Software Development Engineer III

Join Our Team: Do Meaningful Work and Improve People’s Lives 

Our purpose, to improve customers’ lives by making healthcare work better, is far from ordinary. And so are our employees. Working at Premera means you have the opportunity to drive real change by transforming healthcare. 

To better serve our customers, we’re creating a culture that promotes employee growth, collaborative innovation, and inspired leadership. We are committed to creating an environment where employees can do their best work and where best-in-class talent comes, stays, and thrives! As a result of these efforts we are proud to share that Forbes ranked Premera among America’s 2023 Best Midsize Employers and America's 2023 Best Employers By State.

Learn how Premera supports our members, customers and the communities that we serve through our Healthsource blog:  https://healthsource.premera.com.

We are seeking a highly motivated, customer-obsessed, team-oriented Software Development Engineer III to join our Digital Solutions team to work on Premera's Web and digital properties. If you believe healthcare matters, improving people’s lives is a worthy cause, and you have ideas, we would love to hear from you. We are a forward-looking team and are seeking people to help define what modern healthcare should be, drive conversations on solving hard technical challenges, and to build a better healthcare experience.

This is a virtual/telecommuter position.

What you’ll do

• Develop, modify, and maintain applications using agile methodologies such as Xtreme programming (XP), test driven development (TDD), and pair programming (PP)
• Develop, maintain, and implement dynamic and responsive user interfaces using Angular framework, HTML, CSS, SASS and Typescript/JavaScript by leveraging modern software principles.
• Create reusable components for use by developers and content creators
• Write clean, maintainable, and well documented code adhering to best practices
• Take a DevSecOps approach in maintaining our build pipelines and cloud environments
• Consult with business partners and IT leaders to identify problems and opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate with team members, designers, optimize applications, develop features, and maintain brand consistency for user-facing interfaces
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving the overall codebase quality
• Analyze and resolve medium to large, moderately complex production problems
• Participate in on-call production support rotation as needed
• Initiate a personal training plan, stay up to date with the latest trends and advancements, and become the best in your area
• Follow accessibility guidelines to ensure applications are usable for everyone

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in an IT related field or equivalent experience (Required)
• 5 years’ application development experience utilizing Angular, HTML, CSS, SASS, C#, .Net, and Azure (Required)
• Experience with Agile, SCRUM, and DevSecOps methodologies, actively participating in a collaborative team environment
• Experience working with cloud systems such as Azure or AWS
• Exposure to API and service-based technologies
• Experience with build tools like webpack, gulp and testing frameworks like Jasmine, Jest and Playwright
• Experience with performance optimization techniques
• Experience with SQL
• Customer-focused with demonstrated experience in root cause analysis and resolve to customer's satisfaction
• Excellent communication, sharp analytical abilities, and proven design skills

What we offer

• Medical, vision and dental coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement programs (401K employer match and pension plan)
• Wellness incentives, onsite services, a discount program and more
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
• Generous Paid Time Off to reenergize
• Free parking

Equal employment