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Emery Chew

Senior Software Engineer
Philadelphia,PA

Summary

Backend engineer with 7+ years building healthcare platforms — digital pharmacy at scale and, most recently, AI-powered prior authorization workflows. Strong in Java, distributed systems, and workflow orchestration, with a track record of owning migrations end-to-end and mentoring other engineers.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Cohere Health
05.2026 - Current
  • Led dry-run validation for multi-payer migration to Camunda-based workflow engine, resolving 10+ parity gaps pre-production cutover, ensuring smooth transition
  • Developed custom fax-routing feature end-to-end across four services using Java, Groovy, and AWS Lambda, enhancing service integration
  • Diagnosed and fixed translation-service defect corrupting member-facing letters, improving communication accuracy
  • Diagnosed and fixed a translation-service defect that was silently corrupting member-facing letters
  • Engineered batch notification uploads with timing controls tuned to a Kafka-driven letter-generation consumer, preventing dropped or duplicate letters during bulk processing

Senior Software Engineer

McKesson Corp
07.2019 - 04.2026
  • Architected backend services in Java and Spring Boot supporting millions of high-volume pharmacy transactions
  • Redesigned order numbering system, increasing unique ID capacity 1,000% while adhering to existing constraints
  • Automated prescriber onboarding end-to-end, removing manual data entry and cutting cost-to-fill
  • Automated prescriber onboarding end-to-end, eliminating manual data entry and reducing cost-to-fill
  • Modernized legacy Java Swing UIs to Angular, utilizing AI-assisted tooling to expedite migration process
  • Mentored junior engineers through code review, system design sessions, and pair programming

Education

B.S. - Computer Science

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
01-2019

Skills

Java

AWS

React

Kafka

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Cohere Health
05.2026 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

McKesson Corp
07.2019 - 04.2026

B.S. - Computer Science

University of Pittsburgh
Emery ChewSenior Software Engineer