Full Stack Java Developer - Health Plan Service Desk Systems

HealthPartners is currently hiring a Full Stack Java Developer - Health Plan Service Desk Systems. This position is responsible for creating digital solutions by developing, implementing, and maintaining applications and their dependent services. This position supports highly rated, internally developed Service Desk systems used by our customer service call centers in support of our health plan products. These legacy systems will be transitioned to a new technology stack over the coming years, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service.

This position reports directly to the Director of Digital Systems and is part of a dynamic team of twelve professionals, including engineers, analysts, product, and technical leads. The team culture emphasizes clear communication, rapid feedback loops, and a strong commitment to continuous improvement within an agile environment. Collaboration between business, product, and development teams is central to delivering exceptional software. The team values diverse perspectives on software design and maintenance and promote cross-functional behaviors to drive innovation and create customer-focused solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field
• Three (3) years of post-baccalaureate progressive, hands-on experience in object-oriented development using Java, with a strong focus on modern web architecture and continuous integration/delivery practices.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Node, TypeScript, cloud-native platforms (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD tools (Tekton, Argo, GitHub)
• Experience in a reactive frontend component UI framework (React, Stencil, or Vue) as well as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Experience with DB design utilizing SQL, NoSQL, or Microsoft Dataverse
• Experience with full life cycle application development within an agile framework, including requirements gathering, technical design, manual and automated unit through acceptance testing, implementation, documentation, and on-going support.
• Experience implementing RESTful web services and API payloads that can be used across multiple device types.
• Experience with relational database development including design integration and modeling for current or prospective applications
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear technical and business documentation.
• Good understanding of system and application infrastructure and database architecture

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service platform
• Healthcare market knowledge and experience in the healthcare industry

Hours/Location:

• Monday - Friday; core business hours
• This is a hybrid position. The role is primarily remote, with required on-site presence at our Bloomington, MN location once per week. Additional in-person attendance may be required for occasional events and team meetings.
• This position participates in a periodic 24/7 on-call support rotation to ensure system availability and timely issue resolution.

Responsibilities:

• Provide active technical direction in support of a common vision, through collaboration, supporting a self-forming autonomous product team, and managing the integrity of team deliverables.
• Implement modern engineering practices to ensure product quality (e.g., highly available, durable application testing with automation, CI/CD practices, secure solutions, thorough code reviews)
• Experience with design and build for cloud native platforms, including viable microservices and containers.
• Value a culture of continuous learning, improvement, and experimentation
• Build resilient, scalable systems that can readily evolve and modernize into the future, away from current legacy interfaces based on JSP/Servlet, EJB, and Java Swing
• Partners with Application Architects frequently to ensure solution fits with organizational goals, technology stack, and effectively integrates with dependent enterprise systems.
• Ability to design and write efficient, clean, maintainable code, using some (or all) of the languages and frameworks we favor: Java, Spring Boot, Node, TypeScript, React, and more.
• Develops user interfaces based on designs, wire frames, or images supplied by a UX designer.
• Leverage artificial intelligence as a multiplier.
• Stay current with emerging technologies.