Expert Software Engineer
Jefferson Health Plans•1100 Virginia Drive, PA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Expert Software Engineer is a highly skilled technical contributor responsible for designing, developing, and delivering advanced, scalable, and secure software solutions. The role applies deep software engineering expertise to complex problems, system performance optimization, and code quality. The engineer collaborates with engineering teams and stakeholders, mentors peers, and promotes innovation through continuous learning and engineering best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or a high school diploma/GED and 10 years of preferred work experience.
- Seven years of software development experience, including experience with distributed systems and cloud platforms.
- Expert proficiency in programming languages and API development, including Java, C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST, and gRPC; strong understanding of architectural patterns and system design.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP; Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation; and container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Expertise in SQL and NoSQL databases and advanced data management practices.
- Deep knowledge of security principles, authentication, authorization, and compliance best practices.
- Hands-on experience with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring, and logging tools such as ELK Stack, Prometheus, and Splunk.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, advanced analytical problem-solving skills, and the ability to mentor and support engineering teams.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Ten years of experience with a track record of solving complex technical challenges and mentoring engineers.
Responsibilities
- Design complex, scalable systems; review code; and maintain technical documentation and diagrams while ensuring best practices.
- Resolve challenging issues, optimize performance and reliability, and lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
- Build cloud-native solutions and support CI/CD, automation, and containerization; collaborate on infrastructure provisioning and monitoring.
- Apply security best practices, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with standards and regulations.
- Partner with stakeholders to deliver solutions; manage vendor integrations and technical evaluations.
- Mentor engineers, share expertise, and foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
- Supplemental insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement plans
- Tuition assistance
- Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts
- Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage, for all colleagues, including those working less than part-time
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
