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Manager, Software Engineering

Zelis
Petersburg, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Apr 2025

About the role

At Zelis, we Get Stuff Done. So, let’s get to it! 

  

A Little About Us 

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience for all by providing a connected platform that bridges the gaps and aligns interests across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. This platform serves more than 750 payers, including the top 5 national health plans, BCBS insurers, regional health plans, TPAs and self-insured employers, and millions of healthcare providers and consumers. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts—driving real, measurable results for clients. 

  

A Little About You 

You bring a unique blend of personality and professional expertise to your work, inspiring others with your passion and dedication. Your career is a testament to your diverse experiences, community involvement, and the valuable lessons you've learned along the way. You are more than just your resume; you are a reflection of your achievements, the knowledge you've gained, and the personal interests that shape who you are.

Position Overview

Zelis Healthcare seeks a visionary, engaging, and results-oriented leader who wants to join a healthcare company and become part of an exciting Information Technology team. The Manager, Software Engineering will lead a global delivery team with end-to-end accountability and responsibility for developing and maintaining new and innovative products to support the continued growth of Zelis as part of our Platform Engineering team. 

The Manager will exercise keen operating discipline to ensure that best in class software development practices and procedures are used to develop products including (1) adherence to robust architectural patterns that support the dimensions of scalability, reliability, extensibility, and reuse (2) application of coding standards that support the dimensions of quality, reliability and optimized Total Cost of Ownership. The supported production setting is a highly secured, high volume, 24x7 transactional environment. The Manager will be responsible for leading multiple development teams and coordinating the related Quality Assurance efforts. 


This role will work cross functionally across Zelis and partner with teams within Technology and Business Operations to develop: Technology Roadmaps, Sizing Estimates and Delivery Schedules. The Manager will have deep functional expertise in delivering software solutions in a healthcare or financial services setting. The complexity of this position requires a leadership approach that is engaging, imaginative and collaborative. He/She will have a sophisticated ability working with other leaders to align, set and deliver corporate priorities. 

What You’ll Do 

  • Lead and manage a team of software developers, providing mentorship and guidance. 

  • Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from planning and design to implementation and deployment. 

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, QA, and operations, to ensure successful project delivery. 

  • Drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools, and methodologies. 

  • Ensure the team adheres to best practices in coding, testing, and documentation. 

  • Manage project timelines and resource allocation. 

  • Provides proactive leadership, coaching, clarity of direction and career growth development to the Payments technology staff associates. Additionally, takes ownership and accountability for Great Place to Work employee survey results and strives to develop an environment that is truly a great place to work.  

  • Partners with Human Resources/People Operations and Technology leadership team to develop people priorities and plans, that align with technology strategies. Continually looks for innovative and meaningful solutions to the recruitment, development and retention of the technology workforce.  

  •  Leverages influencing and negotiation skills across Technology and the enterprise to achieve business goals, cost-effective and innovative shared solutions. 

What You’ll Bring to Zelis

  • 8+ years of application programming experience in a Microsoft environment developing applications in .NET/ SQL Server along with in-depth experience in designing and implementing Service Oriented Architecture(s). 

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