Lead Software Engineer (NBA)

Humana Inc; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and oversee backend systems, microservices, and policy engines. The role emphasizes scalable architectures, API design, and data integrity within a large healthcare technology environment.

You will collaborate with platform, data, and ML teams to ensure robust governance, testing, and observability, while mentoring engineers and delivering reliable software aligned with business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive IT experience as a senior developer on large IT projects.
• 2+ years of project leadership experience.
• Passionate about contributing to an organization focused on improving consumer experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead Microservices & Backend Engineering architecture and implement APIs for high performance.
• Ensure services are highly available, low latency, and horizontally scalable.
• Guide schema design, data stores, and migrations with backward compatibility.
• Integrate enterprise-grade rules engines for eligibility and policy enforcement.
• Collaborate with platform, data, and ML teams to maintain clean integration points and standards.

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Master's Degree (preferred)

Tools

Drools

IBM ODM

DMN-based services

OPA/Rego

Job description

Become a part of our caring community The Lead Software Engineer codes software applications based on business requirements and works on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial. The Lead Software Engineer standardizes the quality assurance procedure for software. Oversees testing and debugging and develops fixes. Researches complaints and makes necessary adjustments and/or recommendations to resolve complex software related issues. Advises executives to develop functional strategies (often segment specific) on matters of significance. Exercises independent judgment and decision making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks, and works under minimal supervision, Uses independent judgment requiring analysis of variable factors and determining the best course of action. Use your skills to make an impact

Key Responsibilities

• Microservices & Backend Engineering Architect, implement, and operate microservices that deliver: Action and variant metadata Context-aware policy and eligibility evaluation Versioned, read-optimized APIs for high-performance runtime consumption
• Guarantee that services are: Highly available, with low latency Horizontally scalable for increased demand Backward compatible to support safe evolution and upgrades
• Apply industry best practices for API design, schema evolution, service isolation, and secure integration.
• Database & Schema Design Design, deploy, and maintain resilient database schemas to support: Comprehensive action and variant catalogs Versioning, lifecycle management, and effective dating Rule bindings and complex metadata relationships
• Select and operate appropriate data stores (relational, document, key-value) tailored to workload and scalability requirements.
• Implement and monitor: Schema migration and backward compatibility strategies Indexing and query optimization for performance Data integrity, consistency, and reliability Auditability and traceability for compliance and governance
• Rules & Policy Engine Integration Integrate and manage enterprise-grade rules engines to support: Eligibility, constraints, and business policies Suppression, cooldowns, exclusions, and other operational guardrails Policy-driven allow/deny logic
• Work with technologies such as Drools (DRL/DMN), IBM ODM, DMN-based services, OPA/Rego, or similar.
• Ensure rule execution is deterministic, versioned, stateless, and free from unintended side effects.
• AI-Assisted & Agentic Engineering Utilize AI-powered and agentic tools to: Generate and refactor database schemas and service logic Streamline rule authoring, validation, and ongoing refactoring Detect and address conflicting or redundant rules early in the development cycle Automatically produce comprehensive test cases and explore edge scenarios Apply AI responsibly to reduce manual effort while safeguarding clarity, correctness, and strong governance.
• Testing, Reliability & Governance Develop automated tests for: Database migrations and schema changes Service-level contracts and API backward compatibility Rules behavior, precedence, and edge cases Ensure platforms are fully observable and resilient, featuring: Structured logging, metrics, and alerting Clear error handling, fallback strategies, and robust incident management Support audit and compliance requirements through traceable and reproducible system behavior
• Collaboration & Technical Leadership Work closely with platform, data, and machine learning teams to maintain clean integration points and shared standards. Participate actively in architecture and design reviews to uphold platform quality. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical standards and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
• 8 or more years of progressive IT experience as a senior developer in large IT projects
• 2 or more years of project leadership experience
• Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree

Additional Information

Work Style: Remote/Hybrid - Preferably Boston, MA.

Occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Work Hours: Typical business hours are Monday-Friday, 8 hours/day, 5 days/week-- some flexibility might be possible, depending on business needs.

Very minimal travel might be required for training, meetings, and/or conferences.

Interview Format

As part of our hiring process, we will be using on-demand technology provided by Hire Vue, a third-party vendor. This technology provides our team of recruiters and hiring managers with an enhanced method for decision-making through on-demand candidate assessments. If you are selected to move forward from your application prescreen, you will receive correspondence inviting you to participate in an on-demand assessment with pre-determined questions. You should anticipate the assessment to take approximately 10-15 minutes. Your on-demand assessment will be reviewed, and you will subsequently be informed if you will be moving forward to next round of interviews.

SSN Task via Workday

Should you be extended a formal employment offer you will receive a request to enter your SSN into our Workday system to scan for duplicate profiles.

Work at Home Requirements

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Travel

While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

$155,200 - $213,400 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

• medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• short-term and long-term disability
• life insurance
• many other opportunities

About Us

Humana, Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer atHumana.comand atCenterWell.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.