Software Engineer
CurrentZelis works with over 700 healthcare insurance payers, providing innovative services that bridge the gap between insurance companies and healthcare providers to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.Main Responsibilities and Achievements:➤ Delivered Critical Applications:Spearheaded the development of two Flask applications enabling insurance payers to manage their negotiated rates data and share it as mandated by the Health Plan Transparency Initiative. These applications have empowered compliance and transparency for millions of Americans.➤ Technical Leadership:Provided expert technical advice to colleagues, helping them overcome complex technical challenges and fostering a collaborative team environment.Introduced and implemented advanced design patterns such as factories, repository pattern, and visitor pattern, significantly improving code quality and maintainability.➤ Full-Stack Development:Designed and built complete application stacks, from backend APIs to frontend user interfaces, delivering robust and user-friendly tools.Created automated GitHub Actions for build and test pipelines, streamlining development workflows.➤ Database Optimization:Engineered database schemas and optimized queries to improve performance, enabling faster and more efficient data retrieval.Developed partitioned tables and zero-downtime update mechanisms to handle millions of records seamlessly.➤ High-Performance Services:Developed a fully asynchronous FastAPI service capable of scaling to handle over 300 requests per second, significantly outperforming synchronous alternatives.➤ API and Frontend Development:Designed and implemented APIs and frontends for internal tools and customer-facing platforms, delivering responsive and scalable solutions tailored to user needs.➤ Mentorship and Collaboration:Mentored junior developers, guiding them through technical decisions, improving their confidence, and accelerating their contributions to the team.