microservices deployed on AWS.

• Integrate external payment provider APIs into our system, writing clean, maintainable code to handle transactions (payments, refunds, etc.) and other payment workflows.

• Collaborate with the team to ensure all payment features are built with security in mind and meet PCI compliance standards (e.g., proper encryption and data handling).

• Work closely with front-end developers (React) to support seamless end-to-end user payment experiences, ensuring efficient integration between the UI and backend services.

• Participate in design and code reviews, offering ideas for improvements in microservice architecture, API design, and event-driven integration patterns.

• Troubleshoot and debug issues within the payments platform, maintaining high availability and reliability of payment processing for all brands.

• Write unit tests and integration tests for payment components to uphold a high standard of code quality and prevent regressions.

Competencies for Success

• 3+ years of software development experience, with solid programming skills in .NET/C#.

• Familiarity with front-end development (especially React) and understanding of how front-end applications interact with backend APIs.

• Experience or strong interest in integrating with payment systems or external APIs, and a good understanding of transactional workflows.

• Basic knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) for building and deploying services.

• Understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful API development; exposure to event-driven architecture concepts (using queues, pub/sub, etc.).

• Knowledge of secure coding practices and willingness to work within compliance frameworks like PCI DSS to protect sensitive data.

• Good problem-solving skills with attention to detail, especially for ensuring accuracy and reliability in financial transactions.

• Effective communication and teamwork skills; able to work in an agile environment and collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and other engineers.

At PracticeTek we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine our offers of employment. This includes internal and external market factors as well as your individual experience and skills. These considerations can cause compensation to vary but we reasonably expect to pay between [Salary Range] for this position.

PracticeTek is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values employees with a broad cross-cultural perspective. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees, and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.