Software Engineering Senior Manager
Position Summary:
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
Our people make all the difference in our success.
As a Backend Senior Manager, you will be joining a team transforming healthcare and improving the lives and vitality of the millions of members we serve. We leverage cutting edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms to develop solutions for automated document processing and customer service chat bots.
We are looking for an experienced Backend / API Senior Manager to join our team. You will play a key role in supporting backend application managing development, system integration, and implementing AI capabilities in our products. This role requires a solid foundation in Node.js, system integrations, and cloud technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage team of Developers to develop and maintain backend applications using Node.js and Typescript, with a focus on reliability and scalability.
• Implement advanced programming concepts like asynchronous programming, decorators, and efficient coding practices.
• Assist in system integration tasks across cloud and on-premises platforms, ensuring smooth communication between databases and APIs.
• Support transaction management, failure handling, validation, and retries to ensure application robustness.
• Assist in managing cloud-based services, with a preference for experience in AWS.
Desired Qualifications:
• 13 to 16 years of experience in backend software development
• Development using AI and Java Fullstack.
• Strong expertise in Node.js and Typescript
• Experience building RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
• Strong understainding of API design patterns, microservices architecture and even driven designs
• Relational Database - experience using MySQL or Postgres
• NoSql Database - experience using DynamoDb, MongoDB or Cassandra
• Caching - experience using Redis, Memcached
• Understanding of CI/CD tools and practices
Experience in system integrations between databases, APIs, and cloud/on-prem systems.
• Experience in architecting and designing distributed systems that are highly available and security focused.
• Knowledge of handling transaction management, failure recovery, and system retries.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, particularly AWS, is preferred.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and optimize complex systems.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments.
Education and Training Required:
Degree in Computer Science, or a related field.
Location & Hours of Work
• Full-time position, working 40 hours per week. Expected overlap with US hours as appropriate.
• Primarily based in the Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, India, with flexibility to work remotely as required.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Evernorth is an Equal Opportunity Employer actively encouraging and supporting organization-wide involvement of staff in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to educate, inform and advance both internal practices and external work with diverse client populations.
About Evernorth Health Services
Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
Skills Required
- 13 to 16 years of backend software development experience
- Experience developing with AI and Java Fullstack
- Strong expertise in Node.js and TypeScript
- Experience building RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
- Understanding of API design patterns, microservices architecture, and event-driven design
- Relational database experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL
- NoSQL database experience with DynamoDB, MongoDB, or Cassandra
- Caching experience with Redis or Memcached
- Understanding of CI/CD tools and practices
- Experience integrating databases, APIs, and cloud or on-premises systems
- Experience architecting highly available, security-focused distributed systems
- Knowledge of transaction management, failure recovery, and system retries
- Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms
- Strong problem-solving skills for troubleshooting and optimizing complex systems
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Degree in Computer Science or a related field
Cigna Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cigna and has not been reviewed or approved by Cigna.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Strong bonus outcomes are frequently highlighted, with annual bonuses described as really good alongside above-average salary levels. Stock or long-term incentive elements are also noted as part of the overall package in some roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are portrayed as a meaningful part of total rewards, including generous PTO and flexibility that can enhance the perceived value of compensation. Flexible work-from-home arrangements are repeatedly linked with satisfaction about the overall package.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad in design, with preventive care often covered at no charge in-network and options like virtual care and wellness incentives. A large provider network and strong digital tools are positioned as practical advantages when using benefits.
Cigna Insights
What We Do
At Cigna, we're more than a health insurance company. We are your partner in total health and wellness. And we’re here for you 24/7 – caring for your body and mind. As a global health service company, Cigna's mission is to improve the health, well-being, and peace of mind of those we serve by making health care simple, affordable, and predictable. Our values are the core of our culture. Our values guide how all 74,000 of us around the world work together, serve our customers, patients, clients, communities, and deliver on our mission.
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