Software Engineer

enGen, part of Highmark Health, develops scalable software applications across digital channels to serve customers. The Software Engineer designs, develops, and supports enterprise applications using appropriate technologies and architectural patterns, participates in agile delivery, monitors production systems, resolves issues, and mentors other engineers.

Responsibilities:

• The job is responsible for designing and creating engineering specifications for software applications and programs
• Responsible for designing & writing code that adheres to coding standards. Perform code reviews
• Responsible for idea generation, exploring and implementing appropriate technical solutions to achieve the required product features, as well as monitoring technical process against project plan while safeguarding functionality, scalability and performance
• A part of an agile work team and responsible for participating in all scrum ceremonies, assisting in sprint planning and completing required sprints in the development through final execution of software applications/programs. Communicate any issues/blockers to the Scrum Master in a timely manner
• Drive story creation (i.e. DoD, Acceptance Criteria, estimation). Creates Tasks for their stories in applicable software (ex: RTC or Jira), and updates status and assignment accordingly
• Monitor work against production schedule and provide progress updates and report any issues or technical difficulties to lead developers on a regular basis
• Mentor other associate software engineers as needed
• Other duties as assigned or requested

Requirements:

• CANDIDATE MUST BE US Citizen (due to contractual/access requirements)
• • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Closely Related Field
• • 3 years of Proficiency in design and analysis of algorithms, data structures, and design patterns in the building and deploying of scalable; highly available systems
• • 3 years of Experience in at least one modern programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript, ACE, IIB/ITX, Informatica preferred), and experience with at least two of the following: React, Angular v4+, NodeJS, NoSQL databases, HTML5, CSS, Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services
• • 3 years of Understanding of web services technologies such as REST, HTTPS, JSON
• • Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment
• • Have experience working with agile methodology of scrum
• • Interest and ability to learn other programming languages as needed
• • Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, unit testing, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• • Strong track record in designing and implementing large scale consumer facing applications
• • Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
• • Demonstrated passion for user experience and improving usability
• • Experience and willingness to mentor junior engineers and help develop their skills and leadership
• 0% - 25%
• Office Based
• Teaches / trains others regularly

Rarely

• Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Occasionally

• Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

• Physical work site required

Yes

• Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

• Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Rarely

• Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Never

• • Master's Degree in in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Related Field
• • 5 years of Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Java, Python (Django/Flask), C/C++, C#, Objective C, JavaScript, or Go
• • Production support experience including root cause analysis, data analysis, understanding log files, and monitoring/addressing processing issues
• • Strong SQL and/or PL/SQL skills
• • Strong troubleshooting skills
• • Ability to lead other developers and small technical initiatives
• • 1-3 years of Cognos development experience
• • 5 years of Experience defining system architectures and exploring technical feasibility trade-offs for optimizing short term execution while planning for long term technical capabilities
• • 5 years of Experience working with a variety of technology systems, designing solutions or developing applications in healthcare
• • 5 years of Experience translating design mockups, prototypes and user stories into working applications
• • 5 years of Ability to produce code that is fault-tolerant, efficient, and maintainable