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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.

Premera is committed to being a workplace where people feel empowered to grow, innovate, and lead with purpose. By investing in our employees and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous development, we’re able to better serve our customers. It’s this commitment that has earned us recognition as one of the best companies to work for. Learn more about our recent awards and recognitions as a greatest workplace.

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As a Software Development Engineer III, you will analyze, design, code, test, maintain, debug, and modify software, applications, packaged applications, and systems for local, networked, web, mobile or cloud-based technologies generally in an agile team environment. The ideal candidate possesses strong expertise in full-stack web development, middleware/API development, cloud-native architectures, and modern AI-assisted software engineering practices.

This is a hybrid role located on our campus in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.

What you’ll do:

• Consult with business partners and IT leaders to assist in identifying and understanding problems or improvement opportunities and recommend appropriate technologies, software, and system solutions that scale and perform. Consider a system-wide, architectural view of solutions.

• Analyze moderate to high-risk business needs to determine solutions. Design solutions on various platforms by studying requirements and information needs and recommending solution alternatives. Use a variety of system design techniques including prototype, proof of concept, and reference implementation. Design solutions that consider cross-system integration and dependencies.

• Develop and modify code and system set-up based on program specifications using multiple programming languages or system platforms. Apply CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment). Constantly improve systems. Provide technical advice and support to other staff members.

• Perform testing using both unit testing test automation and document test results. Participate in testing associated with cross-functional project team efforts.

• Produce appropriate technical documentation and notifications for changes to production systems or fixes to production problems. Create SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) artifacts.

• Analyze moderate to high-risk production problems, assess alternatives, and work with team to implement solutions. Includes performance tuning, technical troubleshooting, debugging, call-rotation, and root cause analysis.

• Support project initiatives collaborating with the rest of the design team and stakeholders, ensuring that development milestones and deadlines are met. Provide feedback on peer designs in an open and collaborative environment. Act as technical resource for team and share knowledge across Premera’s developer community. Collaborate with relevant personnel across Premera. May mentor or advise less experienced staff.

• Provide input to standardization of IT processes and ensure application of IT standard processes and requirements. Apply engineering best practices.

• Participate in educational opportunities to build new and additional skills and maintain technical knowledge staying current with trends and opportunities in the field, and share knowledge gained with teammates.

What you’ll bring:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.

• (5) years of software development experience, knowledge of software development lifecycle, and skills to utilize one or more programming languages.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with cloud solutions.

• Experience in the healthcare industry or another highly regulated environment.

• Previous experience in an agile environment.

• Exposure to API and service-based technologies.

• Experience using and creating automated test tools.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants and prompt engineering in software development workflows.

• Exposure to enterprise systems, customer-facing portals, or large-scale integration platforms.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Highly proficient skill and knowledge in developing systems and applications to solve business problems in a variety of situations. Successful development and deployment of technology solutions.

• High quality application of systems coding and development tools and techniques. Strong systems knowledge as well as application of best practices. Ability to adapt rapidly to new technologies and products.

• Ability to represent your team to other teams or leaders. Ability to collaborate and help others understand your differing points of view.

• Ability to continually improve technical knowledge and skills and share technical knowledge with others.

• Ability to play a lead role when needed related to technology development and deployment.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and good presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Demonstrates professionalism in difficult situations.

• Ability to think creatively.

• Demonstrated good judgment and decision making. Demonstrates skill in using logic and reasoning skills.

Physical Requirements

The following have been identified as essential physical requirements of this job and must be performed with or without an accommodation:

• This is primarily a sedentary role which requires the ability to exert up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

• This role requires the ability to keyboard and to communicate clearly and understandably in person and over the telephone.

Premera total rewards

Our comprehensive total rewards package provides support, resources, and opportunities to help employees thrive and grow. Our total rewards are more than a collection of perks, they're a reflection of our commitment to your health and well-being. We offer a broad array of rewards including physical, financial, emotional, and community benefits, including:

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.

• Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.

• Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.

• Generous paid time off to reenergize.

• Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

• Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.

For our hybrid employees, our on-campus model provides flexibility to create your own routine with access to on-site resources, networking opportunities, and team engagement.

• Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.

• Free convenient on-site parking.

• Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.

• Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events, coffee connects, disaster preparedness fairs and more.

• Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.

• Need a brain break? Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.

Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action:

Premera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Premera seeks to attract and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

If you need an accommodation to apply online for positions at Premera, please contact Premera Human Resources via email at [email protected] or via phone at 425-918-4785.

The pay for this role will vary based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographic location, market conditions, and specific skills and experience.

The salary range for this role is posted below; we generally target up to and around the midpoint of the range.

National Plus Salary Range:

*National Plus salary range is used in higher cost of labor markets including Western Washington and Alaska.

We’re happy to discuss compensation further during the interview because we believe that open communication leads to better outcomes for all. We’re committed to creating an environment where all employees are celebrated for their unique skills and contributions.