Integrations Architect / Tech Lead

WHAT YOU’LL DO INTEGRATION PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE - Own the technical architecture of WellBeam’s interoperability platform. - Define architectural standards and best practices for healthcare interoperability. - Design scalable integration patterns across: - HL7v2 - FHIR APIs - SMART on FHIR - REST APIs - XML - Flat-file exchanges - Event-driven integrations - Etc. (Any other standards) - Define standards for: - API versioning - Security - Identity management - Patient matching - Error handling - Observability - Reliability - Conduct architecture reviews for major engineering initiatives and customer implementations. - Identify opportunities to convert customer-specific solutions into reusable platform capabilities.     CUSTOMER SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE - Lead technical discovery workshops with health systems and post-acute providers. - Serve as WellBeam’s principal technical advisor during customer engagements. - Design scalable integration architectures that balance customer requirements with long-term platform strategy. - Produce technical solution designs, architecture diagrams, implementation strategies, and technical recommendations. - Partner with Delivery during pre-sales, implementation planning, and complex customer engagements. - Review Statements of Work from a technical architecture perspective. - Identify implementation risks and recommend mitigation strategies.     CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP - Serve as the healthcare interoperability Subject Matter Expert (SME) across the organization. - Support multiple Product Managers with technical feasibility assessments and architectural guidance. - Partner with Engineering teams to solve complex interoperability challenges. - Mentor engineers on healthcare integration best practices and architectural patterns. - Lead technical design reviews across squads. - Influence engineering direction without direct management responsibility.     HEALTHCARE INTEROPERABILITY STRATEGY - Drive WellBeam’s technical interoperability strategy. - Stay current with industry standards including: - TEFCA - QHINs - FHIR - SMART on FHIR - PACIO - Direct Secure Messaging - Bulk FHIR - CDS Hooks - Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic investments. - Build relationships with interoperability partners, EMR vendors, and industry organizations.     DELIVERY & IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERSHIP - Support Delivery and Customer Success with technically complex customer requests. - Evaluate implementation feasibility and long-term architectural implications. - Recommend when customer requests should be addressed through: - Configuration - Existing platform capabilities - New reusable platform features - Customer-specific implementation - Partner with Engineering to resolve complex implementation and production issues. - Participate in critical customer escalations requiring deep technical expertise.     PLATFORM ENGINEERING & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT - Drive standardization across customer implementations. - Reduce implementation effort through reusable frameworks, tooling, automation, and platform enhancements. - Identify recurring implementation challenges and convert them into engineering improvements. - Improve observability, diagnostics, and operational support for integration workflows. - Champion “build once, deploy many” engineering principles.     DOCUMENTATION & TECHNICAL STANDARDS Own and maintain technical documentation including: - Reference architectures - Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) - Integration standards - API design guidelines - Implementation patterns - Customer integration guides - Internal engineering documentation - Best practice playbooks     WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE Within your first 12 months you will have: - Established a clear architectural vision for WellBeam’s interoperability platform. - Reduced custom implementation effort through reusable integration capabilities. - Standardized integration patterns across engineering squads. - Improved implementation predictability through architecture and technical governance. - Built trusted relationships with Product, Engineering, Delivery, and customer technical teams. - Increased reuse of platform capabilities across customer implementations. - Reduced production integration issues through improved architecture and engineering standards. - Positioned WellBeam to rapidly onboard new health systems and post-acute partners with minimal custom engineering.     QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED - 8+ years of software engineering, solutions architecture, or healthcare interoperability experience. - 5+ years designing and delivering enterprise healthcare integrations. - Deep expertise with: - HL7v2 - FHIR APIs - SMART on FHIR - REST APIs - XML - Flat-file integrations - Experience integrating with enterprise EMRs such as: - Epic - Oracle Health (Cerner) - Athenahealth - Homecare Homebase - or similar healthcare platforms. - Strong understanding of healthcare data mapping, transformation, validation, patient identity matching, and interoperability workflows. - Experience designing scalable distributed systems and API architectures. - Strong understanding of cloud-native application architecture (AWS preferred). - Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives without direct management authority. - Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. - Comfortable operating in fast-paced startup or high-growth environments.     PREFERRED - Experience building interoperability platforms rather than only customer-specific integrations. - Experience with event-driven architectures and asynchronous messaging systems. - Familiarity with Mirth Connect (NextGen Connect), Rhapsody, Cloverleaf, or similar integration engines. - Experience with OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and healthcare identity management. - Knowledge of: - TEFCA - QHINs - PACIO - Direct Secure Messaging - Bulk FHIR - CDS Hooks - Experience working with health systems, home health, hospice, or care coordination organizations. - Hands-on software development experience with modern programming languages. - Experience reviewing architecture and mentoring senior engineers.     THE TYPE OF PERSON YOU ARE - You naturally think in systems rather than individual projects. - You enjoy solving difficult technical problems and designing elegant, scalable solutions. - You balance pragmatism with long-term architectural thinking. - You thrive in ambiguity and bring structure to complex technical challenges. - You influence through technical expertise, collaboration, and credibility rather than organizational authority. - You enjoy mentoring engineers and elevating the technical capabilities of those around you. - You are equally comfortable whiteboarding with a CIO, debugging an HL7 message, reviewing an API design, or coaching an engineering team through a complex architecture decision. - You continuously look for opportunities to transform one-off customer work into reusable platform capabilities.     WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING AT WELLBEAM - Competitive salary and equity participation - Remote work with flexible working hours - Monthly team dinners (if local to the SF Bay Area) and regular company-wide offsites - Generous holidays and Paid Time Off - Health, vision, and dental insurance options - 401(k) Compensation Range: $120,000 - $170,000 Interested? Email recruitment@well-beam.com with the role title in the subject line. Please include a brief introduction and your resume.