Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Healthcare & AI-Driven Cloud

Blue Shield of CA; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to architect seamless, mission-critical healthcare applications from polished interfaces to high-performance backends, shaping technology that improves care delivery and patient lives.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with product, design, QA, security, and platform teams, and thriving in a dynamic healthcare environment with focus on delivery speed and business value.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in full stack development.
• BA/BS or equivalent IT experience.
• Proficiency in modern front-end frameworks (React, Vue, Angular or similar) and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience building backend services and APIs using .NET, Java, Node.js, Python, or similar technologies.
• Strong knowledge of SQL (e.g., MS SQL Server, Oracle) and/or NoSQL databases and RESTful integrations.
• Experience developing cloud-native applications (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP acceptable).
• Experience with containerization (Docker).
• Familiarity using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Ansible, Bicep, ARM, Terraform) to provision and manage cloud resources.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools in professional software development (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar).
• Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare) preferred.
• Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards or enterprise healthcare platforms (e.g., Epic) preferred.
• End-to-end ownership mindset - thinks about UI, logic, and data as one cohesive system.
• Engineering pragmatism - balances ideal architecture with delivery speed and business value.

Skills

Full stack experience

Frontend frameworks

Backend services & APIs

SQL/NoSQL databases

Cloud-native apps

Containerization (Docker)

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

AI-assisted coding tools

Regulated healthcare environments

Healthcare interoperability

End-to-end ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Clear communication

Education

BA/BS or equivalent IT experience

Tools

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

Bicep/ARM

GitHub

GitLab

Docker

Job description

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to architect seamless, mission-critical healthcare applications from polished interfaces to high-performance backends, shaping technology that improves care delivery and patient lives.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with product, design, QA, security, and platform teams, and thriving in a dynamic healthcare environment with focus on delivery speed and business value.