Software Engineer (Java back-end)

Delta Dental
Oakland, CA

*This position does not offer work visa sponsorship
**This is a hybrid position with an onsite requirement of 1–2 days per week in Alpharetta, GA or Rancho Cordova, CA

The Software Engineer will help build next‑generation applications and products supporting enrollment and systems of record. This role is part of a backend engineering team modernizing legacy batch‑processing applications into scalable, cloud‑based solutions.

In addition to writing high‑quality code, the Software Engineer will be responsible for designing, building, configuring, delivering, and maintaining a highly scalable set of applications. The incumbent will apply industry best practices and work collaboratively with a cross‑functional team of product managers, UX designers, architects, principal engineers, software engineers, test automation engineers, and DevOps engineers.

Performs as a key contributor to an engineering team that builds and supports exceptional products that provide innovative solutions to challenging business use cases, existing system and operational problems Actively 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 Writes 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 maintains a team culture of documenting everything Tests and ensures quality of all code that developed in line with principles of test-driven development and continuous delivery, utilizing test automation frameworks wherever possible
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