[Remote] Lead Software Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Humana Inc. is a leading U.S. healthcare company, and they are seeking a Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack) to drive the architecture, delivery, and quality of critical enterprise applications. This role involves leading strategic initiatives and ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions across various platforms.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive architecture decisions across front-end, back-end, APIs, and data layers
- Select and approve frameworks, languages, and platforms (cloud, microservices, integrations)
- Lead system modernization, refactoring, and retirement decisions
- Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and cost-efficient
- Lead strategic initiatives and deliverables across CenterWell Pharmacy, MyHumana, and Omni-channel platforms
- Prioritize features, technical debt, and platform investments across teams
- Balance business urgency with long-term platform health
- Ensure predictable delivery and high-quality outcomes
- Define software quality standards, testing practices, and performance benchmarks
- Lead debugging, defect resolution, and root-cause analysis
- Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and data protection requirements
- Approve production readiness and release decisions
- Lead response to high-severity incidents and system escalations
- Drive decisions on rollback, hotfix, or remediation approaches
- Ensure rapid resolution while maintaining long-term system stability
- Advise senior leadership (Directors, VPs) on engineering strategy and risk mitigation
- Translate business requirements into technical execution plans
- Partner with Product, UX, QA, and Platform teams to align priorities
- Influence investment decisions in tooling, automation, and observability
- Lead, mentor, and grow engineering teams and technical leads
- Support hiring, onboarding, and succession planning
- Identify skill gaps, coach team members, and foster high performance
Skills
- Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot for backend and microservices development
- Proficiency in frontend technologies including JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
- Hands-on experience with .NET application development
- Full-stack development expertise across UI, APIs, and backend services
- Solid understanding of distributed systems and cloud-based architectures
- Experience implementing modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, automation, containerization, etc.)
- Experience with Python for scripting, backend development, or data processing
- Experience implementing and managing IAM solutions such as ForgeRock and Ping Identity
- Strong understanding of authentication and authorization frameworks, including OAuth 2.0
- Knowledge of identity federation, SSO, and secure access patterns
- Experience working in healthcare, pharmacy, or other regulated industries
- Familiarity with compliance, security, and data privacy requirements in regulated environments
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
- 8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering (large-scale enterprise environments)
- 2+ years of technical or project leadership experience
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Passion for improving consumer experiences through technology
- Master's degree
- AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals)
- IAM-related certifications
Benefits
- Bonus incentive plan
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave)
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Bi-weekly payment for their internet expense for employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota
- Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job
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