Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Architect, Mentor & Scale Apps

Highmark Health; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 103,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking an experienced software engineer to join an agile team building scalable applications across digital channels. You will take an architectural view and drive technical execution using the stack that best meets platform needs.

The role involves designing specifications, coding to standards, participating in scrum ceremonies, mentoring junior engineers, and shaping long‑term technical capabilities across on‑premise, OpenShift, and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a closely related field.
• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and write engineering specifications for software applications and programs.
• Develop so code adheres to standards and perform code reviews.
• Generate ideas and implement technical solutions to achieve product features.
• Participate in all scrum ceremonies and assist in sprint planning.

Skills

Algorithms

Data structures

Design patterns

Java

Python

JavaScript

REST APIs

CI/CD

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree

Tools

React

Angular

NodeJS

NoSQL

HTML5

CSS

GCP

AWS

GraphQL

PostgreSQL/BigQuery

Celery

GCP Pub/Sub

GitLab CI/CD

OpenShift

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking an experienced software engineer to join an agile team building scalable applications across digital channels. You will take an architectural view and drive technical execution using the stack that best meets platform needs.

The role involves designing specifications, coding to standards, participating in scrum ceremonies, mentoring junior engineers, and shaping long‑term technical capabilities across on‑premise, OpenShift, and cloud environments.