The Phia Group is comprised of The Phia Group, LLC and Phia Group Consulting, LLC (“PGC”), and is a service- oriented organization assisting employee health plans nationwide. We provide our clients with innovative cost-cutting solutions and constantly expanding service offerings. We continue to enjoy growth thanks to our most valuable resource – our talented and committed team.

The Software Engineer is responsible for projects and production support for our healthcare applications and work with team to develop and support Phia custom applications, websites, integrations and Report development.

At The Phia Group, whose mission is to provide high quality yet affordable healthcare to American employees and their families, you can look forward to not only unparalleled benefits for yourself but also being immersed in a company, one that recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, named one of USA Today’s Top Workplaces for 2025. Meanwhile, Louisville Business First also recognized our unwavering commitment to upholding an internal culture of inclusivity, enjoyment, and empathy for our valued employees by listing The Phia Group among its 2025 Best Places to Work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Support and enhance TPS, PATS, SoPhia, and PDM2.0 applications.
• Debug and maintain full-stack components spanning frontend, backend, and database layers (Angular, Spring Boot, FastAPI, Node.js, SQL/NoSQL).
• Manage containerized deployments and monitoring on Azure AKS.
• Maintain and optimize RAG pipelines and vector search.
• Develop and refine agentic AI workflows that leverage reasoning, tool use, and contextual automation.
• Integrate and fine-tune GPT-based models and embeddings for accuracy and contextual relevance.
• Implement CI/CD improvements and automate build/release processes.
• Collaborate on design improvements, scalability, and future AI roadmap initiatives.

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business Administration, Information Technology or a related field plus 3 years of experience with Computer Science, Information Technology or related
• Experience with Angular, Spring Boot, Python FastAPI, JPA/Hibernate or similar software; 2+ years with AI integrations preferred.
• Hands-on knowledge of MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Qdrant, and CouchDB.
• Experience with Azure AKS, Docker, Helm, and Redis.
• Strong experience with RAG architecture, vector embeddings, and semantic search.
• Familiarity with agentic AI workflows and frameworks.
• Experience building and optimizing GPT-powered applications and chatbot pipelines.
• Solid grasp of DevOps and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred).
• Familiarity with open-source stacks, containerized environments, and scalable cloud deployments.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills across distributed system.

Working Conditions / Physical Demands

Sitting at workstation for prolong periods of time. Extensive computer work. Workstation may be exposed to overhead fluorescent lighting and air conditioning. Fast-paced work environment. Operates office equipment including personal computers, copiers, and fax machines.

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, the company reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed here) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.

Salary: $90,000 - $110,000