BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

EIT Engineering Team Lead

US-AnywhereRemote in Chattanooga, TN
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Comfortable leading high-visibility initiatives
  • Experience in cross-functional collaboration with product and engineering teams
  • 1+ year of team leadership and technical mentorship experience
  • Preferred experience with offshore collaboration
  • Proficiency in JavaScript, Node, and React
  • Ability to coach teams on AI application in development workflows

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily operations of the team focused on system maintenance and development
  • Assign and review team tasks, overseeing performance and progress
  • Motivate and develop staff for optimal contributions and collaboration
  • Ensure compliance with policies and effective staffing allocation
  • Track project details and provide technical expertise during transitions
  • Participate in weekly on-call rotation as needed

Benefits

  • Fully remote role with onsite interview requirement in Chattanooga, TN
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship
  • Engagement in high-impact projects that improve member experiences
  • Dynamic team environment fostering innovation and collaboration
Full Job Description

In this role, you will lead a high-visibility initiative focused on evolving the platforms our members rely on to access critical healthcare services. As both a technical lead and people leader, you’ll guide a team of engineers while partnering closely with Product, Architecture, Security, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions that enhance the member experience.

You’ll help stabilize and modernize Node/React-based platforms, improve delivery predictability and system reliability, and drive meaningful outcomes across cross-functional teams. This role blends leadership and hands-on engagement—mentoring engineers, overseeing solution design and code quality, and advancing the use of AI-assisted development practices.

 

Preferred Experience and Skills:

  • Comfortable leading a team for a high-visibility initiative
  • Experience leading collaboration across product, engineering, and business stakeholders
  • 1+ year of experience leading teams and providing technical mentorship
  • Offshore collaboration experience preferred

AI & Tooling Expectations:

  • Ability to coach team members on applying AI in development workflows
  • Experience with GitHub Copilot and Claude preferred
  • Technical background in JavaScript / Node / React

Note:

  • This is a remote, work-from-home position, but the final round of interviews will take place on-site in our Chattanooga, TN office.
  • Fully remote role with occasional travel for key team events and interviews
  • Role includes a formal on-call rotation approximately every 4–5 weeks, with availability for escalations as needed
  • Sponsorship not available for this role

Job Responsibilities

  • Manages the day-to-day operations of a team with a focus on the maintenance and development of systems and supervising system modifications.
  • Assigns, monitors, and reviews progress and accuracy of work. Provides staff management oversight including hiring, promoting, or making recommendations for staff. Conducts performance reviews and assessments, manages performance, engages in skills assessment, and promotes professional development of staff.
  • Directs, motivates, and develops staff, maximizing their individual contribution, professional growth, and ability to function effectively with their colleagues as a team.
  • Ensures adherence to policies, plans, objectives, budgets and staffing allocations.
  • Manages and tracks team-level project details and serves as the technical subject matter expert and provides leadership during periods of transition.
  • Employees may be required to participate in a weekly on-call rotation.

 

Job Qualifications

 

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in a Computer Sciences related field or equivalent work experience.

Experience

  • 5 year - Experience with information technology concepts, application development and/or enterprise system maintenance methodology, terminology, and standards required
  • 5 years – Systems maintenance and/or programming experience required 
  • 3 year - Expert working knowledge of at least one programming language and/or one enterprise system in use at BCBST

 

Skills\Certifications

  • Knowledge of information technology concepts, methodology, terminology, and standards.
  • Proven Skill to develop and/or maintain an enterprise IT system
  • Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in one or more enterprise IT systems
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Microsoft Office and email skills are required
  • Adaptive to high pace and changing environment.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical co-workers.
  • Must be willing to adjust schedule to plan and perform maintenance and upgrades outside of business hours and be part of an on-call rotation.

Number of Openings Available

1

Worker Type:

Employee

Company:

BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.

About BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is a health insurance company that provides coverage to over 5 million people in South Carolina and beyond. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina offers a variety of health insurance plans, including individual and family plans, Medicare plans, and employer-sponsored plans. The company is committed to improving the health of its members and the communities it serves, with initiatives focused on wellness, disease prevention, and access to care. BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is a subsidiary of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, a national federation of 36 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross Blue Shield companies.
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