Software Developer

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona is hiring a Software Developer in Phoenix, AZ (hybrid). You will perform programming and system/application maintenance aligned to customer business requirements, with possible additional Scrum development responsibilities depending on your level.

What you’ll do

• Maintain and develop basic systems and programs with assistance from a Programmer III or Lead Programmer.
• Design and code basic systems, programs, and interfaces using structured programming techniques and appropriate languages.
• Develop and maintain databases, including creating logic and mapping system or program flows.
• Write and execute unit test plans and track processing issues through resolution.
• Participate in small- to medium-sized projects, including analysis and mapping of data from one system to another.
• Create ad hoc reports for internal and external customers and respond to research requests from internal customers.
• Support code and system reviews to confirm proper design standards, content, and functionality.
• Contribute across the systems development life cycle, including documentation and post-implementation reviews.
• Follow established source-control and versioning policies and meet timeliness and accuracy goals.
• Communicate assignment status to stakeholders and management.
• Work with teams and leadership as needed to assist with presentations to staff and management and to support training materials and onboarding.
• At higher levels, independently maintain and develop complex systems and programs, coordinate with business and technical partners, and participate in mentoring and work reviews for lower-level programmers.
• At applicable levels, help lead medium or large projects, support quality assurance procedures, and define measures that verify adherence and continuity, including across lines of business when appropriate.
• For Scrum-relevant levels, serve as Scrum Master for one or two Scrum teams, facilitating sprint planning, retrospectives, and demonstrations, and supporting backlog management coordination with the Product Owner.
• Maintain relevant metrics to help teams monitor performance and support coordination across teams, including acting as a liaison between developers and user-experience or visual-design professionals.

Required qualifications

• Minimum experience by level: Level 1: 1 year; Level 2: 3 years; Level 3: 5 years; Level 4: 7 years.
• Education: High school diploma or GED in a general field of study is required for all levels.
• Programming, query design, and database development experience: Level 2: 1 year; Level 3: 3 years; Level 4: 4 years.
• Project management experience: Level 3: 1 year; Level 4: 3 years.
• Supervisory experience: Level 4: 1 year.

Required job skills

• Knowledge of query design and ad hoc reporting tools.
• Mathematical analysis and inductive-reasoning skills.
• Programming-language knowledge and coding ability appropriate to the assigned level.
• Knowledge of object-oriented analysis and design, structured programming, data mapping, and testing.

Professional and leadership competencies

• Strong analytical skills supporting independent and effective decision-making.
• Perseverance when facing resistance or setbacks.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally across varied backgrounds, including executives and managers.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and manage multiple priorities under limited time constraints.
• Effective interpersonal skills and productive working relationships.
• Ability to take appropriate risks using available data and build synergy within a diverse team operating in a changing environment.

Hybrid work strategy (AZ only)

• Hybrid Individual Contributors: must reside in Arizona and be onsite at least once per week (unless otherwise cited).
• Hybrid People Leaders: must reside in Arizona and be onsite at least twice per week.
• Hybrid 2 (operational roles): must reside in Arizona and be onsite at least once per month.
• Onsite: daily onsite requirement based on essential functions.
• Remote: not held to onsite requirements, though leadership can request onsite presence for business needs.
• Most employees should expect onsite requirements and at a minimum of once per week.
• This hybrid work opportunity requires residency and work performed within the State of Arizona.

Schedule expectations: Maintain a full-time work schedule of at least 40 hours per week, with additional hours (including evenings and weekends) as requested or required to meet business needs.