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Progyny is a leading fertility benefits company that combines service, science, technology and data to provide fertility solutions for self-insured employers.

As a Solutions Architect, you will work with a cross functional team of Database, DevOps, Salesforce, Software, QA engineers, and Technical Project Management to provide best-fit architectural solutions for critical projects.  You will lead solution design efforts, assist in defining scope and sizing of work, and anchor Proof of Concept developments.

What you’ll do…

  • Lead and define the technical specifications, design, and architecture for projects and proof of concepts.
  • Provide solution architecture for in-house development efforts, integrations with third party services, and designing/developing complex features for stakeholder needs.
  • Research, recommend, and test modern technology stacks and tools to meet technology and project goals and help Engineering team migrate toward their use.
  • Advise and work alongside the development team to ensure best practices during execution of projects.
  • Work with application developers, users, operational leadership, and subject matter experts to understand current and future operational goals.
  • Review existing solutions, projects, and infrastructure to provide recommendations for enhancements and structural improvements.
  • Provide technology direction, ensure project implementation compliance in coordination with Technical Project Manager.
  • Help develop a distributed system with concurrent access and usage patterns.
  • Help advance and optimize software development lifecycle with development, QA/testing, and deployment.
  • Work closely with our product team to understand the needs of our clients.

About you…

  • Minimum of 5 years experience in advanced technologies, including a minimum of 2 years as a technical architect and 3 years with Python or similar language.
  • Knowledge of information technologies and designing distributed systems at scale.
  • (DB, BI, Infrastructure, Networks, Web & Integration software, Salesforce).
  • Experience in implementation methodologies, software development lifecycle process, and project management.
  • Excellent software project planning and organization with strong problem solving and communication skills.
  • Working knowledge of databases and designing scalable systems e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
  • Working knowledge of REST API development and supporting tools (e.g. Postman).
  • Working knowledge of AWS serverless services and modules.
  • Working knowledge of ETL development and supporting tools (e.g. Jitterbit).
  • Working knowledge of advanced workflow development (schedule vs. event-based jobs, queued jobs, jobs that depend on other jobs).
  • Strong ability to select, apply algorithms and data structures appropriate for processing large data sets.
  • Experience in IAC (Infrastructure as Code) and CI/CD pipelines, ideally Terraform and CircleCI.
  • Experience with Docker & version control – Git and GitHub.
  • Experience in concepts and methodologies of enterprise architecture (e.g. Zachman Framework, TOGAF) and application architecture is a plus.
  • Experience with Automated Testing/TDD and QA frameworks is a plus.
  • Experience with HIPAA security guidelines & compliance is a plus 

About us…

Progyny is a leading fertility benefits management company in the US. We are redefining fertility and family building benefits, proving that a comprehensive and inclusive fertility solution can simultaneously benefit employers, patients, and physicians. Our benefits solution empowers patients with education and guidance from a dedicated Patient Care Advocate (PCA), provides access to a premier network of fertility specialists using the latest science and technologies, reduces healthcare costs for the nation’s leading employers, and drives optimal clinical outcomes. We envision a world where anyone who wants to have a child can do so.

Our mission is to make any member’s dream of parenthood come true through a healthy, timely, and supported fertility and family building journey.

Come join a company that’s been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare.    

Our perks:

  • Family friendly benefits:
    • Paid maternity and paternity
    • Fertility benefits (including egg freezing and IVF)
    • Emergency childcare program
    • Parent’s group
  • Health, dental, vision and life insurance options for employees and family
  • Paid vacation and summer flex time
  • Company equity
  • Bonus program
  • 401K Match
  • Monday breakfasts/ Friday lunches/ healthy snacks
  • Company social events
  • Sit/ stand desks

Progyny is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.