Senior Software Engineer - Microservices

Delta Dental of California Inc.

Alpharetta, GA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$92,500–$200,400 Per Year
SKILLS
Adjudication, Agile Programming Methodologies, Algorithms, Animal Care, Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Design, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Best Practices, Business Case, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Business Development, Business Intelligence, Business Plan, Business Processes, Business Skills, Capacity Management, Cloud Computing, Code Reviews, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Computer Security, Consulting, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cost Benefit Analysis, Cross-Functional, Data Structures, Design Patterns Programming Methodologies, DevOps, Docker, Documentation, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Establish Priorities, Incident Management, Instrumentation, Java, Leadership, Machine Learning, Mentoring, Metrics, Microservices, Microsoft Windows Azure, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Performance Testing, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Improvement, Product Design, Product Support, Production Control, Production Support, Quality Assurance, Quantitative Analysis, REST (Representational State Transfer), Scalable System Development, Software Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, Software Upgrades, System Operations, Systems Analysis, Technical Leadership, Technical Writing, Test Automation, Test Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Transaction Processing/Management, Tuition Reimbursement, Use Cases, Vendor/Supplier Relations, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Alpharetta, GA
POSTED
9 days ago

The Senior Software Engineer (Microservices) is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining highly scalable, secure, and performant microservices-based applications supporting enterprise platforms. The role operates across the full SDLC and collaborates with cross-functional teams including Product, Architecture, DevOps, QA, Application teams, performance test team and Platform.

Behind the smile! We are dedicated to safeguarding the health and financial stability of our employees and their loved ones. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to foster personal growth and holistic wellbeing. Our life-changing rewards package includes:

  • Competitive base and incentive pay
  • 401(k) with robust matching and non-matching contributions
  • Rich medical & pharmacy benefits
  • 100% employer-paid dental and vision benefits
  • Holistic wellbeing program with deep financial incentives
  • Generous paid time off plus 12 paid holidays and your birthday off
  • Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
  • Family support: adoption assistance, fertility treatment, child, elder & pet care assistance
  • Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
  • Employee discount program

Fair Chance Ordinances and Criminal Background Considerations

This position requires that the applicant undergo a background check. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with any applicable federal, state or local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and/or New York Corrections Law Article 23-A.

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  • 4+ years of experience w/Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent technical field
  • MS is a plus
  • Additional experience may be accepted in lieu of education or degree
  • Experience designing and developing highly scalable and secure applications and products
  • Experience developing and deploying applications on Azure or similar cloud platform
  • Ability to understand business plans and apply that information into the development of an IT business case
  • Anticipates problems, resistance or likely objections and takes action to resolve them
  • Ability to guide, train and mentor associate engineers
  • Highly skilled in developing quantitative cost/benefit analysis to measure improvements
  • Core Engineering: Microservices architecture, Java/Spring Boot, REST APIs, scalable batch and real-time systems
  • Cloud & DevOps: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Docker, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, Helm, ArgoCD, and cloud-native design
  • Claims Domain Expertise: Claims adjudication, coordination of benefits (COB) logic, EDI integrations, and high-volume transaction processing
  • Architecture Leadership: System design, modernization from legacy to microservices, API governance, and cross-team alignment
  • Reliability & Observability: Monitoring, logging, incident management, resiliency engineering, and performance optimization
  • Test Automation: API testing, test-driven development (TDD), and automated regression frameworks for microservices
  • Data & Workflow Automation: Batch processing, workflow orchestration, and business intelligence integration
  • AI & Intelligent Automation: AI-assisted development, AIOps, anomaly detection, machine learning integration via APIs, and developer productivity tools
  • Security & Compliance: Secure API design, vulnerability management, and business continuity planning
  • Communication & Collaboration: Strong collaboration with product managers, business stakeholders, and cross-functional technology teams; ability to translate technical solutions into business outcomes; effective participation in design discussions, sprint ceremonies, and enterprise initiatives
  • Leadership: Mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, driving innovation, and leading modernization initiatives
  • Proficient in organizational processes as well as capable of assessing and initiating change of such processes
  • Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge and application of competency and can consult as well as lead others in its application
  • Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills
  • Knowledge of agile development methodologies
  • Ability to develop and maintain key vendor relationships with a focus on technology currency and best practices
  • Life-long learner, process improver
  • Ability to understand an existing business process and collaboratively develop a more efficient and automated workflow

Base Pay Information

The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental's assessment of the candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity.

Pay Grade 22. $92,500 - $200,400

  • Performs as a key contributor to an engineering team that builds and supports exceptional products that provide innovative solutions to challenging business use cases, existing system and operational problems
  • Participates in architectural design, system analysis, and programming activities on application software; this may often require independent research and study
  • Develops high-quality and production-ready software by using best-practice data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and frameworks that are maintainable, scalable, responsive, and secure
  • Writes highest quality code with utmost attention to scalability, security and performance and with an end-to-end mindset from conception to delivery and production support, owning specifications, quality, release deployments and monitoring of production health
  • Produces complete, simple, and readable technical documentation for everything developed and maintains a team culture of documenting everything
  • Tests and ensures quality of all code that is developed in line with principles of test-driven development and continuous delivery, utilizing test automation frameworks wherever possible
  • Participates in code-reviews, provides technical guidance and mentors software engineers
  • Collaborates closely with Engineering leadership, Product Managers, Designers, Test Automation and other teams and business units to define, prioritize, sequence and scope business and functional requirements and drive results
  • Instruments infrastructure and application performance monitoring, capacity management, alerting, tools instrumentation and metrics (KPI) management
  • Performs impact assessment of product (hardware, software) upgrades
  • Performs as a key contributor to an engineering team that builds and supports exceptional products that provide innovative solutions to challenging business use cases, existing system and operational problems
  • Participates in architectural design, system analysis, and programming activities on application software; this may often require independent research and study
  • Develops high-quality and production-ready software by using best-practice data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and frameworks that are maintainable, scalable, responsive, and secure
  • Writes highest quality code with utmost attention to scalability, security and performance and with an end-to-end mindset from conception to delivery and production support, owning specifications, quality, release deployments and monitoring of production health
  • Produces complete, simple, and readable technical documentation for everything developed and maintains a team culture of documenting everything
  • Tests and ensures quality of all code that is developed in line with principles of test-driven development and continuous delivery, utilizing test automation frameworks wherever possible
  • Participates in code-reviews, provides technical guidance and mentors software engineers
  • Collaborates closely with Engineering leadership, Product Managers, Designers, Test Automation and other teams and business units to define, prioritize, sequence and scope business and functional requirements and drive results
  • Instruments infrastructure and application performance monitoring, capacity management, alerting, tools instrumentation and metrics (KPI) management
  • Performs impact assessment of product (hardware, software) upgrades

About the Company

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Delta Dental of California Inc.

Delta Dental covers more Americans than any other dental benefits provider. As an employee you’ll take part in our mission to become the trusted health partner by collaborating with our communities and employees to reimagine and deliver new possibilities in an ever-changing environment. Our Enterprise Strategy focuses on pillars of Growth and Diversification, supported by the platforms of Culture and People, Process and Technology.

 

Our strategy is only as strong as the people who execute it. We’re hiring individuals that are not just right for today but also for our future. Delta Dental leaders optimistically share future possibilities to inspire and motivate others toward their full potential. We’ve built a foundation of high-trust by treating all people with dignity, making and keeping commitments and consistently striving to do the right thing. As we are working through transformation, we ask employees to find ways to embrace positive change, challenge the status quo to be curious and provide solutions to unmet problems. Joining Delta Dental means joining a culture focused on fostering development, building genuine connections, recognizing each other’s strengths and sharing in successes.

 

We are part of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of companies that provides dental coverage to 74 million people in the U.S. Delta Dental of California, Delta Dental of New York, Inc., Delta Dental of Pennsylvania and Delta Dental Insurance Company, together with our affiliate companies, form one of the nation’s largest dental benefits delivery systems, covering 33 million enrollees. All of our companies are members, or affiliates of members, of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of 39 Delta Dental companies throughout the country.

 

Delta Dental provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Delta Dental complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

 

COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Prescription Drug Coverage, Professional Development, 401K, Employee Referral Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Transportation Allowance, Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance, Merchandise Discounts
WEBSITE
https://www.deltadentalins.com/