Software Development Engineer IV

Premera Blue Cross•Mountlake Terrace, WA

1d•$135,600 - $230,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Software Development Engineer IV performs a pivotal role in ensuring the success of enterprise software development projects by providing technical leadership, team guidance, and oversight to our development teams. This role requires a combination of technical expertise (analyze, design, code, test & debug), communication skills, leadership abilities, and the capability to monitor project outcomes and make data-driven decisions to enhance the delivery of software. Ensures that solutions are consistent with organization’s objectives. Demonstrating specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise. Focuses on highly complex enterprise solution delivery. Ensures that solutions are consistent with organization’s objectives. Demonstrates specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise. Generally focused on highly complex enterprise solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or information systems
Eight (8) years of software development experience
Knowledge of software development lifecycle
Skills to utilize one or more programming languages

Nice To Haves

Experience working with cloud solutions.
Experience in healthcare industry or a highly regulated environment.
Technical knowledge and experience with specific technical tools used at Premera (i.e. Facets) or required for open position.
Previous experience in an agile environment.
Exposure to API and service-based technologies.
Experience using and creating automated test tools.

Responsibilities

Define, design and implement feature development with focus on technical direction, quality, usability and performance leveraging data to make decisions.
Partner with business and IT leaders to identify and understand multi-faceted problems or improvement opportunities.
Partner with the development teams, business partners, architecture, and customers to understand project requirements, provide technical excellence and oversight, and resolve technical challenges guaranteeing code quality.
Participate in live site operations with emphasis on timely response, delivery and satisfaction for customers.
Serve as the primary engineering and strategic implementation partners, ensuring clear, effective , and timely communication.
Oversee the review process of code, ensuring compliance with best practices, Premera standards, and architectural guidelines.
Responsible for vendor oversight and code sign-off ensuring an effective relationship and high-quality outcomes of vendor work.
Responsible for monitoring key performance indicators and ensuring successful project outcomes.
Analyze project data and metrics to identify trends, patterns, and areas of concern, and make data-driven recommendations to enhance the delivery of software.
Train and enforce governance processes to ensure compliance with company standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements.
Oversee engineering excellence and continuous automation. This includes testing associated with cross-functional project team and in-team efforts.
Sign off appropriate technical or architectural documentation and notifications for changes to production systems or fixes to production problems are completed and that SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) artifacts were created.
Act as technical and business leader sharing knowledge, and expertise with others inside team as well as with other customers.
Proactively contribute to knowledge sharing across Premera developer community.
Stay current in best practices, technology trends and the organization’s business while mentoring and sharing knowledge gained with others.
Maintain expertise in one or more technical areas.
Provide advice and mentoring to other engineers.
Perform other duties as assigned.

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 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.
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.