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Senior Software Engineer (Chattanooga, TN)(Mult Pos)

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Chattanooga, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Sept 2025

About the role

Job 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.
  • Develops and implements program/system test plans. Devises data verification methods and standard system procedures.
  • Responds to system failures and performance events by taking appropriate measures to reduce system downtime and eliminate recurrence of problems.
  • May conduct research on software and hardware products to justify recommendations and support management in budgeting and purchasing efforts.
  • Acts as expert technical resource to development staff in all phases of the development and implementation process.

Job Qualifications Education

  • Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent years experience. In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, will accept one year of technical experience for each year of requested college education in addition to the experience requirements.

Experience

  • 5 years experience with Kafka and API Connect.
  • 5 years experience with development, code review, testing, defect fixes, and production releases.
  • 5 years experience creating and updating design patterns according to current industry trends.
  • 5 years experience ensuring effective communication between onshore and offshore resources.
  • 4 years experience assisting product owners in creating user stories and preparing planning forecasts.
  • 4 years experience as technical lead for integration solution development.
  • 1 year experience with IT concepts, application development methodology, terminology, and standards.

Skills\Certifications

  • Expertise with middleware, message brokers, APIs, and microservices.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms and services.
  • Understanding of data architecture standards, frameworks, and practices.
  • Strong understanding of business requirements.
  • Able to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Job offer contingent upon satisfactory background check, tobacco/nicotine test, and drug test.

HOURS: 40 hours per week (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM); Mon– Fri. 

CONTACT: Lindsey Agee, Immigration Coordinator, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, One Cameron Hill Circle, Chattanooga, TN 37402; E-mail: Lindsey_Agee @bcbst.com. Requisition ID LA-SC.

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Number of Openings Available:

2

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