Lead Software Engineer

Company: Horizontal
Location: Minnetonka
Posted on: May 8, 2022

Job Description:

Projects the candidate will be working on: The software engineer will join a team that performs system support activity for the PAS - Prior Authorization System a critical business application. The PAS system is built on a PegaSystems platform and operates time-sensitive transactions 7x24x365. Requirement analysis, design, implement and maintain the applications within all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (Develop, test, implement and maintain application software working with established processes) Ideal Background: The ideal candidate is well versed in developing in the Pegasystems platform and has an insurance or pharmacy benefits management background Team and Team size: The software engineer is joining a system-support team based in the US that currently has 1 team-lead, 2 engineers, and 1 support/QA specialist. The overall system-support team includes an India-based team including 1 team-lead and 8 engineers. Top Responsibilities: Learn the operations/system - through independent study and mentorship sessions with teammate Handle incident tickets reported by users Research potential coding/configuration defects. Sometimes you make recommendations regarding fixes. Sometimes you design and develop the fix. Monitor production operations and alert appropriate teammates/teams when issues are observed Participate in weekly rotation for on-call responsibilities that include weekends and off-hours Participate in bi-weekly (or monthly) system deployment activities Engage urgent resolution efforts for high-impact (war room) incidents Participate in design/code reviews Skills/attributes Required Strong Pega development skills with 6+ years experience and Pega CSSA certification 10+ years experience in design, development and support 10+ years experience in application debugging and troubleshooting Experience in analyzing logs & alerts Excellent verbal and written communication skills Good understanding of Oracle database and ability to write SQL queries Skills/attributes Preferred Understanding of Healthcare, specifically claims domain Pega CLSA certification Experience in ReactJS or other modern front-end technologies Experience in DevOps / Cloud (Azure/AWS) Experience working in Agile methodology Full Stack Engineering Enthusiastic about learning the React/Next JS and cloud technologies (not just isolate themselves to Pega) Working Time: can be flexible... typically 8am-5pm plus rotating "on call" Interview Process: How many rounds? 3 including HR round Video, phone, or in person? Phone or video. How technical will the interviews be? At least 1 video will be very technical to verify Pegasystems development skills

Keywords: Horizontal, Minnetonka , Lead Software Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , Minnetonka, Minnesota