Software Development Engineer IV

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As a Senior Software Development Engineer IV, you will provide technical leadership to understand data requirements, define and refine stories, and collaborate with the AI team on Claims and Services feature delivery. This role will also support new project initiatives tied to AI use cases, helping drive execution from definition through delivery. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience building C# RESTful services, working with Microsoft SQL Server, and delivering solutions on Azure, including CI/CD pipelines, event-driven architecture, and test-driven development (TDD).

This is a hybrid role located on our campus in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.

What you’ll do:

• Consult with business partners and IT leaders to identify and understand multi-faceted problems or improvement opportunities and recommend software and system solutions. Apply a system-wide, architectural view of solutions.
•  Analyze high risk business needs to determine solutions. Design systems, solutions and applications that address business problems in the most efficient manner. Consider cost elements in design. Apply full range of design techniques including modeling, simulation, proof of concept, prototype, and reference implementation. Design solutions that consider cross system integration and dependencies.
• Construct and modify code and system set-up based on program specifications using multiple programming languages or system platforms. Apply CICD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment). Constantly improve systems, processes and effectiveness of solutions. Provide technical leadership to other staff members.
• Perform testing using unit testing and test automation and document test results. Participate in testing associated with cross-functional project team efforts.
• Produce appropriate technical or architectural documentation and notifications for changes to production systems or fixes to production problems. Create SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) artifacts.
• Analyze high risk production problems, assess alternatives and implement long-term solutions. Includes performance tuning, technical troubleshooting, debugging, call-rotation, and root cause analysis.
• Support project initiatives collaborating with the rest of the design team and stakeholders ensuring that development milestones and deadlines are met. Provide feedback on peer designs in an open and collaborative environment. Provide mentoring to less experienced staff. Act as technical and business leader sharing knowledge, and expertise with others inside team as well as with other stakeholders. Proactively contribute to knowledge sharing across Premera developer community.
• Influence team strategy and contribute standards significantly to team planning. Drive application of engineering best practices for your team.
• Stay current in best practices, technology trends and the organization’s business while mentoring and sharing knowledge gained with others.

What you’ll bring:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or information systems or equivalent area
• Eight (8) years of software development experience, knowledge of software development lifecycle, and skills to utilize one or more programming languages

• Demonstrated expertise in development of systems, applications and tools that solve business problems and improve effectiveness of business solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with cloud solutions.
• Experience in healthcare industry or a highly regulated environment.
• Previous experience in an agile environment.
• Exposure to API and service based technologies.
• Experience using and creating automated test tools.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Deep technical knowledge in at least one area/technology and demonstrated deep hands on expertise in multiple disparate technologies. Demonstrated ability to think in terms of architecture. Demonstrated experience building multiple, high performance, stable and scalable solutions that have been deployed in enterprise setting.
• Strong team player with ability to influence and bring together differing points of view.
• Ability to continually evolve technical knowledge and skills. Experience providing advice and mentoring to less experienced staff.
• Experience playing a leading role in implementation and deployment of successful enterprise-level system.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and good presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Physical Requirements

The following have been identified as essential physical requirements of this job and must be performed with or without an accommodation:

• This is primarily a sedentary role which requires the ability to exert up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• This role requires the ability to keyboard and to communicate clearly and understandably in person and over the telephone.

Premera total rewards

Our comprehensive total rewards package provides support, resources, and opportunities to help employees thrive and grow. Our total rewards are more than a collection of perks, they're a reflection of our commitment to your health and well-being. We offer a broad array of rewards including physical, financial, emotional, and community benefits, including:

• 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, believe it or not, 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, just to name a few.

• Generous paid time off to reenergize.

• Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

• Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.

For our hybrid employees, our on-campus model provides flexibility to create your own routine with access to on-site resources, networking opportunities, and team engagement.

• Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.

• Free convenient on-site parking.

• Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.

• Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events, coffee connects, disaster preparedness fairs and more.

• Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.

• Need a brain break? Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.

Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action:

Premera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Premera seeks to attract and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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Premera is hiring in the following states, with some limitations based on role or city: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin.

The pay for this role will vary based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographic location, market conditions, and specific skills and experience.

The salary range for this role is posted below; we generally target up to and around the midpoint of the range.

National Salary Range:

National Plus Salary Range:

*National Plus salary range is used in higher cost of labor markets including Western Washington and Alaska.

We’re happy to discuss compensation further during the interview because we believe that open communication leads to better outcomes for all. We’re committed to creating an environment where all employees are celebrated for their unique skills and contributions.