Manager, Application Development Engineering

Centene Corporation

Manager of Application Development Engineering at Centene overseeing software design, development, and implementation for health outcomes improvement. Leading teams, coaching developers, and managing partnerships with vendors and stakeholders.

Posted 4/26/2026full-timeKansas, New York, Tennessee, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $102,900 - $190,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manages the team members accountable for designing, developing, and implementing complex enterprise software solutions.
Collaborates closely with technical and non-technical roles to provide design, technical analysis, development/configuration, testing, implementation, and support expertise.
Serves in a team leadership capacity with large-scale Application Development projects / programs
Leads the build-out or expansion of coding standards initiatives.
Reports application progress and outcomes.
Provides coaching and career development planning to junior Application Developers.
Coordinates the work of 3rd party Development teams and holds 3rd party vendors accountable to standards, policies, and performance expectations.
Identifies and evaluates risks and participates in mitigation and control activities.
Partners with Security and SRE teams to ensure all security and change management policies are followed.
Assists in the design and development of proof of concept and prototype application environments.
Manages hiring and training of new and existing staff, conducts performance/salary reviews, and provides leadership, technical guidance and coaching to Developers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of related experience
Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.
One or more of the following skills are desired: Healthcare experience, AWS, Application Development

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive pay
health insurance
401K and stock purchase plans
tuition reimbursement
paid time off plus holidays
flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules

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Hard Skills & Tools

application developmentsoftware designtechnical analysisdevelopment configurationtestingimplementationcoding standardsrisk evaluationproof of conceptprototype development

Soft Skills

team leadershipcoachingcareer development planningcollaborationperformance managementcommunicationaccountabilitytechnical guidance