Software Development Engineer IV

Premera Blue Cross is a healthcare organization focused on improving customers’ lives by making healthcare work better. The Software Development Engineer IV will provide technical leadership and hands-on engineering expertise to design and deliver complex enterprise-scale AI/GenAI and Azure-based solutions, while guiding teams and ensuring alignment with strategic, security, governance, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement AI/GenAI solutions using Azure AI services, including Azure OpenAI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector search, and agent-based frameworks
• Integrate AI capabilities into enterprise applications by leveraging organizational knowledge sources such as Azure DevOps Wikis, documentation repositories, and other business systems
• Define and deliver technical solutions with a focus on architecture, scalability, performance, security, usability, and maintainability
• Lead feature development and provide technical direction throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring alignment with business objectives and engineering standards
• Collaborate with engineering teams, architects, business partners, vendors, and customers to gather requirements, resolve technical challenges, and drive successful project outcomes
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices, including code reviews, documentation standards, testing strategies, and continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) processes
• Embed security, governance, compliance, and regulatory controls into AI and DevOps solutions, ensuring adherence to company standards and architectural guidelines
• Oversee vendor-delivered solutions, including technical reviews, code quality assessments, and final sign-off to ensure high-quality deliverables
• Monitor project and operational metrics, analyze trends and performance indicators, and make data-driven recommendations to improve delivery efficiency and solution quality
• Drive engineering excellence through automation, continuous improvement, and effective quality assurance practices across cross-functional teams
• Ensure appropriate technical, architectural, and SDLC documentation is created, maintained, and approved for production implementations and support activities
• Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor by mentoring engineers, sharing knowledge, fostering innovation, and promoting best practices across the organization
• Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, AI advancements, and Azure DevOps capabilities to continuously improve engineering effectiveness and business value

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
• (8) years of software development experience with strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle and proficiency in one or more programming languages
• Demonstrated expertise delivering enterprise‑scale systems that solve complex business problems
• Deep hands‑on technical expertise in one or more core technologies, with architectural thinking across multiple domains
• Proven experience designing and delivering high‑performance, scalable, and reliable solutions in enterprise environments
• Strong collaborator with the ability to influence, align, and lead across differing perspectives
• Ability to continuously evolve technical skills and mentor less experienced engineers
• Experience leading implementation and deployment of complex enterprise systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Demonstrated judgment in making sound technical tradeoffs aligned with short‑ and long‑term business needs
• Resilient, composed, and effective in navigating ambiguity and complex delivery environments
• Experience designing and delivering cloud‑based solutions
• Hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps (Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Wiki)
• Experience with Azure AI/OpenAI, including RAG patterns and prompt engineering
• Strong observability and operational excellence mindset
• Experience in healthcare or other highly regulated environments
• Familiarity with Premera technologies (e.g., Facets), where applicable
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience with API and service‑based architectures
• Experience building or using automated testing frameworks