Sr. Software Engineer

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

McKesson is a global leader in healthcare services, committed to improving patient outcomes and driving innovation in healthcare technology. Join us in building Glide Health, a next-generation AI-powered platform transforming the healthcare experience. Glide is an innovative revenue cycle solution designed to improve claims acceptance rates and revenue cycle performance to help specialty practice recover every possible dollar, on time, every time.

Position Summary

We are seeking a visionary and technically strong Sr. Software Engineer to lead the development of Mckesson Glide Health. You will have the opportunity to deliver high quality technology products/services in a hyper-growth environment. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in distributed systems design, preferably in AWS cloud, and have a strong passion in AI/ML and healthcare technology.

This role will focus on application architecture, software development, and cross-functional collaboration, while engaging directly with customers to solve problems in healthcare space. You will play a critical role in ensuring scalability, reliability, and innovation as we expand our impact on healthcare.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the engineering architecture runway, innovation roadmap, and priority setting.

• Design, build, deploy, and maintain cloud-native solutions to optimize performance, availability, cost, compliance, and security.

• Define and enforce software engineering best practices to ensure quality and regulatory compliance.

• Research emerging technologies to enhance platform capabilities; champion AI/ML for automation and decision support.

• Integrate AI/ML models into clinical and financial workflows to improve patient outcomes and provider efficiency.

• Collaborate with Product and customer teams to align solutions with user needs.

• Lead agile development, focusing on high-impact deliverables.

• Mentor and grow a high-performing engineering team, support recruitment and onboarding.

• Champion tech debt remediation and shift left security

Minimum Requirement

Degree or equivalent and typically requires 7+ years of relevant experience.

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.

Critical Skills

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.

• 2+ years in health tech or regulated industries preferred.

• Proven experience designing and scaling distributed systems in cloud environments (AWS preferred).

• Expertise in cloud-native architecture, microservices, API development and container orchestration.

• Proficiency in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript) and frameworks.

• Strong understanding of data privacy, security, and healthcare standards (e.g., HIPAA).

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability tools, and agile methodologies

• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with healthcare claims processing and regulatory compliance.

• Experience integrating AI/ML models into production systems.

• Ability to lead engineering teams and drive strategic initiatives.

Working Conditions

• Remote work with occasional domestic travel (up to 10%).

• Flexible hours to collaborate across time zones.

Candidates must be authorized to work in USA. Sponsorship is not available for this role.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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