Senior Full Stack Digital Services Software Engineer

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Senior Full Stack Digital Services Software Engineer leading development efforts at Wellmark. Focus on efficiency and emerging technologies for high-performing applications and solutions.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeRemote • Iowa • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularAWSAzureBootstrapCloudDockerDynamoDBJavaScriptJestMochaMongoDBMySQLNode.jsRxJSSCSSSDLCTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead full stack development for the Digital Services team, performing detailed systems analysis and implementation of high performing software solutions that are efficient and cost effective, supporting Wellmark’s business and Technology applications
Lead system development and guides the team in the design, development, code testing and debugging necessary to ensure successful completion or resolution of issues while focusing on utilization of emerging technologies
Orchestrate cross-functional end-to-end execution across diverse platforms, all meticulously aligned with Wellmark's SDLC standards and the structured SAFe methodology in order to culminate the making of these advancements accessible and beneficial to all Information Product teams and foster a unified and elevated approach to development and delivery
Work closely with UX/UI designers, product managers, Architects and DevOps engineers to create responsive, interactive, and high performing applications by delivering high quality code that ensures a seamless user experience across multiple devices
Develop and optimize web pages for maximum speed, accessibility and scalability
Develop and optimize backend architecture ensuring scalability, performance and security
Write clean, maintainable and efficient code, adhering to best practices and Wellmark engineering standards
Ensure mobile responsiveness of applications
Ensure analysis of defects to find root cause and guide others in the identification of potential improvement opportunities
Provide production support of applications including root cause analysis and break-fix resolution
Use data and cost measures (AWS, infrastructure, labor, etc.) to influence timely decisions, build consensus, and take actions to successfully deliver project or production support objectives and support benefits realization
Identify known issues, impacts to project or production outcomes if not resolved and escalate as necessary
Contribute to a collaborative agile environment, including PI Planning, iteration planning, estimation, demos and retrospectives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Technology, Computer Engineering, or related field
72 months of experience in the job offered or related position in software development
48 months of experience in the health insurance industry
48 months of experience designing, building, and maintaining high-performing, user-friendly web application front ends, leveraging the following technologies: Angular, HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, RxJS (Reactive Extensions), and Bootstrap
48 months of experience designing, building, and maintaining back-end services using the following technologies: Node.js, Express.js, Swagger/OpenAPI (API Documentation), and JWT (Authentication)
48 months of experience using SAFe and Agile methodologies
Experience understanding, designing, and implementing monolith, microservice, and event driven architecture
Experience with the following database technologies: MongoDB, DynamoDB, and MySQL
Experience building and maintaining cloud-hosted applications, leveraging the following cloud-based technologies: Lambda, SNS, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Cloudfront, API Gateway, IAM (Security/Access Management) SQS, and CDK
Experience containerizing and deploying container-based applications using Docker
Experience developing accessible web applications
Experience building, maintaining, and optimizing CI/CD processes using Azure DevOps
Experience applying test-driven development principles, leveraging tools including Jest, Jasmine, Mocha, and Angular Testing Library
Experience with paired programming and XP Practices
Experience with UX Design tools
Experience using data to support gathering information, performing necessary research for root cause analysis, providing problem definition and formulation, and recommending solution implementation, verification, and ongoing optimization

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

full stack developmentsystems analysissoftware solutionsweb application front endAngularHTMLCSSJavaScriptNode.jsExpress.js

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationagile environmentcross-functional executionroot cause analysisuser experience focuscost influenceteam guidance

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in MISBachelor’s degree in TechnologyBachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering