EyeCare Partners · 18 hours ago
Application Architect - HYBRID in St. Louis, Mo
St Louis, Missouri
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expEyeCare Partners is the nation’s leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. They are seeking a highly technical, hands-on Application Architect to lead the operational support and evolution of their enterprise-scale PM/EMR platform, ensuring it is modern and resilient while aligning with healthcare data standards.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Architectural Leadership: Design and document end-to-end architectures for a microservices-based EMR/PM ecosystem. Ensure the platform adheres to industry best practices for high availability, horizontal scalability, and resiliency
Hands-on Development: Maintain a strong "end-to-end product" mindset by contributing directly to the codebase (Java 17, Spring Boot, React) and building proof-of-concepts for new features
Observability & Performance: Implement advanced observability patterns using DataDog to monitor system health and proactively address performance bottlenecks
Incident Response: Lead technical troubleshooting for ad hoc code issues and serve as the primary architect for Sev 1 production incidents
Governance & Review: Represent the application in Architectural Review Boards (ARB) to ensure alignment with enterprise standards. Conduct rigorous peer code reviews to maintain high quality and security. Review low-level design documentation from developers and tech leads, and recommend changes as needed
Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a technical advisor to clinical and business stakeholders, translating complex requirements into scalable technical roadmaps
Qualification
Required
Deep understanding of healthcare data processes (e.g., patient care workflows, EMR reporting, revenue cycle, and/or claims data)
Proven track record in migrating or evolving legacy 'home-grown' systems into modern, cloud-native architectures
Familiarity with HIPAA regulations and secure data handling within a healthcare environment
Familiarity with retail processes (eCommerce, point of sale, etc.)
B.S. or B.A. Preferred in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) field
10+ years of hands-on-experience in the design, development, and implementation of applications
Expert-level Java 17 and Spring Boot
Proficiency with Redis for caching
Proficiency in TypeScript and React
Proficiency in Gradle and Git (experience with GitLab preferred)
Strong experience with PostgreSQL for relational data and Kafka for event-driven microservices
Hands-on experience with AWS services, specifically S3 for secure medical document storage, EKS, MSK, and RDS
Practical experience implementing monitoring and tracing with DataDog
Company
EyeCare Partners
At EyeCare Partners, we are on a mission to reinvent eye care by creating a network of optometry and ophthalmology practices that bring together a wealth of expertise, resources and knowledge.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mitchel Jones
Division CFO - Optometry
Nicholas Anguish
Division Chief Financial Officer - Ophthalmology
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