Job Description

Description

The Senior Software Engineer at Author will have the chance to influence the decisions of a young organization. Software Engineers within the Author team are trusted to own major parts of the codebase, and we expect you to thrive as a leader in spearheading and shaping the technology direction, with support from your peers.

Software Engineers at Author will help develop cloud native solutions, leveraging Google Cloud Platform Services, and are able to code in languages and frameworks that fit into that ecosystem .Net Core (C), Java, Node.js, and GoLang. In addition, our automation infrastructure allows you to quickly test and deploy your code.

Responsibilities

We believe that both a high-quality team and high-quality code are critical pieces of our mission. You'll be responsible for building the backbone interoperability platform that powers our engaging customer experience assets. The Author interoperability platform is envisioned to be a modern high-fidelity information superhighway that integrates with a multitude of data sources and presents data in the right grain, at the right time. You'll design data models, build APIs, and orchestrate data flows across the Author platform. Youll help us build an enterprise scale microservices architecture that will help scale all of our capabilities to those that we serve.

Working closely with our product and architecture team, you will focus on improving the Author platform with both large new features and iterate through smaller enhancements that integrate across a variety of channels web, mobile, and voice. Lastly, you will work with the analytics team to build a feedback loop to constantly improve on what weve already built.

Duties:

* Responsible for designing software applications utilizing Micro services and API architecture

* Develop, test and support services that allow integration between various different software applications

* Design, build, test and support website and mobile applications for Humana Edge

* Deliver all applications with Cloud first mindset, following Agile methodology

* Implement Developer Efficiency Index like Unit Test Coverage, automated packaging and deployment standards

* Adhere to all IT Risk and compliance standards, ensuring all software applications are built with highest standards and free to any known vulnerabilities

* Mentor junior software engineers on latest technology stack implemented by Humana Edge

Required Qualifications:

* 5+ years of Software Development experience in at least one of the following languages: C (.Net Core), Java, Node, and GoLang

* 3+ years of hands-on experience building production-grade APIs or micro-services with integrations spanning multitude of back-ends.

* 1+ year of experience building cloud native solutions, preferably Google cloud technologies with DataFlow Cloud Functions, and/or Pub/Sub

* Hands-on experience building production-grade microservices architecture with good knowledge of data engineering methodologies

* Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude

* Strong communication skills with ability to interact with business and customer representatives

* Passion for growing your skills, tackling interesting work and challenging problems

* BA/BS in Computer Science or any relevant field

* Experience working within a DevOps style environment using agile delivery practices and methodologies.

Role Essentials:

* Have experience with TDD and writing solid test cases
* Experience working in large, high-quality codebases
* Shipping pragmatic, sustainable code bases with speed
* Good understanding of public cloud computing architectures and services. Experienced in the use of cloud native technologies, cloud cybersecurity, and implementation patterns to lower costs, improve speed to market, increase efficiency, and enable innovation.
* Experience leveraging modern technologies to increase velocity and decrease cost of solution delivery; including cloud technologies, microservices architecture, and streaming analytics.
* Building collaborative relationships with team members, fostering a productive team environment, and coaching staff with timely meaningful feedback

Role Desirables:

* Cloud certification on any major cloud provider
* Experienced in designing, building, and testing complex scalable systems
* Have experience deploying code in containers and using tools such as Docker and/or Kubernetes in Production
* Have built or maintained a large-scale microservice infrastructure application or system
* Experience supporting live production infrastructure, can put out fires under pressure when things go wrong
* An appetite for data: analyzing metrics and designing A/B tests to help drive the companys decisions

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40