Senior Software Architect & Tech Lead

Highmark Health Company; United States; On-site; USD 118,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and implement scalable healthcare software across digital channels. The role takes an enterprise view and drives end-to-end development with the latest tech.

You will mentor engineers, participate in scrum ceremonies, and help shape architecture decisions using Java, Python, JavaScript, and cloud technologies to deliver robust, maintainable solutions.

Qualifications

• 7 years in design and analysis of algorithms, data structures, and design patterns.
• 5 years in two or more languages among Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.
• 5 years of web services knowledge (REST/HTTPS/JSON).
• 5 years with two or more general purpose languages (Java, Python, C/C++, C#, JavaScript, Go).
• 5 years defining system architectures and evaluating trade-offs for scalable tech.

Responsibilities

• Design & write code that adheres to coding standards and perform reviews.
• Lead agile ceremonies and drive sprint planning and execution.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate on complex solutions with principal engineers.
• Define architectures and explore trade-offs for long-term capabilities.

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript

ACE

IIB/ITX

Informatica

React

Angular

NodeJS

NoSQL

HTML5

CSS

GCP

AWS

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

RTC

Jira

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and implement scalable healthcare software across digital channels. The role takes an enterprise view and drives end-to-end development with the latest tech.

You will mentor engineers, participate in scrum ceremonies, and help shape architecture decisions using Java, Python, JavaScript, and cloud technologies to deliver robust, maintainable solutions.