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Original Job Post

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield · 3 days ago

Senior Software Engineer

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$94K/yr - $187K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Perform technical detail design, coding, and testing of applications.

Serve as a subject matter expert for maintaining and enhancing existing software systems.

Develop software solutions for enterprise environments and other technologies.

Provide direct technical support for critical trouble calls and work with cross-functional teams to develop reliable software.

Mentor junior software engineers.

Qualification

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Required

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science OR in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

5 years experience with software development, basic coding and compilation, software architecture/design, user requirements definition and software specification development.

Ability to communicate technical requirements to all levels of expertise.

Proficient in establishing and maintaining good working relationships.

Knowledge and understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC).

Proficient with integrating complex and/or existing systems.

Knowledge of programming languages (e.g. JavaScript, C, Python, etc.).

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

Knowledge of cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure).

Knowledge of database technologies (e.g. cloud, SQL, Oracle, Mongo DB, PostgreSQL, etc.).

Fundamental knowledge of software engineers' best practices, agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines.

Knowledge of test-first practices including Test-Driven Development (TDD) for unit tests and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) for automated acceptance tests.

Strong experience with Deployment/Continuous Integration/ Continuous Testing/ Continuous Delivery processes and tools and have expertise in CI/CD tools and framework.

Knowledge of Code quality and promotion practices.

Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence. Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer, including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging.