Senior Full Stack Engineer

bcbsma; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer who will own the quality assurance governance and automation strategy while contributing to full-stack development. The role is hybrid, based in Boston, with two days in the office weekly, and focuses on building robust test frameworks for UI, API, and mobile testing.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience in automation tooling (Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, Appium), performance testing, and AWS-based cloud

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on technology experience, with focus on software development and test automation.
• Experience designing and maintaining automated test frameworks for web and mobile apps.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps in Agile environments.
• Ability to mentor engineers on testable code and automation practices.
• Experience integrating AI into automation and test data generation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end quality assurance and test automation strategy for digital applications.
• Design, code, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, and mobile testing.
• Contribute to full-stack development across front-end and back-end components.
• Mentor engineers on testing techniques, best practices, and automation tools.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and developers to ensure high-quality user experiences.

Skills

Test automation

Full stack development

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

AI in QA

Quality assurance

Code quality

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Cypress

Selenium

Playwright

Appium

BrowserStack

LoadRunner

JMeter

Gatling

Angular

React Native

Android Native

iOS Native

REST APIs (Apigee)

SpringBoot

Confluent Kafka

Splunk

New Relic

LogRocket

AWS

Job description

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Ready to help us transform healthcare? Bring your true colors to blue.

What we need

At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, we are seeking an accomplished and passionate Senior Full Stack Engineer to fill a unique hybrid role. This is a hands-on developer position for an expert who also possesses a deep passion for software quality and test automation. While you will be a key contributor to our full-stack development efforts, your primary focus will be to own and drive our quality assurance governance and automation strategy. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Development, you will be the team's go-to expert for building quality and automation into our products from the ground up.

This position is eligible for the Flex persona in our Boston, MA office twice a week.

Your Day to Day

• Lead the vision for quality: Design, own, and implement the end-to-end quality assurance and test automation strategy for our digital applications.




• Build robust test frameworks: Personally design, code, and maintain scalable and reusable automation frameworks for UI, API, and mobile testing.




• Be a hands-on developer: Contribute to full-stack application development, including front-end and back-end components, using modern technologies.




• Champion best practices: Mentor and coach other engineers on writing testable code, effective testing techniques, and leveraging automation tools.




• Integrate AI into QA: Analyze and leverage AI capabilities to revolutionize the quality process, from intelligent test case generation to advanced defect analysis.




• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and developers to create seamless, high-quality user experiences.




• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across the full stack, ensuring the stability and reliability of our applications.

We’re Looking for:

• A seasoned software engineer with a primary passion for test automation and software quality.




• Deep, hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks for web and mobile applications (e.g., using tools like Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, Appium), and leveragingBrowserStack for automation and cross-browser performance analysis.




• Extensive experience in Performance Testing, utilizing tools such asLoadRunner, JMeter, and Gatlingto simulate traffic, identify bottlenecks, and ensure system reliability.




• Strong full-stack development and testing experience, including hands-on work withAngular, React Native, Android Native, iOS Native, REST APIs (with Apigee), SpringBoot, and event-driven systems like Confluent Kafka.




• Deep knowledge ofPerformance Monitoring, Debugging, and Observability, actively using tools likeSplunk, Splunk Observability, New Relic, and Log Rocketfor root cause analysis.




• Proven ability to lead and review a comprehensive QA and Performance strategy, identify gaps, and drive improvements across a development team.




• Experience leveraging AI capabilities to enhance automation processes, generate test data, and improve overall testing efficiency.




• Expertise with Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps), and seamlessly integrating both functional automated testing and continuous performance testing into the development lifecycle.




• Experience testing and monitoring in a secure public cloud environment, preferablyAWS, including the use ofAWS Monitoring tools like CloudWatch and Performance Insights.




• Experience testing across diverse data and infrastructure layers, includingRelational, Object-Oriented, NoSQL, and InMemory databases, as well as Content Management Systems (Drupal) and CDNs (Akamai/F5).




• The ability to coach, mentor, and influence other engineers to adopt a "quality-first" and "performance-driven" mindset.

What You Bring:

• Bachelorss degree in computer science or equivalent experience.




• 8+ years of hands-on technology experience, with a significant focus on both software development and test automation.




• A proven self-starter with the demonstrated ability to own technical decisions and lead initiatives.




• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts related to quality and automation to a broad audience.




• The ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously, combined with strong self-motivation and excellent organizational skills.

What You’ll Gain:

It is our mission at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to foster a culture that enables associates to do their best work while living happy and healthy lives. That's why we offer you a variety of ways to support your best physical, emotional, financial, and social well-being. For more information on our benefit offerings, visit

https://careers.bluecrossma.org/us/en/benefits

WHY Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA?

We understand that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can prevent amazing candidates coming our way.

As an employer, we are committed to investing in your development and providing the necessary resources to enable your success. Learn how we are dedicated to creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace that promotes excellence and provides opportunities for employees to forge their unique career path by visiting our Company Culture page.

At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, we believe in wellness and that work/life balance is a key part of associate wellbeing. For more information on how we work and support that work/life balance visit our \"How We Work\" Page.

Minimum Education Requirements:

High school degree or equivalent required unless otherwise noted above

Location

Boston

Time Type

Full time

Salary Range: $126,000.00 - $154,000.00

The job posting range is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs and affordability.

This job is also eligible for variable pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and a suite of well-being benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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