Software Development Engineer IV, Data Hub

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Join Our Team: Do Meaningful Work and Improve People’s Lives 

Our purpose, to improve customers’ lives by making healthcare work better, is far from ordinary. And so are our employees. Working at Premera means you have the opportunity to drive real change by transforming healthcare.

To better serve our customers, we are fostering a culture that emphasizes employee growth, collaborative innovation, and inspired leadership. We are dedicated to creating an environment where employees can excel and where top talent is attracted, retained, and thrives. As a testament to these efforts, Premera has been recognized on the 2025 America's Dream Employers list. In 2024, Newsweek honored Premera as one of America's Greatest Workplaces, America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, and America's Greatest Workplaces for Mental Wellbeing. Additionally in 2024, Forbes ranked Premera among America’s Best Midsize Employers for the fourth time.

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As a Software Development Engineer IV on the Data Hub team, you are highly motivated, customer-obsessed, team-oriented and get excited by the idea of solving hard technical challenges. In this role you will work with multiple teams to coordinate and extract information needed to bring features to life. You will work to understand data needs, define stories, and work with our capability management team to help develop compelling solutions for our Premera.

This will be a hybrid role located on our campus in Mountlake Terrace, WA.

What you’ll do

• Consult with business partners and IT leaders to identify problems and opportunities for improvement.

• Recommend appropriate technologies and system solutions that scale and consider a system-wide and architectural view.

• Develop, modify, and maintain applications using agile methodologies such as Xtreme programming (XP), test driven development (TDD), and pair programming (PP).

• Provide design and technical consulting expertise for small to medium sized projects.

• Collaborate with team members to create and own digital solutions.

• Analyze and resolve medium to large, moderately complex production problems.

• Participate in on-call production support rotation as needed.

• Initiate a personal training plan, continue acquiring skills and knowledge, and become the best in your area.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor's Degree in an IT related field or 4 years of work experience in Information Technology. (Required)

• 8 years of application development experience (Required) utilizing Databricks, PySpark, Delta Lake, Mongo Atlas, Azure Kubernetes, Rest APIs, T-SQL, and Data Modeling.

• Experience working with Azure Cloud Technologies, CI/CD, Event driven architecture, ETL & ELT, and TDD.

• Experience in creating or maintaining services or utilizing service-driven design a plus.

• Familiar with Agile and SCRUM methodologies and can apply them in a collaborative team environment.

• Understanding of features and functions of application development languages, Database Management Systems (DBMS), and/or Kubernetes based containerization.

• Customer-focused with demonstrated experience and ability to identify and assess root issues and resolve to customer's satisfaction.

• Excellent communication, sharp analytical abilities, and proven design skills.

Premera total rewards

Our comprehensive total rewards package provides support, resources, and opportunities to help employees thrive and grow. Our total rewards are more than a collection of perks, they're a reflection of our commitment to your health and well-being. We offer a broad array of rewards including physical, financial, emotional, and community benefits, including:

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.

• Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.

• Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.

• Generous paid time off to reenergize.

• Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

• Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.

For our hybrid employees, our on-campus model provides flexibility to create your own routine with access to on-site resources, networking opportunities, and team engagement.

• Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.

• Free convenient on-site parking.

• Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.

• Engaging on-site events and activities include food trucks, health and wellness, DEI and disaster preparedness fairs, coffee connects, and more.

• Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.

• Need a brain break? Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.

Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action:

Premera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Premera seeks to attract and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

If you need an accommodation to apply online for positions at Premera, please contact Premera Human Resources via email at careers@premera.com or via phone at 425-918-4785.

The pay for this role will vary based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographic location, market conditions, and specific skills and experience.

The salary range for this role is posted below; we generally target up to and around the midpoint of the range.

National Plus Salary Range:

*National Plus salary range is used in higher cost of labor markets including Western Washington and Alaska.

We’re happy to discuss compensation further during the interview because we believe that open communication leads to better outcomes for all. We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees are celebrated for their unique skills and contributions.