Senior Business Rules Engine Developer

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Software Engineer on our MetaVance Extensions Platform Team will build and support Custom Rules Engine, which is a Front-End GUI used to create and maintain business rules to support Claims Adjudication. Along with writing effective code, the position will be responsible for designing, building, delivering and maintaining a highly scalable set of products and applications. The incumbent will use industry best practices and work collaboratively with cross-functional team of product managers, developers, architects, principal engineers, software engineers, test automation team and DevOps engineers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops, implements and maintains Java-based applications that can be high-volume and low-latency

• Builds, configures, customizes and supports products that provide innovative solutions to challenging business use cases, existing system and operational problems.

• Contributes 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.

• Champions writing 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 creates a team culture of documenting everything.

• Collaborates closely with Engineering leadership, Product Managers, Designers, QA and other teams and business units to define, prioritize, sequence and scope business and functional requirements and drive results.

• Scopes effort, identifies risks and clearly communicates trade-offs with team members and other stakeholders.

• Foresees and assesses impact assessment of product (hardware, software) upgrades.

• Assists in planning, coordinating, and executing engineering projects.

• Supports and collaborates with other Engineers through evaluation, design analysis, and development phases.

• Maintains knowledge, ensures competency and compliance with policies and procedures, in order to be the technical expert while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

• This list is not all-inclusive and you are expected to perform other duties as requested or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have:

  • Experience in Java development including Core Java, J2EE, JDBC, Spring, Servlets & Struts

  • Experience in SOA Architecture and principles

  • Experience with Java scripts and reusable Java libraries

  • Proficiency in PL/SQL Database development - stored procedures, functions

  • Experience with release deployment versioning tools, we are using Azure GIT

  • Proficient in Domain-driven design (DDD) and microservice design and implementation

  • Atleast one to two years of recent Business Rules Engine experience, such as Drools, PEGA or IBM ODM

  • Strong Experience with Scrum, Agile Process, Unit Testing using Test Driven Development

  • Strong knowledge of system development principles, procedures and formal SDLC methodologies required

  • Strong organizational/time management and project management skills and multi-tasking abilities abilities

  • Ability to understand business plans and apply that information into the development of an IT business case

  • Ability to guide, train and mentor associate engineers

  • Life-long learner, process improver

• Preferred/Nice to have:

  • Experience with front-end Java application development using React and Node.js

  • Experience modernizing applications on Kubernetes/Containerization Platform

  • Experience with Claims Processing and/or health insurance domain

  • Understanding of SAX(Simple API for XML) libraries for parsing XML messages

  • Knowledge of IPC Pipes and XML based SOAP messaging with Unix/Linux OS

Base Pay Information

The national base pay range 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. $92,000 - $196,500

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Rewards to make you smile! We don't just want to make our customers happy - we want to give our employees a reason to smile, too. Delta Dental's comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Generous paid time off plus 12 holidays and your birthday off!

• Low-cost premium medical insurance options

• 100% paid dental and vision insurance

• Generous 401(k) matching and flat contribution

• Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities, including 16 paid volunteer hours annually

• Employee LiveWell program, focusing on overall employee well-being

• Fertility and diabetes benefits

• Employee discount program: AT&T/Verizon, entertainment, travel, and more!

• Culture of learning: career development and tuition reimbursement

• Career growth: we love promoting from within

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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ABOUT THE TEAM

At Delta Dental, our success is only as strong as the people who execute it! We take enormous pride in being the nation's most recognized and widely-used provider of dental insurance - and we've come this far by living our core values of innovation, excellence, service and trust. Our vision is to motivate and empower every employee so that we're all inspired to take exceptional care of our customers, providers and ourselves. We believe in integrity, accountability, collaboration, and giving every employee equitable opportunity for their voice to be heard and development to be fostered.

If you're excited about the prospect of transforming the future of health care and growing in your career, join our smile revolution!

To see some of the smiling faces behind Delta Dental and to learn more about what our values and culture look like in action, connect with us on social media: Delta Dental Ins. on Facebook and Instagram, #LifeatDDins on Facebook and Instagram, Delta Dental Ins. on Twitter and Delta Dental Ins. on LinkedIn.

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 is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender or identity expression, age, disability, marital status, medical status, veteran status or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. 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.

Unfortunately, our Delta Dental Enterprise is unable to hire individuals residing in Alaska, North Dakota, Nebraska, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Vermont, Maine, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Wyoming, Puerto Rico or other US Territories at this time.

Proof of eligibility to work in the United States must be provided if selected for hire.

Delta Dental* has enacted a COVID-19 vaccination policy to protect all employees and the communities we serve due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, we require all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Are you able to comply with our policy of being fully vaccinated by your start date if an offer is made or have a medical or sincerely held religious exemption for receiving a COVID-19 vaccine? Failure to comply with our policy and submit proof of compliance or receive approval for a valid medical or sincerely held religious belief exemption prior to your start date will nullify any offer of employment extended to you.

*Delta Dental includes: Delta Dental of California, Delta Dental Insurance Company, Delta Dental of Pennsylvania, and Delta Dental of New York

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