Full Stack Engineer, Consultant
Blue Shield of California is hiring a Full Stack Engineer (consultant level) in Oakland (hybrid, ~2 days/week in office) to lead design and delivery of mission-critical healthcare applications end to end — modern front-end frameworks, backend APIs, SQL/NoSQL data, Azure cloud, Docker, CI/CD, and AI-assisted coding tools.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Oakland, CA, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Category
- Fullstack
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 7+ years of experience in full stack development
- BA/BS or equivalent IT experience
- Proficiency in modern front-end frameworks (React, Vue, Angular or similar) and JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience building backend services and APIs using .NET, Java, Node.js, Python, or similar
- Strong knowledge of SQL (e.g., MS SQL Server, Oracle) and/or NoSQL databases and RESTful integrations
- Experience developing cloud-native applications (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP acceptable)
- Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker)
- Familiarity using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Ansible, Bicep, ARM, Terraform)
- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
- Experience using AI-assisted coding tools in professional software development (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude)
- End-to-end ownership mindset — thinks about UI, logic, and data as one cohesive system
- Engineering pragmatism — balances ideal architecture with delivery speed and business value
- AI-augmented builder — leverages AI tools effectively while maintaining strong engineering judgment
- Effective collaboration with product, design, QA, security, and platform teams
- Ability to operate in dynamic, evolving environments with shifting priorities
- Clear communication of technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Hybrid workplace model: in-office two days per week for most teams
Nice to have
- Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare)
- Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards or enterprise healthcare platforms (e.g., Epic)
Full description
Your Role
As a Full Stack Engineer in the healthcare space, you’ll architect seamless, mission‑critical applications that clinicians and patients depend on. From polished interfaces to high‑performance backends, you’ll shape technology that improves care delivery and enhances lives.
Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.
Your Work
In this role, you will:
- Lead the design and delivery of major full stack features or services with cross-team or cross-product impact, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards
- Lead design and delivery of complex services or systems with cross-team impact, ensuring scalability, reliability, and integration across components
- Develop secure, testable, and maintainable code aligned with modern architectural patterns
- Implement system integrations and manage reliable data models for distributed components
- Ensure applications are cloud-ready and compatible with established CI/CD workflows
- Own technical decision-making for complex initiatives, evaluating trade-offs across performance, scalability, security, reliability, and maintainability.
- Leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, code quality, and documentation, while critically applying outputs
- Serve as a technical leader for delivery teams, influencing architecture, design, and implementation decisions through expertise rather than formal authority.
Your Knowledge and Experience
- 7+ years of experience in full stack development
- BA/BS or equivalent IT experience
- Proficiency in modern front-end frameworks (React, Vue, Angular or similar) and JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience building backend services and APIs using .NET, Java, Node.js, Python, or similar technologies
- Strong knowledge of SQL (e.g., MS SQL Server, Oracle) and/or NoSQL databases and RESTful integrations
- Experience developing cloud-native applications (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP acceptable)
- Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker)
- Familiarity using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Ansible, Bicep, ARM, Terraform) to provision and manage cloud resources
- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
- Experience using AI-assisted coding tools in professional software development (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar)
- Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare) preferred