Director Software Engineer Node Js Jobs in Michigan

This position is hybrid

Trinity Health IHA Medical Group is hiring a Software Engineer IV role to lead meaningful, high-impact engineering work in a healthcare environment, combining JavaScript development with intelligent automation to improve the daily experience of clinicians and administrative staff. As a technical leader in the Automation & Software Engineering team, you’ll own end-to-end delivery of internal solutions ranging from backend services and data integrations to user interfaces and automation that streamline complex administrative workflows, while setting engineering standards, mentoring teammates, and guiding critical design decisions. 

This position centers on robust application and service development, with the opportunity to explore and integrate Microsoft Azure capabilities including Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, and Document Intelligence where they add practical value. You’ll thrive here if you enjoy partnering directly with stakeholders and using strong full-stack and automation skills to deliver durable, real-world improvements in how a healthcare organization operates.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Software Engineer IV is a lead-level software developer responsible for driving the strategic design, architecture, and delivery of complex applications and automation systems across the organization. This role requires expert-level proficiency in technologies such as Node.js, JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Vue.js, React.js), Python, and MSSQL, with the ability to architect modern, scalable and secure solutions across both full-stack and automation domains.

Depending on skills and project needs, the Software Engineer IV may focus on advanced automation using Python, enterprise-scale full-stack development. Engineers at this level play a pivotal role in the development of AI-driven tools, including enterprise-grade chatbots and intelligent workflow automation, helping shape the organization’s approach to technology-enabled transformation.

Operating with a high level of autonomy, the Software Engineer IV leads cross-functional initiatives, establishes coding standards and architectural principles, and guides platform-level decisions that impact multiple teams and systems. This role includes mentoring across engineering stacks, serving as a resource for complex problem-solving, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure technical initiatives align with strategic business goals. Through technical leadership and innovation, the Software Engineer IV ensures that the organization’s software and automation systems are robust, forward-thinking and designed to deliver long-term business value.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Defines and leads the architecture of complex, cross-functional software and automation systems, ensuring scalability, security and maintainability.
2. Develops strategic approaches for AI-enabled applications, including enterprise-grade chatbots and intelligent workflow automation.
3. Establishes, documents, and enforces engineering best practices across teams to promote consistency, quality and long-term maintainability.
4. Designs, implements, and reviews mission-critical services using technologies such as Node.js, Python, and MSSQL, with a focus on performance and reliability.
5. Provides technical leadership on long-term product and platform evolution, influencing architectural direction and technology adoption.
6. Collaborates with executive, product, and operational stakeholders to align technical initiatives with strategic business objectives.
7. Ensures robust testing practices are implemented across teams, including unit, integration and automated testing strategies.
8. Guides teams through major design decisions, risk assessments and technical trade-offs, balancing innovation with stability.
9. Drives organization-wide initiatives related to code quality, observability, DevOps maturity and engineering efficiency.
10. Mentors engineers across all levels, fostering a high-performance, inclusive and growth-oriented engineering culture.
11. Champions the evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies, identifying opportunities to enhance innovation and business value.
12. Reviews and contributes to technical documentation, ensuring alignment with team standards and clarity of architectural strategies.
13. Consistently produces top-tier production-ready code with efficiency, setting the example for productivity across the development team, and ensuring project deliverables are met or exceeded.

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS:

1. Creates a positive, professional, service-oriented work environment for staff, patients and family members by supporting the mission and values of Trinity Health Medical Group.
2. Must be able to work effectively as a member of the Information Systems team.
3. Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management.
4. Successfully completes all relevant organizational training and adheres to Trinity Health Medical Group standard of care as outlined in the Trinity Health Code of Conduct.
5. Maintains knowledge of and complies with Trinity Health Medical Group standards, policies and procedures.
6. Maintains general knowledge of Trinity Health Medical Group office services and in the use of all relevant office equipment, computer and manual systems.
7. Maintains strict confidentiality in compliance with Trinity Health Medical Group and HIPAA guidelines.
8. Serves as a role model by demonstrating exceptional ability and willingness to take on new and additional responsibilities.  Embraces new ideas and respects cultural differences.
9. Uses resources efficiently.
10. If applicable, responsible for ongoing professional development – maintains appropriate licensure/certification and continuing education credentials, participates in available learning opportunities.

MEASURED BY:

Performance that meets or exceeds IHA CARES Values expectation as outlined in IHA Performance Review document, relative to position.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience demonstrating advanced software engineering and architectural capabilities.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 7 years of professional software development experience, including significant contributions to system architecture, cross-functional initiatives, and enterprise-scale solutions.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS (ABILITIES & SKILLS):

1. Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, Python, and MSSQL, with a history of delivering scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
2. Extensive experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js and React, including architectural design and performance optimization.
3. Proven ability to design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices for enterprise applications.
4. Deep understanding of Git-based workflows, automated testing strategies, and CI/CD pipelines in large-scale environments.
5. Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML technologies, including Generative and Agentic AI (e.g., ChatGPT), into production systems.
6. Advanced knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), including infrastructure design, deployment automation, and cost optimization.
7. Strong grasp of application performance tuning, security best practices and advanced debugging techniques.
8. Demonstrated success leading cross-functional engineering initiatives and mentoring developers across all levels.
9. Experience driving technical strategy and aligning engineering efforts with organizational goals.
10. Passion for innovation and continuous improvement, with a track record of evaluating and adopting emerging technologies.
11. Ability to work effectively and develop good working relationships with various levels of organizational members and diverse populations including IHA staff, management, providers, provider and executive leadership, patients and family members, insurance carriers, vendors and Trinity Health.
12. Displays a courteous and friendly demeanor within all levels of the organization, vendors and the general public.
13. Excellent organizational and time management skills to effectively juggle multiple priorities, time constraints and large volumes of work.
14. Ability to exercise sound judgement and problem-solving skills.
15. Ability to handle patient, Michigan Medical Group staff and organizational information in a confidential manner.
16. Ability to travel to other office sites.
17. Successful completion of IHA competency-based program within introductory and training period.

MINIMUM PHYSICAL EXPECTATIONS:

1. Physical activity that often requires keyboarding and phone work.
2. Physical activity that often requires extensive time working on a computer and sitting.
3. Physical activity that sometimes requires walking, standing, bending, stooping, reaching, climbing, kneeling and/or twisting.
4. Physical activity that sometimes requires lifting, pushing and/or pulling over 20 lbs.
5. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, depth perception, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust and focus.
6. Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment.
7. Must hear and speak well enough to conduct business over the telephone or face to face for long periods of time in English.

MINIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL EXPECTATIONS:

This job operates in both an office environment and in a medical facility and requires regular walking to various locations around the hospital/clinic.  It involves frequent interruptions, competing priorities and significant interaction with people which can be stressful at times.  This position requires flexibility with days and hours, along with ability to be on-call and travel as needed (including nights and weekends as appropriate).