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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