Software Development Engineer IV
Premera Blue Cross · Mountlake Terrace, WA
$135,600–$230,500from the description
Jul 16, 2026
Mountlake Terrace, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor engineering role at a health insurance company, focused on technical leadership across enterprise software projects. Day-to-day work spans feature design and implementation in C# and cloud environments, code review and sign-off, vendor oversight, and mentoring less experienced engineers. The position suits an experienced engineer comfortable driving architectural decisions, working with business stakeholders, and applying data and AI tools to software delivery.
Senior level · 8+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,850 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 970–2,400
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,959 (middle half $135,720–$216,519). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The title 'Software Development Engineer IV' maps to a Senior band — it is a numbered IC level, not a Staff/Principal designation, and the JD describes ownership of a component/project rather than org-wide technical authority.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's Degree or equivalent,' so equivalent experience is accepted and the degree requirement is set to None.
All named technologies (C#, SQL, Azure, AI, APIs, test automation) appear exclusively under the 'Preferred Qualifications' heading, making them preferred rather than hard gates. The Required Qualifications section only specifies years of experience and general programming-language proficiency without naming specific tools.
The 3 years of technical lead experience is listed under Preferred Qualifications, so it is not captured in the overall years minimum (which reflects only the hard-required 8 years of software development experience).
The salary range is noted as a 'National Plus' range applicable to higher cost-of-labor markets including Western Washington and Alaska.
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