Senior Software Engineer Healthcare (Lead)
Resume:
JASON ALLEN
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER TECH LEAD
Miami, FL
********.***@*****.***
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-allen-a39810380/
SUMMARY
As a senior software engineer working on large-scale applications in the healthcare industry, specializing in developing scalable, secure, and high-performance systems. With a strong background in ASP.NET Core, AWS, and Azure, led 5+ projects that enhance operational efficiency and ensure compliance with industry standards like HIPAA. Expertise in microservices architecture, data integration, and real-time processing positions to drive innovation and optimize processes.
EXPERIENCE
Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead Molina Healthcare 2023 – 2025 Led a Medicaid claims processing system development using ASP.NET Core with CQRS, optimizing performance with asynchronous C# programming and SQL Server tuning. Designed FHIR-compliant APIs for secure EHR data exchange, implementing OAuth 2.0, JWT, and RBAC to ensure HIPAA compliance.
Engineered a microservices-based claims processing system using ASP.NET Core Web API and SOAP managing over 10,000 Medicaid claims daily for enhanced scalability and optimized performance.
Built an interactive claims dashboard with Angular 17, Typescript, RxJS, NgRx and Material UI for real-time claims tracking.
Optimized data access with Entity Framework Core, boosting query performance in Medicaid claims processing by reducing execution time and accelerating claim processing by a factor of 2.
Developed 15 SSIS packages for ETL and SSRS reports in Azure Data Factory to automate data integration, ensuring HIPAA-compliant real-time insights into Medicaid claims, provider data, and payments.
Integrated Apache Kafka for real-time event streaming, processing over 100,000 events monthly to enable instantaneous updates on claim statuses and fraud detection alerts, enhancing operational efficiency.
Deployed the microservices architecture on Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) using Terraform and Docker containers, achieving scalability and supporting up to 20,000 claims concurrently, ensuring high availability and efficient resource management for the Medicaid claims system.
Configured Azure API Gateway to securely route over 50,000 requests daily to microservices, bolstering both system security and performance.
Applied Azure Service Bus to handle more than 30,000 asynchronous messages between microservices daily, ensuring smooth communication and reducing delays during high-volume claim processing.
Implemented OAuth 2.0 and JWT-based authentication for securing RESTful APIs, integrating Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to protect PHI and ensure HIPAA compliance, demonstrating expert knowledge in QWASP and cybersecurity.
Executed over 50 unit tests with xUnit, Jest and Cypress to validate core business logic for claims processing, ensuring system stability and reliability.
Developed a chatbot using Azure AI Bot Service to streamline Medicaid claims inquiries, leveraging Python scripts for data processing and Azure Databricks to efficiently handle large datasets, resulting in improved response times and accuracy in processing over 1.2 million XML documents annually.
Mentored 3 junior developers through pair programming sessions, contributing to a fast-paced Agile/Scrum team managing Jira workflows and Confluence documents. Senior Software Engineer Monogram Health 2020 – 2023 Spearheaded large-scale projects, including CI/CD implementations, HiTrust certifications, and Data Lake/Warehouse migrations. Fostered a vibrant, innovative engineering culture, thriving in environments that require quick thinking and agile responses.
Migrated existing application into microservices architecture using ASP.NET Core and AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda) interacting through the powerful messaging tools such as RabbitMQ.
Designed custom directives for data manipulation and to display data in the company standard format in the UI, while implementing routing logic, screen-to-screen navigation, and client-side login functionality in Angular 10.
Leveraged AWS Lambda and API Gateway to create a serverless architecture, handling 1 million requests per month and reducing infrastructure costs and improving scalability.
Employed AWS DynamoDB for NoSQL data storage to manage 500,000+ data entries, enhancing retrieval times and handling high-traffic loads.
Engineered SQL structure/usage standards in collaboration with the DBA team, impacting over 3 database systems, including best practices for linked servers, auditing, and transactional patterns using XACT ABORT, Try/Catch, and Save Transaction.
Created a parser using ANTLR and a code analysis tool in Node and later C# to enforce SQL standards across teams, resulting in over 5000 lines SQL scripts analyzed and standardized.
Collaborated with the security team to enhance security practices for 3 key systems, including implementing parameterized queries to prevent SQL Injection, and sanitizing inputs/outputs to prevent XSS Attacks.
Followed Test Driven Development (TDD) to develop 100+ NUnit test cases, ensuring high-quality code and reducing defects.
Implemented GitHub workflow for managing 3 main branches, 10+ feature branches and release cycles, enhancing code quality and reducing integration issues.
Customized Alfresco Content Services (ACS) to streamline document workflows, reducing manual processing time by 100 hours monthly.
Enhanced error logging with Datadog, boosting system reliability and resolving over 100 critical errors.
Software Engineer Farm Credit Financial Partners, Inc. 2018 – 2020 Engaged in the entire Software Development Life Cycle, spanning Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing, and Maintenance to meet client requirements and maintain high- quality applications.
Created 5 dashboards and reports in Power BI, enhancing data visualization capabilities; configured Enterprise Gateway for scheduled data refresh and published reports to Power BI Server.
Applied LINQ and Entity Framework for ORM and established 10 data layers, improving data retrieval speed and optimizing performance with SQL Server, T-SQL, PL/SQL, and Power BI datasets.
Built cross-platform UIs with WinForms using CSLA architecture, reducing development time by 4 weeks; integrated backend services via ADO.NET and Entity Framework.
Collaborated with UI/UX teams to deliver modern interfaces, enhancing customer satisfaction; leveraged KendoUI and RAD components for interactive UI elements.
Deployed 8 Blazor and WebAssembly apps on Azure and AWS platforms, increasing deployment efficiency; integrated secure APIs and backend services.
Automated deployments using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CloudFormation templates, reducing manual effort by 5 hours per week; configured custom VPCs, subnets, and NAT gateways.
Executed unit and integration tests with MSTest, achieving over 90% test coverage; documented test cases and migrated test assets to VSTS (Azure DevOps). Software Engineering Intern Farm Credit Financial Partners, Inc. 2015 – 2018 Motivated Software Engineering Intern with hands-on experience in the Software Development Life Cycle, contributing to the enhancement of internal tools and user interfaces.
Assisted in the Software Development Life Cycle by participating in requirements gathering, design discussions, and coding activities to support ongoing projects.
Developed and maintained internal tools using C# and .NET Framework, contributing to a 15% increase in team productivity by streamlining routine tasks.
Collaborated with senior developers to build user-friendly interfaces using WinForms, enhancing application usability and user experience.
Conducted Unit Testing and Debugging of existing applications, identifying and resolving issues to improve software reliability and performance.
Supported the integration of external APIs, enabling seamless data exchange between systems and enhancing functionality.
Created and updated technical documentation for software features and functionalities, ensuring clear communication among team members and stakeholders. EDUCATION
B.S. in Computer Science Eastern Washington University 2016 – 2018 SKILLS
Programming Languages
C#, C++, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python, PL/SQL, T-SQL Frameworks and Libraries
.NET Framework, ASP.NET Core, Web API, MVC, Dynamics 365 CRM, Xamarin, Angular, React, Next.js, Node.js Bootstrap, Material UI, Blazor, KendoUI, ADO.NET, Entity Framework, NUnit, XUnit, MS Test, Jest, Cypress
Databases
Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, MongoDB, Redis Cloud Platforms and Services
Azure VM, Blob Storage, Functions, App Services, AD, Kubernetes Service, Service Bus, Monitor, AWS EC2, S3, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, CloudFront, RDS, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes
Tools and Approaches
GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, RESTful API, GraphQL, SOAP API, TDD, A/B Testing, DDD, Microservices, Event Driven Architecture, Scrum, Agile
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