Sr. Full Stack Digital Services Software Engineer #1826

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 will lead 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, all meticulously aligned with Wellmark's SDLC standards and the structured SAFe methodology in order to culminate the making of these advancements accessible and beneficial to all Information Product teams and foster a unified and elevated approach to development and delivery. The role involves close collaboration with UX/UI designers, product managers, Architects and DevOps engineers to create responsive, interactive, and high performing applications by delivering high quality code that ensures a seamless user experience across multiple devices. The engineer will develop and optimize web pages for maximum speed, accessibility and scalability, and develop and optimize backend architecture ensuring scalability, performance and security. They will write clean, maintainable and efficient code, adhering to best practices and Wellmark engineering standards, ensure mobile responsiveness of applications, and ensure analysis of defects to find root cause and guide others in the identification of potential improvement opportunities. The position also includes providing production support of applications including root cause analysis and break-fix resolution. The engineer will use data and cost measures (AWS, infrastructure, labor, etc.) to influence timely decisions, build consensus, and take actions to successfully deliver project or production support objectives and support benefits realization. They will identify known issues, impacts to project or production outcomes if not resolved and escalate as necessary. The role contributes to a collaborative agile environment, including PI Planning, iteration planning, estimation, demos and retrospectives.

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 the following database technologies: MongoDB, DynamoDB, and MySQL.
Experience building and maintaining cloud-hosted applications, leveraging AWS technologies: 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.
Collaborate 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 decisions, build consensus, and take actions to 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.