Sr. UX Engineer at Wellmark in Des Moines, IA

Company Description

Why Wellmark: We are a mutual insurance company owned by our policy holders across Iowa and South Dakota, and we’ve built our reputation on over 85 years’ worth of trust. We are not motivated by profits. We are motivated by the well-being of our friends, family, and neighbors–our members. If you’re passionate about joining an organization working hard to put its members first, to provide best-in-class service, and one that is committed to sustainability and innovation, consider applying today!

Why Wellmark Technology? Wellmark is building innovative, modern solutions using cutting edge technology. We are driving organizational transformation and business strategy by empowering our technology team to innovate new and elegant solutions to enhance the customer experience. Together, we are leaning into the future, owning the outcome, and driving organizational change to transform how we work.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior UX Engineer with deep expertise in front-end development to help bridge the gap between design and code. In this role, you will play a key part in translating UX and visual designs into scalable, accessible, and high-quality code—ensuring a seamless implementation of our design system across digital products. You will maintain and evolve the codebase, contribute to documentation with clear code examples, and collaborate closely with designers, developers, and stakeholders to prioritize and implement enhancements, features, and fixes. You’ll also lead code reviews, advocate for best practices, and stay ahead of front-end trends to ensure a modern, cohesive, and user-centered digital experience.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or direct and applicable work experience.
• 3+ years of experience (ex. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, NodeJS, TypeScript, .NET, SQL…) with a focus on holistic presentation layer development.
• Build several Design systems - transforming static design elements into interactive code components.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills. Accuracy and high attention to detail. Previous experience troubleshooting and developing creative technical solutions.
• Strong ability to gather information, perform necessary research needed for root cause analysis, problem definition and formulation, recommend solution implementation, verification, and ongoing optimization, using data to support recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships to reach outcomes that gain the support and acceptance of all parties. Ability to communicate key information in a timely manner to the appropriate stakeholder audience with the ability to adjust communication style that will best suit the audience.
• Ability to communicate with and coach/mentor team members, while setting an example in maintaining a positive attitude, staying calm under pressure, being approachable, and respectful and taking responsibility when needed.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environment with changing priorities. Excellent organizational skills. Strong time management skills with the ability to set and meet established timeframes with little direction, while assuring data and information integrity.
• Eagerness to learn and stay current on industry trends and have a continuous learning mindset.
• Ability to collaborate and work as a team to accomplish goals and/or solve problems. Ability to earn trust and respect from peers, leadership, and stakeholders. Ability to learn by actively listening and applying coaching feedback.
• Ability to support and work within a diverse development team model including global staffing, crowd sourcing, etc.
• Proven record of crafting and maintaining tools, libraries and documentation for in-house UX frameworks for use by engineers of varying skill sets.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Additional Information

a. Participate in the development of complex UI artifacts, used by multiple development teams.

b. Maintain documentation and code examples which describe usage and best practices.

c. Work closely with UX designers, developers and other stakeholders to ensure user experience is integral part of creation process from start to finish.

d. Perform code review to ensure best practices are followed.

e. Plan, design, develop, implement, debug and support web-based Influence Health products and custom client projects.

f. Conduct peer reviews, provide guidance, suggest & implement best practices and techniques.

g. Measure outcomes of completed design work via web analytics tools, like Google Analytics.

h. Adhere to and recommend improvements to project coding standards and UI Design Patterns.

i. Work in a team environment with shared code; disciplined use of source code control and process documentation.

j. Other duties as assigned.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact us at careers@wellmark.com

Please inform us if you meet the definition of a "Covered DoD official".

At this time, Wellmark is not considering applicants for this position that require any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please refer to the following resources:Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants

Wellmark supports and expects the responsible use of AI for our workforce! We welcome the responsible use of these tools by job seekers as well and are interested in learning from you; you will have an opportunity in the application process to share which tools you used and how you applied them.