Director, Software Engineering

At Zelis we Get Stuff Done. So lets get to it!

A Little About Us

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience across payers providers and healthcare consumers. We serve more than 750 payers including the top five national health plans regional health plans TPAs and millions of healthcare providers and consumers across our platform of solutions. Zelis sees across the system to identify optimize and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts driving real measurable results for clients.

At Zelis AI is woven into the fabric of how we work. Every associate is expected - and empowered - to partner with AI to challenge the status quo accelerate innovation and amplify their impact. This is a place for builders with a growth mindset who act with agility embrace change and use modern technology to shape smarter solutions exceptional experiences and the future of our industry for our clients customers and our culture.

A Little About You

You bring a unique blend of personality and professional expertise to your work inspiring others with your passion and dedication. Your career is a testament to your diverse experiences community involvement and the valuable lessons youve learned along the way. You are more than just your resume; you are a reflection of your achievements the knowledge youve gained and the personal interests that shape who you are.

Position Overview

What Youll Do:

• Foster a collaborative inclusive engineering culture that values diverse perspectives and continuous learning

• Provide coaching and mentorship to managers and senior engineers strengthening leadership depth and team effectiveness

• Support organizational priorities through thoughtful talent planning development and retention strategies

• Partner with leadership to reinforce a culture of accountability transparency and engagement

Engineering Strategy and Execution:

• Translate enterprise and product strategy into clear engineering priorities roadmaps and deliverables

• Partner closely with Product and Architecture to deliver scalable customer-centric solutions

• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices and technologies to improve speed quality and reliability

• Ensure strong alignment across platform and service teams to deliver cohesive integrated capabilities

Operational Excellence

• Establish and maintain engineering standards processes and metrics to drive consistent high-quality delivery

• Optimize team performance through data-driven insights continuous improvement and effective resource allocation

• Promote cross-functional collaboration to ensure seamless execution across Technology Product and business partners

• Support operational rigor across global teams ensuring effective delivery across time zones

What Youll Bring to Zelis:

• 10 years of experience in Software Engineering with 5 years leading teams

• Bachelors degree in a related field preferred

• Strong familiarity with technologies aligned to our stack (e.g. Ruby on Rails C# Angular JavaScript AWS caching and persistence technologies)

• Proven experience leading distributed teams and delivering complex scalable systems

• Demonstrated ability to drive execution of technical initiatives and support organizational change

• Demonstrated understanding of cloud utilization and total cost of tech ownership

• Proven track record with legacy app modernization and performance optimization

Please note at this time we are unable to proceed with candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Location and Workplace Flexibility

Zelis is headquartered in the U.S. with multiple locations across the country and in Hyderabad India. Check out our locations to learn more about our offices. All employee work locations are based on the needs of the position and are determined by the Leadership -office work and activities vary based on work and team objectives in accordance with Company policies.

While location expectations vary by role candidates within approximately 50 miles of a U.S. office are generally preferred to support collaboration when needed. Our hybrid approach is flexible and in-office presence is guided by team and business needs rather than a fixed weekly schedule.

Base Salary Range

At Zelis we are committed to providing fair and equitable compensation packages. The base salary range allows us to make an offer that considers multiple individualized factors including experience education qualifications as well as job-related and industry-related knowledge and skills etc. Base pay is just one part of our Total Rewards package which may also include discretionary bonus plans commissions or other incentives depending on the role.

Zelis full-time associates are eligible for a highly competitive benefits package as well which demonstrates our commitment to our employees health well-being and financial protection. The US-based benefits include a 401k plan with employer match flexible paid time off holidays parental leaves life and disability insurance and health benefits including medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Zelis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you dont meet 100% of the qualifications for the role. We believe in the value of diverse perspectives and experiences and are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all.

Accessibility Support
We are dedicated to ensuring our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation with any part of the application and/or interview process please email .

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities duties and skills from time to time.