Software Engineer, Backend Developer, DevOps

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Design, build, and deliver high‑quality software solutions that power healthcare and wellness experiences. Build and maintain mission‑critical APIs for Humana’s Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) ecosystem, ensuring members, partners, and internal systems can access accurate, real‑time data elop and optimize high‑performance backend services with a focus on reliability, security, and maintainability. Work hands‑on across the full development lifecycle—coding, testing, debugging, optimizing, and deploying production‑ready systems.

Leverage AI‑assisted development tools to improve productivity, accelerate coding tasks, enhance documentation quality, support testing activities, and improve overall engineering effectiveness. Raise the bar on engineering quality through robust testing strategies, tooling, automation, AI‑assisted practices, and engineering standards. Investigate and resolve complex technical issues, identifying root causes and implementing long‑term fixes. Collaborate within a cross‑functional agile team, partnering with product, architecture, and QA to create solutions aligned with business and consumer needs.

Apply your engineering expertise to make independent decisions and solve ambiguous problems with minimal guidance. Seek opportunities to modernize legacy components, improve system resilience and performance, enhance backend observability and developer experience, and identify ways AI and automation can accelerate modernization efforts and reduce technical debt. Contribute to an engineering culture that values innovation, continuous learning, and relentless improvement of the consumer journey.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• 3–5 years of hands‑on experience in software development, systems analysis, or application programming
• Strong coding skills and familiarity with modern development practices (CI/CD, cloud platforms, automated testing, agile methodologies)
• Experience using modern developer productivity tools, including AI‑assisted coding, documentation, and testing solutions
• Ability to effectively leverage AI‑generated recommendations while exercising sound engineering judgment, code ownership, and quality standards
• A passion for building elegant, reliable, user‑centric software
• A growth mindset and a desire to contribute to a mission‑driven organization focused on improving healthcare

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience with enterprise‑scale cloud technologies, distributed systems, or microservices
• Exposure to healthcare, wellness, or regulated industries (not required)
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted software engineering tools such as Git Hub Copilot, Claude Code, ChatGPT Enterprise, or similar enterprise‑grade development platforms
• Experience leveraging AI tools to improve software development, automated testing, technical documentation, debugging, or application modernization efforts
• Experience using AI‑assisted workflows to accelerate learning, onboarding, troubleshooting, and delivery of software solutions

• Self‑provided internet service must have a download speed of at least 25
  
  Mbps and an upload speed of at least 10
  
  Mbps (wireless, wired cable, or DSL recommended; satellite, cellular, and microwave connections only if approved by leadership)
• Employees living and working from home in California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will receive a bi‑weekly internet expense payment
• Provide telephone equipment suitable for job requirements and work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/HIPAA information

While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana’s offices for training or meetings may be required.

40 hours per week.

The compensation range reflects a good‑faith estimate of starting base pay for full‑time employment at the time of posting. $80,900 – $110,300 per year. The position is eligible for a bonus…