Java Developer

Cigna; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Paid sabbaticals

Mentoring program

Work-life balance

Job summary

Cigna in Columbia, SC is seeking a senior Ruby on Rails developer to help scale our data-driven platform. You will own critical APIs, mentor engineers, and drive code quality across Node.js and Next.js components.

We value hands-on leadership, strong collaboration with data teams, and the ability to refactor legacy modules while delivering reliable production systems. Expected salary ranges reflect experience and market demand in Columbia.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Ruby on Rails experience on large data-driven platforms.
• Experience mentoring engineers and conducting code reviews.
• Ability to design APIs within Scrum teams and own technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design Scrum APIs for Columbia, SC teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture.
• Refactor critical modules that Cigna has been reluctant to touch.
• Troubleshoot production incidents across Node.js-based applications.
• Keep the Scrum build pipeline green to ensure smooth deployments in Columbia.
• Collaborate with data teams to surface insights from production systems.
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production.
• Ship Next.js fixes to Cigna customers in Columbia, SC on the same day they report them.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Tailwind CSS

API design

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Next.js

Node.js

Job description

Our platform processes enormous volumes of data, and we need a Java Developer who can keep it fast and resilient. The senior role rewards what you've built — 5 years of Ruby on Rails — with $85,000 - $124,000 and a voice in Cigna strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Design Scrum APIs other Columbia, SC teams will still thank you for next year
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture
• Refactor the technology module Cigna has been afraid to touch
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Node.js-based applications
• Keep the Scrum build pipeline green so Columbia deploys never wait on a red light
• Work closely with data teams to surface insights from production systems
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
• Ship Next.js fixes to Cigna customers in Columbia, SC the same day they report them

What You'll Bring

• Working familiarity with full-time schedules and team norms at Cigna
• Comfort owning technology decisions in a SC market
• Comfortable presenting ideas to stakeholders at every level
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a full-time project
• Strong working knowledge of Ruby on Rails and Tailwind CSS

Cigna is a question-everything Columbia, SC studio where Networking gets treated with the seriousness most companies reserve for marketing. At Cigna we hire people we can trust with real decisions and then give them the room to make them.

We value work-life balance, so expect $85,000 - $124,000, flexible hours, paid sabbaticals, and a supportive mentoring program.

This one is current, freshly dated, and very much hiring.