Software Engineer

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Billing Applications team. You will support premium billing, receipts processing, ACH drafting, and other billing operations, collaborating with engineers to modernize core financial systems.

The ideal candidate will have strong C# and SQL skills, experience with enterprise applications, and the ability to work across both legacy and modern technologies in production environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 1 year of IT concepts, application development concepts, standards
• 3 years of systems and programming experience
• 1 year of expert knowledge in at least one programming language used at BCBST
• 2+ years working experience with .NET and/or C#

Responsibilities

• Formulates and defines system scope and objectives through research to design, develop, modify, or integrate complex information systems.
• Devises or modifies applications to optimize capacity, performance, and results.
• Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents programs, subroutines, and scripts.
• Could serve as project lead or technical lead for small to medium efforts.
• Maintains technical skill set across languages, databases, platforms, and networks.
• Responds to system failures and performance events to reduce downtime.
• Provides guidance and training to less-experienced analysts/programmers.

Skills

C#

SQL

SDLC

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

SQL Server

Google BigQuery

MVC frameworks

AIX

COBOL

Job description

We are hiring a Software Engineer to join our Billing Applications team at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee!

In this role, you will support and enhance the applications responsible for premium billing, receipts processing, ACH drafting, claims recovery, delinquency management, COBRA administration, and self-funded billing operations that directly impact BCBST's billing accuracy. As part of a collaborative team of engineers, you will contribute to new development, enhancements to existing applications, production support, lifecycle upgrades, and ongoing modernization efforts. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys working across both legacy and modern technologies while helping transform critical business systems that support core financial operations.

Ideal candidates for the role will bring:

• Strong experience developing applications using C# and SQL
• Experience supporting enterprise business applications throughout the software development lifecycle
• The ability to troubleshoot, enhance, and maintain business-critical applications in a production environment
• Experience working on both new development projects and enhancements to existing systems
• Strong collaboration and communication skills within a cross-functional team environment

Preferred qualifications:

• Healthcare or health insurance industry experience
• Experience supporting billing, payment processing, or payer-related systems
• Experience with SQL Server and Google BigQuery
• Experience developing web applications using MVC frameworks
• Experience working in the Agile framework
• Exposure to AIX or COBOL environments

Note:

• This is a remote, work-from-home position, but the final round of interviews will take place on-site in our Chattanooga, TN office
• Participation in an on-call rotation is required
• Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Job Responsibilities

• Formulates and defines system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding to design, develop, modify, or integrate complex information systems.
• Devises or modifies application systems and procedures to optimize functional requirements including capacity, operating time, response time, and form of desired results.
• Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents programs, subroutines, and scripts.
• May serve one or more project team roles, such as project lead, business systems analyst, or technical lead, for small to medium efforts or manage phases of medium to large efforts.
• Maintains technical skill set for software languages, databases, platforms, operating systems, utilities and networks needed to support work assignments.
• Responds to system failures and performance events by taking appropriate measures to reduce system downtime and eliminate recurrence of problems.
• Regularly provides guidance and training to less-experienced analysts/programmers.

Job Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience required. Equivalent years of experience are determined as one year of technical experience for every year of college requested.

Experience

• 1 year - Experience with information technology concepts, application development methodology, terminology, and standards required
• 3 years - Systems and programming experience required
• 1 year - Expert working knowledge of at least one programming language in use at BCBST.

Skills\Certifications

• Proven skill with information technology in use at BCBST is required
• Proven analysis, design, and coding skills, and demonstrated success in leading large and complex projects
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and translate technical and/or or complex concepts into information meaningful to project team members and/or business personnel.
• Be organized, reliable, and able to manage multiple tasks with exceptional work ethic.
• Leadership skills
• Must be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical co-workers
• 2+ years working experience with .Net and/or C# required.
• Experience with SQL preferred.
• BCBST experience preferred.
• Financial experience is a plus.
• Web development experience is a plus.

Number of Openings Available

1

Worker Type

Employee

Company

BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.

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