Senior Software Engineer

Highmark Health • PA, Working at Home - Pennsylvania, NV

4d • $102,700 - $164,600 • Onsite

About The Position

This job is an integral member of an agile software engineer team, focused on building scalable software applications to serve our customers. The candidate will be responsible for taking an enterprise-wide, architectural view of solutions and the technical execution of products, primarily utilizing C# with .NET, Entity Framework Core and SQL Server on the Azure platform. Additionally, the platform uses TypeScript, React, Terraform, xUnit and Playwright. The position, and team, will be involved in every aspect of the software application build process, from idea generation, business analysis, and technical design to software development using the latest technologies and design patterns.

Requirements

• CANDIDATE MUST BE US Citizen (due to contractual/access requirements)
• 5 years proficiency in design and analysis of algorithms, data structures, and design patterns in the building and deploying of scalable; highly available systems
• 5 years in at least one modern programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript, ACE, IIB/ITX, Informatica preferred), and experience with at least two of the following: React, Angular v4+, NodeJS, NoSQL databases, HTML5, CSS, Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services.
• 5 years of understanding of web services technologies such as REST, HTTPS, JSON
• 5 years with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Java, Python (Django/Flask), C/C++, C#, Objective C, JavaScript, or Go
• 5 years in defining system architectures and exploring technical feasibility trade-offs for optimizing short term execution while planning for long term technical capabilities
• Have experience working with agile methodology of scrum
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, unit testing, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Strong track record in designing and implementing large scale consumer facing applications
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
• Demonstrated passion for user experience and improving usability
• Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
• As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times.
• In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
• Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct.
• This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a closely related field
• 5-7years of working with a variety of technology systems, designing solutions or developing applications in healthcare
• 5 years C# / .NET (SQL Server, Entity Framework Core)
• 3+ years React / TypeScript
• 5 years translating design mockups/prototypes/user stories into working applications
• 5 years producing fault-tolerant, efficient, maintainable code
• Azure App Service / Azure SQL Database experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment
• Interest and ability to learn other programming languages as needed
• Experience and willingness to mentor junior engineers and help develop their skills and leadership

Responsibilities

• Responsible for designing and creating engineering specifications for software applications and programs.
• Responsible for designing & writing code that adheres to coding standards.
• Performs code reviews.
• Responsible for idea generation, exploring and implementing appropriate technical solutions to achieve the required product features, as well as monitoring technical process against project plan while safeguarding functionality, scalability and performance.
• A part of an agile work team and responsible for participating in all scrum ceremonies, assisting in sprint planning and completing required sprints in the development through final execution of software applications/programs.
• Communicate any issues/blockers to the Scrum Master in a timely manner.
• Drive story creation (i.e. DoD, Acceptance Criteria, estimation).
• Create Tasks for their stories in applicable software (ex: RTC or Jira), and updates status and assignment accordingly.
• Monitor work against production schedule and provide progress updates and report any issues or technical difficulties to lead developers on a regular basis.
• Mentor other associate and intermediate software engineers as needed.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Benefits

• Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations.
• The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior