Software Engineer – Sr, Business Intelligence - Pittsburgh, PA

Software Engineer – Senior

University of Pittsburgh Physicians is hiring a Full-Time Software Engineer – Senior to help support UPMC Clinical Analytics. Hours: Monday-Friday, daylight. Location: 3600 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh. There is potential travel required for conferences and meetings.

Department Details: This roll will have an emphasis on Business Intelligence, including analytics development, data modeling, and data platforms.

Skillsets Preferred:

• BI/Analytics Development
• Strong experience with Qlik Sense (or comparable BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• Ability to design, develop, and maintain interactive dashboards, data visualizations, and reports
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with stakeholders
• Experience analyzing service line operations (healthcare or similar operational environments preferred)
• Data Modeling & Architecture
• Strong experience in designing scalable and efficient data models (star schema, snowflake schema)
• Experience translating business requirements into robust data structures
• Experience working with large datasets and optimizing queries
• SQL & Data Platforms
• Advanced SQL skills with the ability to write complex queries and optimize performance
• Experience with big data/cloud technologies (Azure, Snowflake, etc.)
• System Design & User Experience
• Ability to design end-to-end BI solutions with attention to performance and usability
• Strong awareness of user experience (UX) principles in analytics/reporting tools
• Troubleshooting & Problem Solving
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve multiple complex issues concurrently
• Strong analytical mindset with a focus on root cause analysis and long-term solutions
• Project Ownership & Delivery
• Experience managing projects or leading technical initiatives from concept to deployment
• Ability to prioritize work, manage timelines, and communicate progress effectively
• Experience working in an agile development environment
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional business and technical teams

Purpose: Under the direction of management and more senior members of the team, the Software Engineer – Senior will contribute to the overall Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) by independently completing projects and tasks by meeting established quality measures. The Software Engineer – Senior will be able to expand their role into defining and leading new software projects which will deliver significant impact. The focus of this position will be to reach a mastery level of the technology stack and mentor less experienced team members.

Responsibilities:

• Application Development Cycle – Demonstrate the understanding of multiple SDLCs.
• Security – Validate and review secure processes and protocols. Ensure that processes/protocols are followed by junior level staff.
• Troubleshooting – Solve multiple issues concurrently. Coordinate, delegate, and mentor less experienced staff with issue resolution.
• Quality – Demonstrate the ability to conduct code review of others.
• Design – Implement the overall system design. Exhibit awareness of user experience standards.
• Integration – Responsible for more complex integration between modules.
• Documentation – Create detail-oriented documentation that outlines new and moderately complex processes. Responsible for quality and validity of documentation.
• Project Management – Has ownership in success of projects. Responsible for estimating and delivering on individual task within project. Shows the ability to be responsible for project timelines.
• Communication – Responsible for demonstrating appropriate, clear, concise, and effective written and oral communications in all interactions to build relationships and accomplish day to day work and projects.
• Interactions with Others – Successfully completes projects, tasks, and initiatives by embracing a team-first approach. Works in collaboration with team and offers feedback, where appropriate, to complete individual and group efforts. Shows the ability to adjust and be flexible to change by adapting approach when necessary. Mentors less experienced staff.
• Self-Development – Responsible for continuous self-study, trainings, partnering with more senior members of team, and/or seeking out opportunities to broaden scope to stay up to date with industry and organizational trends. Seeks feedback from senior team members for development and effectively incorporates feedback into work and behaviors.
• Software Solutions – Develop, validate and implement software solutions based on customer requirements, Enterprise architecture standards and defined project designs.

Qualifications: Typically has 5+ years of related work experience. Experience with complex development environments, taking abstract concepts and ideas and formulating a detailed software deliverable Experience in developing on cross-functional systems. Deep knowledge of developing complete systems. Mastery of the SDLC. Highly driven and self-motivated to exceed expectations Ability to work independently and demonstrated ability to lead in a team-based environment Proficient in both oral and written communication.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: Act 34 UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran