Associate Software Engineer II
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
About the role
We are hiring an Associate Software Engineer II to join our Public, Employer, and Broker Portals team at BCBST!
In this role, you’ll join a dynamic, agile development team focused on customer-facing web innovation. You’ll work with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Node.js, and Next.js to build and support engaging web pages, applications, and WebAPIs. You’ll collaborate across teams, solve complex problems, share knowledge, and continue developing your skills along a software engineering career path.
To be successful in this role, in addition to the core job requirements, you’ll bring experience with JavaScript, Node.js, React, Next.js, SQL queries, and creating and developing WebAPIs. You’ll be a strong candidate if you have experience with Facets and Sitecore, the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across teams, an interest in learning new technologies and solving complex problems, and a desire to grow along a software engineering career path. Exposure to project management or work management activities is also preferred.
Note:
This is a remote, work-from-home position, but the final round of interviews will take place on-site in our Chattanooga, TN office.
On-call rotation will be needed once every three months.
Job Responsibilities
Formulates and defines system scope and objectives through research to design, develop, modify, or integrate moderately complex information systems.
Devises or modifies application systems and procedures to optimize functional requirements including capacity, operating time, response time, and form of desired results.
Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents programs, subroutines, and scripts.
Must be competent to work on most phases of applications systems analysis, and must maintain technical skill set for software languages, databases, platforms, operating systems, etc.
Responds to system failures and performance events by taking appropriate measures to reduce system downtime and eliminate recurrence of problems.
Provides services to multiple project teams or management staff, provides guidance to less-experienced programmers, and may conduct presentations to provide end users with knowledge to maximize their use of developed systems.
May serve one or more project team roles, such as project lead, business systems analyst, or technical lead, for small to medium efforts.
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Job Qualifications
Education
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience required. Equivalent years of experience are determined as one year of technical experience for every year of college requested.
Experience
2 years - Experience in programming required
1 year - Experience with information technology concepts, application development methodology, terminology, and standards required
1 year - Expert working knowledge of at least one programming language in use at BCBST.
Skills\Certifications
Proven skill with information technology in use at BCBST is required
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Number of Openings Available
1
Worker Type:
Employee
Company:
BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.
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Responsibilities
- Design, develop, modify, integrate, test, debug, and document application systems and programs.
- Optimize applications for capacity, operating time, response time, and functional requirements.
- Respond to system failures and performance events to reduce downtime and prevent recurrence.
- Support project teams and management, guide less-experienced programmers, and help end users use developed systems effectively.
- May lead or support small to medium project efforts.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
- At least 2 years of programming experience.
- At least 1 year of experience with IT concepts, application development methodology, terminology, and standards.
- Expert working knowledge of at least one programming language used at BCBST.
- Experience with JavaScript, Node.js, React, Next.js, SQL queries, and WebAPI development.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Experience with Facets or Sitecore and exposure to project or work management are preferred.
Skills mentioned
About BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
As Tennessee's largest health plan, we've been helping Tennesseans find their own unique paths to good health for more than 70 years. More than that, we're your neighbors and friends – fellow Tennesseans with deep roots of caring tradition, a focused approach to physical, financial and community good health for today, and a bright outlook for an even healthier tomorrow. Our mission is simple: peace of mind through better health. We're an independent, not-for-profit, locally governed health plan company – meaning we live and work alongside our Tennessee business customers and plan members. Our 6,000 employees across the state have built our strong reputation for integrity, excellent service and community leadership. But we are also part of the BlueCross BlueShield Association, a nationwide association of health care plans. Because of this, our plan members have access to the same quality health benefits while traveling or living out of state that they have while in Tennessee. © 2018 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc., an Independent Licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association.
H-1B sponsorship history
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