Software Engineer, Frontend

Who We Are:

SmithRx is a rapidly growing, venture-backed Health-Tech company.  Our mission is to disrupt the expensive and inefficient Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) sector by building a next-generation drug acquisition platform driven by cutting edge technology, innovative cost saving tools, and best-in-class customer service.  With hundreds of thousands of members onboarded since 2016, SmithRx has a solution that is resonating with clients all across the country.

We pride ourselves for our mission-driven and collaborative culture that inspires our employees to do their best work. We believe that the U.S healthcare system is in need of transformation, and we come to work each day dedicated to making that change a reality. At our core, we are guided by our company values:

• Integrity: Our purpose guides our actions and gives us confidence in the path ahead. With unwavering honesty and dependability, we embrace the pressure of challenging the old and exemplify ethical leadership to create the new.
• Courage: We face continuous challenges with grit and resilience. We embrace the discomfort of the unknown by balancing autonomy with empathy, and ownership with vulnerability. We boldly challenge the status quo to keep moving forward—always.
• Together: The success of SmithRx reflects the strength of our partnerships and the commitment of our team. Our shared values bind us together and make us one. When one falls, we all fall; when one rises, we all rise.

Job Summary:

As a Front-End Software Engineer, you will play a key role in the entire software development lifecycle from FE design, build, test and maintain our SmithRx web product suite. You will work with Product and other stakeholders (Business, Backend, UX, etc) and bridge the gap between UI/UX design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works.  You will contribute to best practices/methodologies, coding standards and large-scale web design perspectives to our team.  We need our engineers to be versatile and driven, display leadership and ownership qualities, and be enthusiastic to take on new challenges as we continue to push technology forward.

In order to be eligible for this position applicants must be based in one of the following states: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

What you will do:

• Focus on designing, developing and maintaining SmithRx frontend features with a strong depth of knowledge in JavaScript, React, and GraphQL while leveraging CI/CD to iterate quickly
• Collaborate with stakeholders and technical leads to understand functional and technical feasibility of UI/UX designs to produce high-quality, performant, decoupled, and scalable code
• Provide scope and risk estimates for system and feature builds by building technical design documentation
• Continually apply software development best practices, design patterns, tools and technologies 
• Troubleshoot production issues by performing triages for issues that arise and performing root cause analysis to prevent future occurrence of issues.
• Work with peers to turn technical vision into a tangible roadmap
• Be the cornerstone of a collaborative learning culture through knowledge sharing, mentorship, code reviews, and exploration of new frameworks and paradigms

What you will bring to SmithRx:

• BS or advanced degree in computer science
• 3-5 years of software development experience working on client-side applications
• Expertise in JavaScript, React, GraphQL, HTML, CSS and various front-end frameworks
• Proven experience in client-side software design, implementing reusable components, and ability to work on features independently
• Experience using Git in a professional environment
• Experience in writing automated tests using testing frameworks such as Playwright or Selenium
• Disciplined approach to software design and development and ability to work on features independently (accurately forecast delivery milestones and work with stakeholders to ensure that expectations are met)
• Flexibility; someone who is responsive and comfortable with ambiguity
• Some industry experience with CI/CD pipeline, Docker, and a common cloud service provider
• Understanding of typical web application, SOA and micro services patterns a plus
• Experience at a high-growth startup a plus

What SmithRx Offers You: 

• Highly competitive wellness benefits including Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
• Flexible Spending Benefits 
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Program 
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Discretionary Paid Time Off 
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Wellness Benefits
• Commuter Benefits 
• Paid Parental Leave benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Well-stocked kitchen in office locations
• Professional development and training opportunities