Software Development Engineer IV

** Workforce Classification:
** Hybrid
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* ** Software Development Engineer IV**, you will provide technical leadership to understand data requirements, define and refine stories, and collaborate with the AI team on Claims and Services feature delivery. This role will also support new project initiatives tied to AI use cases, helping drive execution from definition through delivery. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience building C# RESTful services, working with Microsoft SQL Server, and delivering solutions on Azure, including CI/CD pipelines, event-driven architecture, and test-driven development (TDD).
** This is a hybrid role located on our campus in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.
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* What you’ll do:

*** Consult with business partners and IT leaders to identify and understand multi-faceted problems or improvement opportunities and recommend software and system solutions. Apply a system-wide, architectural view of solutions.
* Analyze high risk business needs to determine solutions. Design systems, solutions and applications that address business problems in the most efficient manner. Consider cost elements in design. Apply full range of design techniques including modeling, simulation, proof of concept, prototype, and reference implementation. Design solutions that consider cross system integration and dependencies.
* Construct and modify code and system set-up based on program specifications using multiple programming languages or system platforms. Apply CICD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment). Constantly improve systems, processes and effectiveness of solutions. Provide technical leadership to other staff members.
* Perform testing using unit testing and test automation and document test results. Participate in testing associated with cross-functional project team efforts.
* Produce appropriate technical or architectural documentation and notifications for changes to production systems or fixes to production problems. Create SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) artifacts.
* Analyze high risk production problems, assess alternatives and implement long-term solutions. Includes performance tuning, technical troubleshooting, debugging, call-rotation, and root cause analysis.
* Support project initiatives collaborating with the rest of the design team and stakeholders ensuring that development milestones and deadlines are met. Provide feedback on peer designs in an open and collaborative environment. Provide mentoring to less experienced staff. Act as technical and business leader sharing knowledge, and expertise with others inside team as well as with other stakeholders. Proactively contribute to knowledge sharing across Premera developer community.
* Influence team strategy and contribute standards significantly to team planning. Drive application of engineering best practices for your team.
* Stay current in best practices, technology trends and the organization’s business while mentoring and sharing knowledge gained with others.
** What you’ll bring:
**** Required Qualifications
*** Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or information systems or equivalent area
* Eight (8) years of software development experience, knowledge of software development lifecycle, and skills to utilize one or more programming languages
* Demonstrated expertise in development of systems, applications and tools that solve business problems and improve…