Lead Software Engineer (Backend Java)

Role: Lead Software Engineer (Backend Java)
Location: Work Model: Hybrid – 1 month onsite (Columbia, MD), then hybrid
Type: Contract-to-hire
Interview: Onsite

Job Description:

seeking a Lead Software Engineer (Backend Java) to support and enhance the FEP Bridge system, a homegrown platform responsible for claims pre-processing and preparation for adjudication for plans joining the Federal Employee Program (FEP). This role is hands-on and technical, with responsibility for design, development, maintenance, and architectural understanding of existing enterprise applications.

You will work within an Agile team of ~12 engineers, participate in regular sprints, and play a key role in maintaining and modernizing a mission-critical healthcare claims platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead backend development for the FEP Bridge claims processing system
• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based microservices supporting claims pre-processing
• Analyze, understand, and consume existing application architecture and data flows
• Perform system maintenance, enhancements, and updates to the FEP Bridge platform
• Work closely with cross-functional Agile teams during sprint planning, development, and delivery
• Build, deploy, and support applications running in AWS environments
• Manage containerized workloads using Kubernetes
• Develop and optimize database interactions using Oracle
• Write and maintain SQL, stored procedures, and functions
• Support CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins / CloudBees
• Ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability
• Participate in onsite technical discussions and interviews as required

Required Skills & Experience (Must Have)

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong Backend Java development experience (Java 21 required)
• Spring Boot framework
• AWS (understanding how applications are deployed and run)
• Kubernetes (console-level experience)
• Oracle Database (primary DB)
  • Advanced SQL
  • Stored Procedures
  • Functions
• Jenkins / CloudBees for CI/CD
• Strong experience in designing, architecting, and maintaining enterprise applications
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

Nice to Have

• Snowflake
• Angular (frontend exposure)
• Prior experience in healthcare or insurance systems

Domain Experience (Highly Valuable)

• Healthcare claims processing systems
• Knowledge of EDI / X12 transactions, including:
  • 837 (Claims)
  • 835 (Remittance Advice)

Understanding of claims lifecycle and adjudication workflows