At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. We are looking for dedicated and motivated individuals who share our vision of transforming healthcare. As a Blue Cross associate, you are joining a culture that is built on values of succeeding together, finding a better way, and doing the right thing. If you are ready to make a difference, join us.
The Impact You Will Have
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (API Developer) to join our Enterprise Integrations development team! In this role, your main focus will be to build and maintain enterprise API's. As a Senior Software Engineer (API Developer), you will work independently, in addition to supporting strategic business initiatives, and be a key collaborator with business partners.
Your Responsibilities
- Design, code, and develop software.
- Work collaboratively on a daily scrum team with a scrum master, product owner, analysts, other developers, and testers to iteratively deliver functional code to production.
- Provide technical leadership for projects and products to ensure usability, usefulness, feasibility, and cost effectiveness.
- Work with analysts and customers to establish product or project requirements.
- Contribute innovative solutions while utilizing best practices, design standards, and governance.
- Research technology trends and contribute to designs and technology platform decisions.
- Mentor, lead, train other developers.
- This job may include on-call duties.
Required Skills and Experience
- 5+ years of related professional experience. All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered.
- Cloud Service Provider Certification (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals, etc.) – required within 1 year of employment
- Essential Candidate Qualities:
- Creative thinking, strong communication skills, creativity, curiosity, self-motivated, time managements skills
- Strong development experience using:
- Java, Springboot, AWS Fargate, AWS ECS, GITLab, REST APIs, SOAP
- Knowledge, experience, and familiarity with:
- JavaScript, Node JS, API, SQL Database, NoSQL, AWS, Lambda
- High school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Experience with agile, DevOps, IT Service Management, and other development and support processes and methodologies.
- In depth prototype design and implementation experience.
- Development experience using:
- Terraform, Groovy, OOP, Test Automation, AWS cloud infrastructure, Node.JS, React.js, SQL Database
- Tools Experience:
- FHIR, HAPI FHIR, Jira, Microsoft Teams
- Other Experience:
- Health Care Industry
Anchored in Connection
Our hybrid approach is designed to balance flexibility with meaningful in-person connection and collaboration. We come together in the office two days each week – most teams designate at least one anchor day to ensure team interaction. These in-person moments foster relationships, creativity, and alignment. The rest of the week you are empowered to work remote.
Compensation and Benefits$102,400.00 - $138,300.00 - $174,200.00 AnnualPay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including skills, ability, and knowledge the selected individual is bringing to the specific job.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package which may include:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life insurance
401k
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
And more
To discover more about what we have to offer, please review our benefits page.
Equal Employment Opportunity StatementAt Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. Blue Cross of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains an Affirmative Action plan, as required by Minnesota law applicable to state contractors. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on any legally protected characteristic.
Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply, please contact us at: [email protected].
Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Minnesota and Blue Plus® are nonprofit independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of related professional experience
- Cloud Service Provider Certification (AWS, Azure, etc.) within 1 year
- Strong development experience using Java, Springboot, REST APIs
- High school diploma or equivalency
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and has not been reviewed or approved by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.
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Retirement Support — The program combines a 401(k) match with additional company retirement contributions and a cash balance pension. This multi-pronged design strengthens long-term financial security beyond standard offerings.
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Parental & Family Support — Benefits include fully paid parental leave, adoption/surrogacy/foster assistance, and childcare support. These resources provide meaningful support across diverse family needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO that increases with tenure, multiple paid holidays, personal days, and paid volunteer time are paired with flexible scheduling. This breadth supports sustained work-life balance across career stages.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Insights
What We Do
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is a taxable, nonprofit organization with a mission to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. Chartered in 1933 as Minnesota’s first health plan, we’ve promoted wider, more economical and timely availability of health services for the people of Minnesota for 80+ years. Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Minnesota is a nonprofit independent licensee of the Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® Association.
