Software Development Engineer IV

Role Overview

• 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.

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

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• SDLC

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.
• On-campus resources and networking opportunities.
• Fitness & well-being center with in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.