Operations System Engineer (Technology)

About the job

Posting Date
10/05/2026

2130 Nicholasville Rd, Lexington, Kentucky, 40503-2520, United States of America

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB

As a Senior Back-End & Integration Engineer (Operations System Engineer) at DaVita, you will architect, build, and scale the middleware, APIs, and enterprise integrations that power our public‑facing digital platforms. This position prioritizes back-end engineering and systems integration to ensure secure, high-performance data flow between marketing web properties and DaVita’s core enterprise systems, including Salesforce, BigQuery, and Fuse. By focusing on server-side logic, database management, and cloud infrastructure, you will automate manual processes and solve complex technical challenges across our digital ecosystem.

• ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all-inclusive.
• Act as the primary technical liaison between Marketing and Enterprise IT, translating business requirements into scalable, secure technical solutions.
• Design, build, and maintain back-end services, APIs, and automated solutions to streamline operations and reduce manual maintenance overhead.
• Develop and support secure middleware and backend‑for‑frontend (BFF) services to seamlessly integrate with DaVita enterprise systems (e.g., Fuse, internal APIs).
• Support and execute cloud database migrations and architecture modernization to address existing business and technical pain points.
• Design, implement, and maintain robust integrations between our digital platforms and Salesforce to support marketing automation, lead routing, and CRM initiatives.
• Support database interactions and data management activities in Microsoft SQL Server and Google Cloud SQL environments.
• Optimize application security, risk compliance, and back-end performance, maintaining strict adherence to OWASP best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, contributing to technical architecture decisions, CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and shared engineering standards.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, and cross‑functional partners utilizing Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

• EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field preferred (or equivalent professional experience).
• 7+ years of professional software development experience focusing on back-end engineering, middleware, and systems integration.
• Deep technical proficiency in building Node.js middleware and API integration layers.
• Strong experience within Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including BigQuery and Cloud SQL.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL database design, querying, management, and executing cloud database migrations.
• Comprehensive understanding of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• What We’ll Provide:
• More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.
• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.
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At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

The Salary Range for the role is $85,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year.

If a candidate is hired, they will be paid at least the minimum wage according to their geographical jurisdiction and the exemption status for the position.

New York Exempt: New York City and Long Island: $66,300.00/year, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $66,300.00/year, Remainder of New York state: $62,353.20/year New York Non-exempt: New York City and Long Island: $17.00/hour, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $17.00/hour, Remainder of New York state: $16.00/hour

Washington Exempt: $80,168.40/year Washington Non-exempt: Bellingham: $19.13/hour, Burien: $21.71/hour, Everette: $20.77/hour, Unincorporated King County: $20.82/hour, Renton: $21.57/hour, Seattle: $21.30/hour, Tukwila: $21.65/hour, Remainder of Washington state: $17.13/hour For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits

Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.