Humana
Posted 2d ago

Lead Full Stack Software Engineer

Humana
Kentucky or Illinois or Texas or District of Columbia
$129k-$178k/yrHybridFull Time
Responsibilities
  • mentoring engineers
  • leading architecture
  • developing software
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of software development experience. Requires tech-lead expertise
  • Programming
  • Backend and scalable web services, Azure
  • Orchestration, APIs, and modern web technologies
Technical tools mentioned
JavaScriptPythonTypeScript.NETJavaSpringSpring BootNode.jsJSONVue.jsAngularReactAzureKubernetesDockerAKSReact NativeGitHub CopilotClaudeGraphQLRESTCI/CDOWASPHIPAA

Job description

Become a part of our caring community
 

The Lead Full Stack Engineer performs software engineering activities across all layers of the technology stack, including cloud infrastructure, APIs, microservices, GraphQL services, databases, and modern web and mobile experiences. This role provides technical leadership for the Member Experience Portal and is responsible for delivering scalable, secure, reliable, and high-performing digital solutions while driving Engineering Excellence and Operational Excellence across Agile Scrum teams.

You will report to the Associate Director of Software Engineering.

Key Leadership Responsibilities

Mentor, coach, and develop engineers across Agile teams. Foster a growth mindset, accountability, ownership, continuous learning, and technical excellence. Lead architecture reviews, code reviews, technical design sessions, and career development discussions. Influence teams and stakeholders to align on reusable business capabilities and shared engineering objectives.

Engineering and Architecture Excellence

Champion modern software engineering practices, reusable architecture patterns, omni channel micro frontends, API-first development, GraphQL and REST services, test automation, CI/CD, observability, performance engineering, and platform reusability. Establish standards for code quality, reliability, maintainability, and scalability.

AI Driven Engineering Efficiency

Lead the adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, and Agentic AI solutions to improve developer productivity, code generation, documentation, testing, and delivery efficiency while maintaining security and quality standards. DevSecOps and Security Champion security-first and compliance-by-design development practices. Embed threat modeling, secure coding, vulnerability scanning, security automation, OWASP controls, identity management, compliance validation, and governance controls from the beginning of the SDLC.

Member Experience Focus

Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Product Owners, UX teams, architects, and business stakeholders to deliver highly personalized and seamless member experiences. Demonstrate deep understanding of Member Experience Portal architecture, customer journeys, and enterprise integrations.

This is a hybrid role, and you will be required to come into the office 1-2 per week. Candidates should reside or be within 50 miles of Dallas TX, Chicago Metro, DC Metro or Louisville area.


Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree

  • 8 or more years of experience in software development

  • Proficient understanding tech-lead level experience in one or more programming languages like Javascript, Python, Typescripts etc.

  • Experience building backend technology like; .Net, Java, Spring/Spring Boot or NodeJS

  • Experience with JSON, RESTful web services and client-server interactions

  • Experience with highly scalable websites (Vue.js, Angular, React etc.) and web services

  • Knowledge of and experience with Azure or equivalent provider

  • Environment management/orchestration systems (Kubernetes, Docker, AKS, etc.)

  • React-Native, Mobile app experience and AI/Agentic AI, Leveraging Code generation tools like Claude and Co-pilot is preferred

Work at Home Requirements: To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

 

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

 

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.


 

$129,300 - $177,800 per year


 

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and 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 and many other opportunities.


About us
 

About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.


Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

About Humana

Provides health insurance plans and clinical healthcare services.

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