Blue Shield Of California

Mobile Engineer, Senior

Blue Shield Of California$120K — $145K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and at least 5 years of experience in application development and cloud solutions.
  • Strong experience in building mobile applications using React Native; native iOS/Android development is a plus.
  • Hands-on experience with mobile architecture, REST APIs, and security best practices.
  • Familiarity with AI development tools to enhance software delivery and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong skills in scripting, automation, and DevSecOps using various tools like PowerShell and Python.
  • Understanding of Agile methodologies and cloud-native technologies, especially Microsoft Azure.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, preferably with healthcare industry experience.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop mobile applications and cloud-native solutions with an AI-driven approach.
  • Create efficient, scalable solutions using reusable components and engineering best practices.
  • Ensure operational excellence through incident management and AI-enabled automation.
  • Improve application reliability and performance via CI/CD practices and proactive issue resolution.
  • Coordinate integration activities across various application platforms in a cloud environment.
  • Work independently and apply IT and cloud technology knowledge to foster innovation.

Benefits

  • Flexible workplace model promoting a balance between in-office collaboration and remote work.
  • Reasonable accommodations for employees with medical conditions to create a supportive work environment.
  • Commitment to engage in an interactive process for employees working from home based on business needs.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Your Role

The Digital Platform team builds and supports the core technologies that power Stellarus products. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Digital Applications, you will design, develop, and deploy secure, scalable mobile and cloud-based solutions. You will leverage AI, automation, CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices to deliver high-quality applications, improve engineering efficiency, and enhance operational reliability. This role requires a hands-on engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment, champions code quality and continuous improvement, and applies modern technology trends to drive innovation and business value.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:
  • With an Artificial Intelligence (AI) forward approach, design, develop, and deliver mobile applications and cloud-native solutions using modern frameworks, technical specifications, and architecture standards.
  • Develop efficient, scalable, and cost-effective solutions by leveraging reusable components, platform capabilities, automation, and engineering best practices.
  • Drive operational excellence through incident management, AI-enabled process automation, smooth deployments, and ongoing support of technology products and platform features.
  • Enhance application reliability, scalability, and performance through CI/CD practices, cloud monitoring, configuration management, and proactive issue resolution.
  • Coordinate support and integration activities across multiple application platforms and business processes, ensuring seamless operation within a cloud environment.
  • Operate with a high degree of independence while applying knowledge of IT, cloud technologies, and healthcare industry trends to drive continuous improvement and innovation.


Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience
  • Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience) and a minimum of seven (5) years of relevant experience in enterprise and mobile application development, support, and cloud-based solution delivery.
  • Strong experience building and deploying mobile applications using React Native is required; experience with native iOS and Android development is preferred. Proven expertise with JavaScript/TypeScript, responsive design practices, mobile architecture patterns, and cloud-enabled integrations.
  • Advanced hands-on experience designing, coding, integrating, securing, and deploying mobile applications and platform capabilities, including REST APIs, authentication, secure storage, performance optimization, and mobile security best practices.
  • Experience using AI-enabled development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Rovo, Claude, or similar technologies to accelerate software delivery; leveraging AI within CI/CD pipelines is highly preferred.
  • Strong scripting, automation, and DevSecOps experience using tools such as PowerShell, Python, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices automate builds, testing, deployments, and cloud operations.
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies, service-oriented architecture, enterprise integrations, observability practices, and cloud-native technologies, preferably within Microsoft Azure environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions, evaluate risks and trade-offs, collaborate across stakeholders and vendors, lead engineering best practices, and communicate complex technical solutions effectively; healthcare industry experience is preferred.


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Our Workplace Model:

We believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility - providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce. Our workplace model is designed around intentional in-person interaction, collaboration, connection, creativity and flexibility:
  • For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week.
  • Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
  • For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.

The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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About Blue Shield Of California

Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health plan provider that has been providing Californians with access to high-quality healthcare for over 80 years. The company offers a range of health insurance products and services to individuals, families, and employers. Blue Shield of California is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of its members and the communities it serves. The company is also committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
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Size
7,000 employees
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Founded
1981

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