Sr. Software Engineer

Description

The company is a mutual insurance company owned by its policyholders in Iowa and South Dakota, with over 80 years in business.

The team builds modern software on current technology to improve the customer experience and change how the business works.

This senior role centers on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) systems, covering analysis, design, and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis, design, and upkeep of FHIR systems, including integrations.
• Lead system development and guide the team through design, coding, testing, debugging, and issue resolution using emerging technology.
• Deliver high-level analysis and build efficient, cost-effective solutions across several platforms, drawing on IT, business, and industry trends.
• Drive adoption of best practices such as development standards, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines across platforms.
• Lead and support a varied development model that includes company staff, global onshore and offshore vendors, and crowdsourcing.
• Lead root cause analysis of defects, frame problems, and help others spot improvement opportunities.
• Use data and costs, including AWS, infrastructure, and labor, to make timely decisions, build agreement, and meet project and production support goals. Flag known issues and their impact, and escalate when needed.
• Mentor other technology teams and help them build and adopt new or updated software.
• Advise company leaders on business status, issues, process changes, and technology options.
• Take part in proposals, estimates, and proof-of-concept work.
• Stay current on industry best practices and standards, and join relevant industry or knowledge groups.
• Carry out other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Required:
• A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, plus 1 year of FHIR experience, 2 years of design and development experience, and 2 years loading Dynamo or another NoSQL database with NodeJS.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with accuracy, attention to detail, and experience troubleshooting and creating technical fixes for complex issues.
• Experience with software development lifecycle methodologies.
• Big-picture thinking: link the WaaS strategy to company strategy when making design and development choices.
• Proven ability to gather information and research root causes, define problems, recommend solutions, verify them, and optimize them over time, backing recommendations with data and best practices.
• Ability to build relationships that win support from all parties, and to share key information on time with the right audience in a style that suits them.
• Ability to coach and mentor team members while staying calm, positive, approachable, and respectful, and owning failures.
• Ability to handle shifting priorities quickly, with strong organization and time management to meet deadlines with little direction while keeping data accurate.
• Eagerness to learn and keep up with industry trends.
• Ability to collaborate, earn trust and respect from peers, leadership, and stakeholders, and learn by listening and acting on coaching.
• Ability to lead, support, and work within a diverse development team that includes global staffing and crowdsourcing.
• Preferred:
• A bachelor's degree.
• Experience working within an Agile team.
• Ability or interest in mentoring or coaching others.
• Experience partnering with global staffing vendors to deliver projects.

Conditions

Tell us if you meet the definition of a Covered DoD official.

The company will not consider applicants who need any immigration sponsorship, now or in the future, for additional or permanent work authorization to work in the United States. This includes, but is not limited to, F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, and J-1.

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• The company describes its benefit offerings on its website.