Senior Software Engineer

Humana

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Remote Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Boston, MA
Salary
$106,900–$147,000 / yr
Posted
22 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 30, 2026

Market check

Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $168k
This role $127k
$92k most similar roles pay here $246k

This role pays less than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$187,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $127k versus about $168k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About Humana

Humana Inc. is a leading American for-profit health insurance company based in Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in Medicare Advantage plans.

Humana currently has 20 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $129,300–$177,800 across 20 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer - NBA As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join the team to architect, develop, and maintain action and policy platforms that enable real-time, personalized decisioning across digital and assisted channels. You will build high-throughput, low-latency microservices, design complex database schemas for variant catalogs, and integrate enterprise rules engines like Drools, IBM ODM, DMN, or OPA/Rego. The role involves managing deterministic rule execution, ensuring system auditability, and implementing robust API designs for seamless integration. You will utilize Java, Python, and AI-assisted engineering practices to automate schema refactoring and rule validation. This position addresses the technical challenge of creating scalable, versioned systems that manage eligibility, constraints, and operational guardrails within a high-compliance environment. You will also mentor junior engineers while ensuring all services remain highly available and backward compatible for consistent performance.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Massachusetts?

Median $207604 from 88 postings across 22 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Architect and operate microservices that provide context-aware policy evaluation and action metadata.
  • Design and maintain high-performance database schemas to support complex rule bindings and versioned data.
  • Integrate enterprise rules engines like Drools, IBM ODM, or OPA to manage eligibility and business logic.
  • Build high-throughput, low-latency APIs that ensure backward compatibility for downstream consumers.
  • Utilize AI-assisted and agentic engineering tools to automate schema refactoring and rule validation.
  • Develop automated tests for database migrations, service contracts, and complex rule edge cases.
  • Ensure system observability through structured logging, metrics, and robust incident management strategies.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 6 years of experience in backend or platform engineering.
  • Proven ability to build microservices and REST/gRPC APIs.
  • Experience building database-backed systems with complex, evolving schemas.
  • Experience developing deterministic rules or policy-driven platforms.
  • Direct experience integrating enterprise rules engines such as Drools, ODM, DMN, OPA, or similar.
  • Strong proficiency in Java and/or Python.
  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools for increased productivity and accuracy.

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