Software Engineer – AI & Automation for Digital Workplace

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Des Moines, IA seeks a Software Engineer to join the Digital Workforce team. You will design, build, and support automation, AI, data, and modern workplace tools to help employees work more efficiently.

Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders, apply Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Copilot, and evolving AI tools, and contribute to secure, scalable solutions while upholding architecture and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field and at least 1 year of software development experience (ex. Angular, NodeJS, TypeScript, C++, .NET, Java, SQL) OR 5+ years of related and applicable experience.
• Strong analytical problem‑solving skills. Accuracy and high attention to detail.
• Previous experience troubleshooting and developing creative technical solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships to reach outcomes and communicate to stakeholders.
• Ability to coach/mentor team members and work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide development and/or production support for key software applications and systems.
• Define, analyze, estimate, develop, test, implement, document, and maintain programs meeting business requirements.
• Contribute to solutions architecture deliverables and decisions through interpretation of diagrams.
• Partner with UX teams to improve user experience and accessibility.
• Work to resolve technical problems for on‑premise, cloud-native, and hybrid applications.
• Communicate updates and key information to leadership and stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Mentoring/coaching

Agile experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or MIS, or related field; or 5+ years of related experience

Tools

Angular

NodeJS

TypeScript

C++

.NET

Java

SQL

Job description

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Des Moines, IA seeks a Software Engineer to join the Digital Workforce team. You will design, build, and support automation, AI, data, and modern workplace tools to help employees work more efficiently.

Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders, apply Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Copilot, and evolving AI tools, and contribute to secure, scalable solutions while upholding architecture and governance.