Software Development Engineer III - Appian Developer

Premera Blue Cross•Mountlake Terrace, WA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Our Team: Do Meaningful Work and Improve People’s Lives Our purpose, to improve customers’ lives by making healthcare work better, is far from ordinary. And so are our employees. Working at Premera means you have the opportunity to drive real change by transforming healthcare. Premera is committed to being a workplace where people feel empowered to grow, innovate, and lead with purpose. By investing in our employees and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous development, we’re able to better serve our customers. It’s this commitment that has earned us recognition as one of the best companies to work for. Learn more about our recent awards and recognitions as a greatest workplace. Learn how Premera supports our members, customers and the communities that we serve through our Healthsource blog: https://healthsource.premera.com/ . At Premera , our purpose is simple: to improve our customers' lives by making healthcare work better . As part of the Corporate Services and Digital Automation Engineering team , you will help transform how Premera delivers healthcare operations by building innovative workflow automation solutions that improve employee productivity, enhance customer experiences, and streamline complex business processes. We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer III – Appian Developer to be an active participant in the design, development, and evolution of enterprise-scale workflow automation solutions. This role will play a key part in delivering highly visible initiatives across areas such as Appeals, Prior Authorization, and other healthcare operations by leveraging Appian, AI-powered automation, and cloud-based integrations . The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer who enjoys solving complex business problems, influencing architecture decisions, and continuously exploring emerging technologies to drive business value. If you are passionate about automation, innovation, and making a meaningful impact in healthcare, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or information systems. (Required)
Five (5) years of software development experience, knowledge of software development lifecycle, and skills to utilize one or more programming languages. (Required)
Appian experience (Strongly Preferred).
Expertise in business process automation solutions
Experience working in an Agile environment. (Preferred)
Experience working in the healthcare industry or a highly regulated environment. (Preferred)
Exposure to restful API’s and creating services for integrations.
Ability to communicate well and represent your team to other teams or leadership.
Ability to adapt to new technologies per business needs.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and support enterprise workflow automation solutions using Appian , Microsoft technologies, and related automation platforms.
Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Assist in the delivery of complex business process automation initiatives, including case management, workflow orchestration, document processing, and system integrations.
Develop and maintain integrations with internal and external systems using RESTful APIs, web services, and event-driven architectures.
Leverage Appian AI capabilities and intelligent automation technologies to improve classification, extraction, summarization, routing, and decision-support processes.
Provide technical expertise and engineering guidance to developers across projects and initiatives.
Drive operational excellence through code reviews, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and production support activities.
Promote engineering best practices, reusable components, and platform governance standards.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to continuously improve business processes and customer experience.
Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, bringing innovative ideas to the team.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.
Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.
Life and disability insurance.
Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.
Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.
Generous paid time off to reenergize.
Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.
Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.
Free convenient on-site parking.
Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.
Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events, coffee connects, disaster preparedness fairs and more.
Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.
Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.