Software Engineer - UI

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is a health insurance company seeking a Software Engineer focused on user interface development. The role involves modernizing internal claims applications into browser-based enterprise applications using Vue.js, TypeScript, and modern front-end technologies, while designing, testing, maintaining, and integrating secure, scalable systems. The engineer will also provide technical leadership, establish development best practices, and mentor less-experienced developers.

Responsibilities:

• Formulates and defines system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding to design, develop, modify, or integrate complex information systems
• Devises or modifies application systems and procedures to optimize functional requirements including capacity, operating time, response time, and form of desired results
• Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents programs, subroutines, and scripts
• May serve one or more project team roles, such as project lead, business systems analyst, or technical lead, for small to medium efforts or manage phases of medium to large efforts
• Maintains technical skill set for software languages, databases, platforms, operating systems, utilities and networks needed to support work assignments
• Responds to system failures and performance events by taking appropriate measures to reduce system downtime and eliminate recurrence of problems
• Regularly provides guidance and training to less-experienced analysts/programmers

Requirements:

• hands-on experience with Vue.js 3+, TypeScript, Single Page Applications (SPAs), PrimeVue or similar enterprise UI frameworks, REST API integrations, and OAuth/OpenID Connect authentication
• Experience with Tailwind CSS, component library design, state management frameworks such as Pinia, Agile development practices, automated testing, and integrating front-end applications with enterprise backend services
• Sponsorship is not available for this role
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience required. Equivalent years of experience are determined as one year of technical experience for every year of college requested
• 1 year - Experience with information technology concepts, application development methodology, terminology, and standards required
• 3 years - Systems and programming experience required
• 1 year - Expert working knowledge of at least one programming language in use at BCBST
• Proven skill with information technology in use at BCBST is required
• Proven analysis, design, and coding skills, and demonstrated success in leading large and complex projects
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and translate technical and/or or complex concepts into information meaningful to project team members and/or business personnel
• Be organized, reliable, and able to manage multiple tasks with exceptional work ethic
• Leadership skills
• Must be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical co-workers