Senior Software Engineer - Information Products Team

Company Description

Why Wellmark: We are a mutual insurance company owned by our policy holders across Iowa and South Dakota, and we’ve built our reputation on over 80 years’ worth of trust. We are not motivated by profits. We are motivated by the well-being of our friends, family, and neighbors–our members. If you’re passionate about joining an organization working hard to put its members first, to provide best-in-class service, and one that is committed to sustainability and innovation, consider applying today! 

Why Wellmark Technology? Wellmark is building innovative, modern solutions using cutting edge technology. We are driving organizational transformation and business strategy by empowering our technology team to innovate new and elegant solutions to enhance the customer experience. Together, we are leaning into the future, owning the outcome, and driving organizational change to transform how we work. 

Job Description

What you will do daily:  

• Build and enhance features across the DQM platform, spanning infrastructure, application code, and CI/CD pipelines 
• Support and evolve infrastructure-as-code deployments across multiple environments using AWS CDK 
• Monitor, debug, and improve system performance and reliability across data quality workflows and services 
• Implement and maintain data quality checks and validation logic across diverse data sources 
• Write clean, maintainable code and actively participate in peer code reviews 
• Collaborate on architecture, system design, and platform improvements with a highly engaged engineering team 

Core Technologies: 

• AWS Services: CloudFormation, Glue (PySpark), Lambda, S3, EventBridge, Aurora PostgreSQL, API Gateway, Step Functions, Secrets Manager, KMS. 
• Infrastructure as Code: AWS CDK (TypeScript) 
• Languages: TypeScript, Python 
• CI/CD: GitHub and Azure 

Qualifications

Preferred:  

• Hands-on experience building infrastructure with AWS CDK 
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript, working knowledge of Python 
• Experience working with serverless AWS services (e.g., Lambda, Glue, Step Functions) 
• Experience developing or maintaining AWS Glue jobs 
• Understanding of SQL and relational databases 
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines 
• Git proficiency 
• Exposure to AI/ML concepts and applications. 
• Experience mentoring or coaching team members. 
• Ability to work effectively in diverse team models, including global staffing and crowdsourcing. 

Required:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field of study, and at least 2 years of software development experience (ex. Angular, NodeJS, TypeScript, C++, .NET, Java, SQL) OR 6 years of related and applicable experience.  
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills. Accuracy and high attention to detail. Previous experience troubleshooting and developing creative technical solutions. Ability to provide innovative solutions to complex issues.  
• Demonstrated experience in software development lifecycle methodologies.  
• Big picture thinker with the ability to translate the value of the WaaS strategy to company strategy when making design and development decisions.  
• Demonstrated, strong ability to gather information, perform necessary research needed for root cause analysis, problem definition and formulation, recommend solution implementation, verification, and ongoing optimization, using data to support recommendations and best practices.  
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships to reach outcomes that gain the support and acceptance of all parties. Ability to communicate key information in a timely manner to the appropriate stakeholder audience with the ability to adjust communication style that will best suit the audience.  
• Ability to communicate with and coach/mentor team members, while setting an example in maintaining a positive attitude, staying calm under pressure, being approachable, and respectful and taking responsibility for failures.  
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environment with changing priorities. Excellent organizational skills. Strong time management skills with the ability to set and meet established timeframes with little direction, while assuring data and information integrity.  
• Eagerness to learn and stay current on industry trends and have a continuous learning mindset.   
• Ability to collaborate and work as a team to accomplish goals and/or solve problems. Ability to earn trust and respect from peers, leadership, and stakeholders. Ability to learn by actively listening and applying coaching feedback.  
• Ability to lead, support and work within a diverse development te