Software Applications Developer II

CHPW • Seattle, WA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Applications Development team at Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW) provides custom software solutions to business problems in support of the organization’s mission to provide low-cost healthcare to underserved communities. The Software Applications Developer II builds applications largely independently while meeting departmental standards, and develops scalable, reliable applications and services in accordance with technical security and quality guidelines.

The role develops and maintains business applications, writes and maintains unit tests, and follows departmental standards for source control, defect tracking, and the application development life cycle. It works with a scrum team on user stories, estimates, progress tracking, and internal processes, participates in code reviews, and contributes to development process improvements. Applicants must complete and pass a criminal background check and must not be sanctioned or excluded from federal or state healthcare programs. CHPW has a vaccination requirement and offers a process for medical or religious exemptions. Candidates who need an accommodation may be considered qualified if they can perform the essential functions with reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related subject or an equivalent combination of education and highly relevant experience.
• At least 4 years of software development experience.
• At least 1 year of experience working with large-scale enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of object-oriented development methodologies.
• Experience creating, understanding, and working with application design.
• Experience with C#, HTML, T-SQL, JavaScript/CSS, and JSON.
• Experience building REST web services.
• Experience with Entity Framework.
• Experience managing Azure assets.
• Proficiency developing security authentication features.
• Proficiency working with SQL databases and cloud data storage systems, including Snowflake and Synapse data warehouses and Azure Data Lakes.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to triage and resolve issues.
• Proficiency tracking work items in Jira.
• Proficiency with source code versioning, branching, and management strategies in Bitbucket.
• Experience writing and maintaining unit tests.
• Ability to lead and communicate effectively with a diverse team and collaborate across technical and business teams.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including effective collaboration with business partners and vendors.
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor and confidentiality.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment.
• Meet attendance and punctuality standards and demonstrate professional courtesy.
• Complete and successfully pass a criminal background check.
• Must not be sanctioned or excluded from participation in federal or state healthcare programs by a federal or state law enforcement, regulatory, or licensing agency.
• Meet the vaccination requirement, subject to CHPW’s process for medical or religious exemptions.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of healthcare experience.
• Experience in a health insurance or related healthcare industry organization.
• Experience working with state and federal government health insurance programs.
• Mobile application development experience, such as Android, iOS, or Windows Phone.
• Experience with OnBase application development.
• Knowledge of healthcare industry business transaction processing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain multiple business applications in accordance with technical standards for security and quality.
• Develop and maintain unit tests within a unit testing framework.
• Comply with source code control, defect tracking, application development life cycle, and other departmental processes and procedures.
• Work with the scrum team to prepare user stories and task estimates, track burn-down status, and define internal processes and practices.
• Use Atlassian Jira to track work items and regularly update progress status.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement in development methods and standards, and participate in developing and implementing improvements.
• Maintain current and relevant software applications development skills and knowledge.
• Report to work as scheduled, participate in assigned meetings, and meet established performance and accountability standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage.
• Telehealth app.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
• Basic Life AD&D and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Voluntary life, critical care, and long-term care insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with generous employer match.
• Employee Assistance Program and Mental Fitness app.
• Financial coaching and identity theft protection.
• PTO accrual starting at 17 days per year.
• 40 hours of community service volunteer time.
• 10 standard holidays and 2 floating holidays.
• Compassion time off and jury duty leave.

What This Job Offers

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