Sr. Full Stack Digital Services Software Engineer #1821

Wellmark, Inc. • Des Moines, IA

9h • Remote

About The Position

Wellmark, Inc. seeks a Sr. Full Stack Digital Services Software Engineer based out of our U.S. headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa; however, this is a purely telecommuting / work-from-home position whereby the employee may reside anywhere within the United States. Note, this position does not require travel. This role involves leading full stack development for the Digital Services team, performing detailed systems analysis and implementation of high performing software solutions that are efficient and cost effective, supporting Wellmark’s business and Technology applications. The engineer will lead system development and guide the team in the design, development, code testing and debugging necessary to ensure successful completion or resolution of issues while focusing on utilization of emerging technologies. They will orchestrate cross-functional end-to-end execution across diverse platforms, aligned with Wellmark's SDLC standards and the SAFe methodology. Collaboration with UX/UI designers, product managers, Architects and DevOps engineers is key to creating responsive, interactive, and high performing applications. The role also includes developing and optimizing web pages for speed, accessibility, and scalability, as well as optimizing backend architecture for scalability, performance, and security. Writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code adhering to best practices and Wellmark engineering standards is essential. The position requires ensuring mobile responsiveness, analyzing defects for root cause, and providing production support. Utilizing data and cost measures to influence decisions and support project objectives is also a responsibility. The engineer will identify known issues, escalate impacts, and contribute to a collaborative agile environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Technology, Computer Engineering, or related field of study
• 72 months of experience in the job offered or related position in software development
• 48 months of experience in the health insurance industry
• 48 months of experience designing, building, and maintaining high-performing, user-friendly web application front ends, leveraging Angular, HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, RxJS (Reactive Extensions), and Bootstrap
• 48 months of experience designing, building, and maintaining back-end services using Node.js, Express.js, Swagger/OpenAPI (API Documentation), and JWT (Authentication)
• 48 months of experience using SAFe and Agile methodologies
• Experience understanding, designing, and implementing monolith, microservice, and event driven architecture
• Experience with MongoDB, DynamoDB, and MySQL database technologies
• Experience building and maintaining cloud-hosted applications, leveraging Lambda, SNS, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Cloudfront, API Gateway, IAM (Security/Access Management) SQS, and CDK
• Experience containerizing and deploying container-based applications using Docker
• Experience developing accessible web applications
• Experience building, maintaining, and optimizing CI/CD processes using Azure DevOps
• Experience applying test-driven development principles, leveraging tools including Jest, Jasmine, Mocha, and Angular Testing Library
• Experience with paired programming and XP Practices
• Experience with UX Design tools
• Experience using data to support gathering information, performing necessary research for root cause analysis, providing problem definition and formulation, and recommending solution implementation, verification, and ongoing optimization

Responsibilities

• Lead full stack development for the Digital Services team.
• Perform detailed systems analysis and implementation of high performing software solutions.
• Lead system development and guide the team in design, development, code testing, and debugging.
• Focus on utilization of emerging technologies.
• Orchestrate cross-functional end-to-end execution across diverse platforms, aligned with Wellmark's SDLC standards and SAFe methodology.
• Work closely with UX/UI designers, product managers, Architects and DevOps engineers to create responsive, interactive, and high performing applications.
• Deliver high quality code ensuring a seamless user experience across multiple devices.
• Develop and optimize web pages for maximum speed, accessibility and scalability.
• Develop and optimize backend architecture ensuring scalability, performance and security.
• Write clean, maintainable and efficient code, adhering to best practices and Wellmark engineering standards.
• Ensure mobile responsiveness of applications.
• Analyze defects to find root cause and guide others in identifying potential improvement opportunities.
• Provide production support of applications including root cause analysis and break-fix resolution.
• Use data and cost measures to influence timely decisions, build consensus, and take actions to successfully deliver project or production support objectives.
• Identify known issues, impacts to project or production outcomes if not resolved and escalate as necessary.
• Contribute to a collaborative agile environment, including PI Planning, iteration planning, estimation, demos and retrospectives.

Benefits

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• This job requires a non-compete agreement.
• Remote Eligible: You will have the flexibility to work where you are most productive. This position is eligible to work fully remote. Depending on your location, you may still have the option to come into a Wellmark office if you wish to. Your leader may ask you to come into the office occasionally for specific meetings or other ‘moments that matter’ as well.

What This Job Offers

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