Lead Software Engineer - Developer Platform & Experience

Wellmark; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellmark is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive the internal developer platform and developer experience. You will lead design, development, and continuous improvement of platform capabilities used across engineering teams, ensuring security, reliability, and alignment with business goals.

Responsibilities include cross-team collaboration, platform roadmap ownership, and mentoring engineers in adopting best practices. Strong problem solving and a product mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, MIS, or related field.
• At least five years of software engineering experience or nine years of related experience.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and attention to detail.
• Experience in software development lifecycle methodologies.
• Ability to communicate and coach team members.
• Ability to translate WaaS strategy to company strategy.
• Ability to collaborate within a diverse development team.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and evolution of internal developer platform capabilities.
• Serve as technical leader for internal developer platform, developer experience, and software catalogs.
• Provide guidance on platform integrations, self-service capabilities, and engineering enablement.
• Mentor teams on platform strategy, delivery challenges, and technical enhancements.
• Partner with security, cloud, architecture, and operations to integrate platform capabilities.
• Lead platform roadmap development, assessments, and proof-of-concept activities.
• Develop health checks, dashboards, and self-service templates to reduce friction.
• Maintain awareness of industry best practices and enterprise standards.

Skills

Agile delivery

Platform knowledge

Cross-team collaboration

System design

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS, MIS, or related field

Tools

AWS

APIs

SDKs

IaC

Job description

Wellmark is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive the internal developer platform and developer experience. You will lead design, development, and continuous improvement of platform capabilities used across engineering teams, ensuring security, reliability, and alignment with business goals.

Responsibilities include cross-team collaboration, platform roadmap ownership, and mentoring engineers in adopting best practices. Strong problem solving and a product mindset are essential.