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Join Our Team: Do Meaningful Work and Improve People’s Lives 

Our purpose, to improve customers’ lives by making healthcare work better, is far from ordinary. And so are our employees. Working at Premera means you have the opportunity to drive real change by transforming healthcare.

To better serve our customers, we are fostering a culture that emphasizes employee growth, collaborative innovation, and inspired leadership. We are dedicated to creating an environment where employees can excel and where top talent is attracted, retained, and thrives. As a testament to these efforts, Premera has been recognized on the 2025 America's Dream Employers list. In 2024, Newsweek honored Premera as one of America's Greatest Workplaces, America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, and America's Greatest Workplaces for Mental Wellbeing. Additionally in 2024, Forbes ranked Premera among America’s Best Midsize Employers for the fourth time.

Learn how Premera supports our members, customers and the communities that we serve through our Healthsource blog:  https://healthsource.premera.com/.

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and DevSecOps practices. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of complex software solutions, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and efficient.

This is a hybrid role located on our campus in Mountlake Terrace, WA.

What you’ll do:

• Design and develop high-quality software solutions that leverage cloud technologies to achieve scalability and efficiency.

• Implement and integrate AI and machine learning models to enhance product capabilities.

• Collaborate with various departments such as IT, Cybersecurity, Product Development, and Platform to ensure seamless system integration.

• Demonstrate proficiency in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and DevOps tools including Azure DevOps, SonarQube, Snyk, JFrog Artifactory, X-ray, and/or others in the same category.

• Contribute to the development and enforcement of controls and policies that comply with HITRUST/HIPAA/SOC standards and represent Premera during both internal and external audits.

• Apply DevSecOps principles to ensure security is integrated into all stages of the development lifecycle.

• Stay current in best practices, technology trends, and the organization’s business while mentoring and sharing knowledge gained with others. Maintain expertise in one or more technical areas. Provide advice and mentoring to other engineers.

What you’ll bring:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• (8) years of software development experience, knowledge of software development lifecycle, and skills to utilize one or more programming languages.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with cloud solutions.

• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

• Previous experience in an agile environment.

• Exposure to API and service-based technologies.

Premera total rewards

Our comprehensive total rewards package provides support, resources, and opportunities to help employees thrive and grow. Our total rewards are more than a collection of perks, they're a reflection of our commitment to your health and well-being. We offer a broad array of rewards including physical, financial, emotional, and community benefits, including:

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.

• Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.

• Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.

• Generous paid time off to reenergize.

• Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

• Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.

For our hybrid employees, our on-campus model provides flexibility to create your own routine with access to on-site resources, networking opportunities, and team engagement.

• Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.

• Free convenient on-site parking.

• Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.

• Engaging on-site events and activities include food trucks, health and wellness, DEI and disaster preparedness fairs, coffee connects, and more.

• Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.

• Need a brain break? Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.

Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action:

Premera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Premera seeks to attract and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

If you need an accommodation to apply online for positions at Premera, please contact Premera Human Resources via email at careers@premera.com or via phone at 425-918-4785.

The pay for this role will vary based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographic location, market conditions, and specific skills and experience.

The salary range for this role is posted below; we generally target up to and around the midpoint of the range.

National Plus Salary Range:

*National Plus salary range is used in higher cost of labor markets including Western Washington and Alaska.

We’re happy to discuss compensation further during the interview because we believe that open communication leads to better outcomes for all. We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees are celebrated for their unique skills and contributions.