Lead Software Engineer Internal Developer Platform & Developer Experience

Leads the design development and evolution of complex software engineering solutions and internal developer platform capabilities that support Wellmarks business and technology initiatives. Serves as a technical leader for internal developer platform developer experience software catalogs platform integrations self-service and engineering enablement.  Ensures engineering solutions align with business expectations Wellmark standards architecture principles and security requirements.

Utilizes established relationships with Wellmark leaders and acts as a consultant on platform capabilities engineering delivery challenges process improvements and technology enhancements. Provides technical leadership and contributes to the direction and evolution of the internal developer platform initiatives including software catalogs platform integrations self-service experiences and continuous improvement of developer workflows.

Qualifications :

Preferred:

• Experience working within Agile product delivery or software engineering environments.
• Experience building or supporting internal developer platforms developer portals and self-service engineering capabilities.
• Experience developing internal developer platform integrations automation and self-service capabilities using AWS services APIs SDKs and infrastructure as code
• Experience integrating internal developer platforms with source control cloud platforms CI/CD systems security tooling documentation observability solutions service management systems and enterprise data sources.
• Experience designing software catalogs scorecards health checks or similar platform capabilities.
• Experience developing self-service workflows templates automation documentation and onboarding capabilities that improve developer productivity and platform adoption.
• Experience identifying developer friction and driving measurable improvements across developer journeys tools processes platforms and teams.
• Experience using platform health adoption usage reliability or developer productivity measures to identify opportunities and evaluate outcomes.
• Experience operating and continuously improving an internal engineering platform including monitoring troubleshooting documentation and service ownership.
• Experience applying product management principles to internal engineering platforms including gathering developer feedback prioritizing capabilities and measuring platform adoption effectiveness and alignment with engineering standards.

Required:

• Bachelors degree in computer science MIS or related field of study and at least five years of software engineering experience or nine years of related and applicable experience.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience in software development lifecycle methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and coach/mentor team members.
• Big picture thinker with the ability to translate WaaS strategy to company strategy.
• Strong ability to perform root cause analysis and recommend solutions using data.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and communicate with stakeholders.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Continuous learning mindset and awareness of industry trends.
• Ability to collaborate and work within a diverse development team model.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-team technical initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience designing building integrating or supporting platform capabilities used by multiple engineering teams.

Additional Information :

a. Lead the design development and implementation of highly complex programs. Coordinate the preparation coding testing and debugging of complex programs including the analysis and development of workflows that utilize emerging technology and meet and exceed Wellmarks evolving business needs.

b. Serve as a subject matter expert for internal developer platforms developer experience software catalogs platform integrations self-service capabilities and related engineering practices. Lead the implementation of innovative secure scalable and cost-effective capabilities used across multiple applications systems and engineering teams.

c. Provide technical leadership training and guidance to team members in gathering information conducting root cause analysis defining problems and formulating solutions verifying outcomes and continuously optimizing solutions.

d. Mentor guide and problem-solve with other technology areas in the design development and implementation of solutions including how to use new or enhanced software/applications.

e. Partner with application engineering cloud security architecture operations quality engineering and other technology teams to integrate platform capabilities products and processes.

f. Utilize established relationships with Wellmark leaders and act as a primary consultant on platform strategy engineering capabilities delivery challenges process improvements and technology enhancements.

g. Lead and participate in platform roadmap development capability assessments project proposals estimates and proof-of-concept activities as needed.

h. Maintain awareness of industry best practices and standards and proactively participate in relevant industry and knowledge-sharing groups. Provide direction for enterprise standards conduct code reviews and monitor adherence to standards.

i. Lead the design development integration adoption and ongoing maturity of internal developer platform capabilities including the developer portal and software catalog. Connect source control cloud platforms CI/CD systems application portfolio information documentation security and other engineering systems to provide a unified developer experience while maintaining clear metadata ownership and system relationships.

j. Develop health checks scorecards campaigns templates reference implementations documentation automation and self-service capabilities that provide actionable visibility reduce developer friction and enable engineering teams to adopt Wellmark standards and preferred engineering practices.

k. Apply a product mindset to the internal developer platform by gathering developer feedback understanding developer journeys prioritizing capabilities contributing to the platform roadmap and defining measures for platform health adoption reliability effectiveness and developer experience outcomes.

l. Operate support monitor and continuously improve internal developer platform capabilities. Partner with Architecture Security Cloud CI/CD application engineering and other Technology teams to evaluate technical tradeoffs recommend platform improvements and promote reliable service and shared team ownership.

m. Other duties as assigned.

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This job requires a non-compete agreement.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time