Freelance Remote Java Backend Developer Jobs in Chicago, IL

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Job Description Summary
The Senior Software Engineer codes software applications based on business requirements. The Senior Software Engineer work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

This position requires a physical residence and occasional in-office presence in one of the following market locations: Louisville, KY, Dallas/Frisco, TX, Washington DC, or Chicago, IL.

The Senior Software Engineer standardizes the quality assurance procedure for software. Oversees testing and debugging and develops fixes. Research complaints and make necessary adjustments and/or recommendations to resolve complex software related issues. Begins to influence the department's strategy. Makes decisions regarding technical approaches for project components, and work is performed without direction. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, engineers, and platform teams to understand business objectives, technical requirements, workflows, and success criteria.

• Lead technical discovery sessions and translate ambiguous requirements into clear architecture, implementation plans, and engineering deliverables.

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scalable full-stack applications across web, mobile, backend, cloud, data, automation, and AI-enabled use cases.

• Build responsive and maintainable front-end applications using modern frameworks such as Vue.js/ React/Angular/Next.js.

• Develop cross-platform mobile applications using React Native.

• Design and implement backend services, APIs, integrations, and microservices using Node.js/.NET/ Java.

• Develop cloud-native solutions using Azure/ Google Cloud Platform/AWS, including compute, storage, identity, networking, serverless, managed databases, monitoring, and logging services.

• Build prototypes, proofs of concept, and production-ready solutions for automation, AI-enabled workflows, and digital transformation initiatives.

• Integrate AI capabilities into applications using enterprise-approved AI platforms, APIs, SDKs, and cloud AI services.

• Design and implement automation solutions for business processes, software delivery, testing, monitoring, reporting, operational support, and developer productivity.

• Collaborate with product management and core engineering teams to provide field feedback and influence solution design, platform patterns, and roadmap priorities.

• Implement CI/CD pipelines, pipeline code, automated testing, release automation, deployment automation, and environment promotion practices.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent/relevant experience in lieu of degree requirement.

• Minimum 5 years' experience in full-stack engineering experience designing, building, testing, and supporting modern applications across front-end, back-end, mobile, cloud, and DevOps environments.

• Minimum 5 years' experience in hands-on experience with modern front-end and mobile technologies, such as React, Angular, Vue.js, Next.js, React Native, iOS, or Android development patterns.

• 5+ years' experience in back-end engineering experience with Node.js, .NET, or Java, including RESTful APIs, microservices, event-driven services, authentication, authorization, performance optimization, observability, and error handling.

• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases, cloud platforms, and containerized application environments, including technologies such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, AKS, GKE, or EKS.

• Strong DevOps and secure engineering experience, including Git-based workflows, pull requests, code reviews, CI/CD automation, pipeline-as-code using YAML or equivalent, automated deployments, scripting, code quality tooling, and secure software supply chain practices.

• Practical experience applying AI-enabled capabilities to software engineering, automation, application integration, productivity, or business process improvement, including use of APIs, SDKs, cloud AI services, generative AI, LLMs, embeddings, semantic search, or retrieval-augmented generation patterns.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise API management platforms, API gateway solutions, or large-scale API governance patterns.

• Experience with GitOps-based deployment models and tools such as ArgoCD.

Work-At-Home Requirements

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates must meet the following criteria:

• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested

• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership

• Associates who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.

• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.

• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Work at Home Requirements: To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$106,900 - $147,000 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health - delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer atHumana.comand atCenterWell.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.