Associate Software Engineer: Build Scalable Web Apps

Highmark Health; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking a software engineer to join an agile team building scalable applications across digital channels for customers. You will contribute from idea through design and development, writing code that meets standards, and participating in all scrum ceremonies.

Required a Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE, 1 year of design/algorithm experience, and proficiency in Java, Python or JavaScript, with exposure to REST/JSON. Strong ownership and a focus on user experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or closely related field

Responsibilities

• Design and create engineering specifications for software applications
• Write code adhering to coding standards
• Perform code reviews
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies and sprints
• Communicate blockers to Scrum Master
• Assist in story creation and estimation
• Monitor progress and report issues to senior staff
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Agile Scrum

Software design

Code reviews

Mentoring juniors

User experience focus

Java

Python

JavaScript

React

NodeJS

NoSQL

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira

RTC

Visual Studio Code

DB2

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking a software engineer to join an agile team building scalable applications across digital channels for customers. You will contribute from idea through design and development, writing code that meets standards, and participating in all scrum ceremonies.

Required a Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE, 1 year of design/algorithm experience, and proficiency in Java, Python or JavaScript, with exposure to REST/JSON. Strong ownership and a focus on user experience are essential.