Senior Software Architect & Tech Lead

Highmark Health; United States; On-site; USD 129,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking an experienced software engineering professional to join an agile team building scalable applications across digital channels. You will oversee enterprise-wide architectural execution and mentor engineers while collaborating with internal and external clients from ideation through design and development using modern technologies.

The role demands a strong background in scalable systems, REST/JSON, and multiple programming languages, with a focus on delivering robust,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or closely related field.
• 9 years of proficiency in design and analysis of algorithms, data structures, and design patterns for scalable systems.
• Experience with at least two modern programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript, ACE, IIB/ITX, Informatica preferred) and familiarity with three of: React, Angular v4+, NodeJS, NoSQL, HTML5, CSS, GCP or AWS.
• Knowledge of REST, HTTPS, JSON and two or more general purpose languages (Java, Python, C/C++, C#, JS, Go).
• 9 years translating design mockups, prototypes and user stories into working applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead resolution of technical and business problems ensuring scalability, performance, security, and robustness.
• Generate and explore technical solutions; monitor progress against project plans while safeguarding functionality.
• Explore new technologies and architectures to keep products cutting-edge.
• Participate in high-level development estimations to support roadmap execution.
• Present solutions to team and management to drive technical decisions.
• Mentor and provide leadership to other software engineers as needed.

Skills

Agile SCRUM

Mentoring

Software engineering best practices

Scalable systems design

Web services REST/JSON

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related

Master's degree preferred

Tools

React

Angular

NodeJS

NoSQL databases

HTML5

CSS

GCP

AWS

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking an experienced software engineering professional to join an agile team building scalable applications across digital channels. You will oversee enterprise-wide architectural execution and mentor engineers while collaborating with internal and external clients from ideation through design and development using modern technologies.

The role demands a strong background in scalable systems, REST/JSON, and multiple programming languages, with a focus on delivering robust,