Software Engineer - Database Engineering

About Us

Join RamSoft (www.ramsoft.com), a collaborative and innovative SaaS medical software company that is developing and selling novel cloud and cloud-native RIS/PACS software platforms for radiologists worldwide. We’re a global business with 200+ employees located worldwide, and we are growing quickly.

Job Summary

A software engineer in the DICOM medical imaging industry needs to manage and maintain complex systems that handle large volumes of sensitive medical imaging data, ensuring they are efficient, secure, and compliant with healthcare regulations. Their role is integral to providing a solid data infrastructure that supports patient care, diagnostic processes, and clinical workflows.

What will you do in RamSoft?

1. Database Design and Architecture

Schema Design: Create and optimize database schemas that support the platform’s data requirements and scalability.

Data Modeling: Develop data models that align with business requirements and ensure data integrity and consistency.
Database Selection: Choose appropriate database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, NewSQL) based on use cases.

2. Software Development

Software Design and Development: Extensive experience writing well-designed software using the .Net programming language

Unit testing: Write unit tests to ensure code works as expected and teach patterns for unit testing effectively when a database is involved

Database Refactoring: Able to guide teams in best practices to evolve their persistence layer over time.

3. Performance Tuning and Optimization

Query Optimization: Analyze and optimize database queries to reduce response times and improve overall performance.
Indexing Strategies: Implement and manage indexing strategies to speed up data retrieval processes.

4.Scalability and High Availability

Horizontal and Vertical Scaling: Design databases to scale horizontally (adding more machines) and vertically (upgrading existing hardware).

Replication and Sharding: Implement replication for data redundancy and sharding for distributing data across multiple nodes.
Failover and Recovery: Set up failover mechanisms and disaster recovery plans to ensure high availability and minimal downtime.

5.Security and Compliance

Access Controls: Implement fine-grained access control and authentication mechanisms to protect sensitive data.

Regulatory Compliance: Ensure the database adheres to data protection regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, or SOC 2.

6. Monitoring and Maintenance

Monitoring Systems: Set up monitoring tools to track database health, performance metrics, and potential issues.

Incident Response: Quickly respond to and resolve database-related incidents to minimize service disruption.

What will you bring?

• Proficiency in database languages ( e.g. SQL,T/SQL), relational database management systems. ( e.g., MySQL, MS SQL, Postgre SQL) NoSQL datastores (e.g., Cosmos DB, Couchbase) and familiarity with analytics datastores (Fabric, Snowflake)
• Cloud Databases: Familiarity with cloud database offerings like AWS RDS, Google Cloud SQL, or Azure SQL.
• Data Analytics and Reporting Tools: Knowledge of BI tools like Power BI, Tableau, or custom reporting solutions for healthcare analytics
• Should have experience in DB design, management, performance tuning.
• Should have hands on security implementation, query optimization, documentation and monitoring.
• Preferrable from any healthcare domain.
• Should excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

RamSoft offers a casual work environment, flexible work hours, and a competitive compensation and benefits package. RamSoft Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an accessible and inclusive environment for employees and customers. If you require any accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms, or other accommodations), please let our HR department know and we will work with you to meet your needs.