Senior Full Stack Engineer - Healthcare Impact (Hybrid)

Blue Shield of CA; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to architect mission-critical healthcare applications, delivering polished interfaces and high-performance backends that improve care delivery.

You'll collaborate with product, design, QA, security, and platform teams in a hybrid office setting, two days per week, balancing delivery speed with business value and compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in full stack development.
• BA/BS or equivalent IT experience.
• Experience building backend services and APIs using .NET, Java, Node.js, Python, or similar.
• Strong knowledge of SQL (MS SQL Server, Oracle) and/or NoSQL databases and RESTful integrations.
• Experience with containerization (Docker).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Ansible, Terraform, ARM, Bicep) to provision and manage cloud resources.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools in professional software development (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar).
• Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare) preferred
• Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards or enterprise healthcare platforms (Epic) preferred
• End-to-end ownership mindset - UI, logic, and data as one cohesive system
• Engineering pragmatism - balance architecture with delivery speed and business value
• AI-augmented builder - leverage AI tools with strong engineering judgment
• Effective collaboration with product, design, QA, security, and platform teams
• Ability to operate in dynamic, evolving environments with shifting priorities
• Clear communication of technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Skills

Full stack development

UI, logic, data integration

End-to-end ownership

Effective collaboration

AI-assisted coding tools

Education

BA/BS or equivalent IT experience

Tools

Docker

GitHub

GitLab

Bitbucket

Ansible

Terraform

Bicep

ARM

Job description

Blue Shield of CA in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to architect mission-critical healthcare applications, delivering polished interfaces and high-performance backends that improve care delivery.

You'll collaborate with product, design, QA, security, and platform teams in a hybrid office setting, two days per week, balancing delivery speed with business value and compliance requirements.