Application Developer - Application Development

About Manitoba Blue Cross

We’re a Manitoba-based, not-for-profit, health benefits provider with a vision to be the trusted and essential health and wellness partner for all Manitobans. Every dollar made is reinvested in our infrastructure, our people, and our province with the goal of providing better care for our members, expanding our community impact and broadening our health care knowledge.
Why work for us?

Manitoba Blue Cross, is a Manitoba Top Employer. We are empowered to give back to the community, and we know that caring needs to start in our workplace with our own Manitoba Blue Cross team. We actively foster a culture that focuses on your satisfaction, development, diversity, and growth.
Culture of Caring

We strive to succeed at reaching our organizational goals, but we always make time to celebrate our successes. Having fun as a group and rewarding our employees for their accomplishments is an essential part of our workplace culture.
We want our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve, and we're committed to creating a fair and respectful workplace. We offer a work environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance and support to advance your career that includes:
Competitive starting salary.
A comprehensive health benefit package.
Hybrid work environment, flexible work schedules.
Casual dress code to promote diversity and inclusivity.
Personal and professional development.
Are you a driven, dedicated, and enthusiastic individual who wants to work in a friendly and rewarding environment? If so, we are looking for someone like you! The following position is open to anyone residing in Winnipeg and surrounding areas with valid work authorization.
JOB SUMMARY

Application Developers:
Design, develop and maintain applications.
Work on all aspects of the technology stack, front end UI/UX, backend APIs, databases and data access, or cloud infrastructure.
Work under the direction of team leads to complete Agile project lifecycles
Provide occasional support for previously built applications and enhancements
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Develops high-quality code that satisfies customer needs and strives for simplicity, clarity, and testability.
Supports the investigation of development and design problems.
Complies with specifications, standards, architectural guidance and best practices.
Documents applications, testing and deployment as required.
Creates and maintains unit and integration tests and conduct functional and performance testing where appropriate.
Collaborates with team to understand functional and non-functional requirements.
Troubleshoots application problems and makes appropriate modifications to correct them.
Improves performance of existing software by diagnosing and resolving critical issues.
Designs interactions between users and products or websites for optimal user experience.
Performs other special assignments and related duties as assigned.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Dedicated to the principles of exceptional service; committed to responding to, anticipating and addressing customer needs, for both internal and external customers.
Proficiency in Java and other coding languages (e.g. Javascript/Typescript, SQL).
Proficiency in one or more frameworks and platforms (e.g. Spring MVC, Docker).
Experience with front end development languages and tools including HTML CSS and Webflow preferred
Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to deal with all levels within the organization.
Ability to collaborate and share knowledge openly.
Takes personal responsibility for assigned work as well as team goals to achieve success.
Problem solving / analytical skills with an attention to detail
Effective communicator with strong verbal and written skills.
Exercises judgment, tact and discretion when handling confidential information.
Ready to Apply? We are excited to meet you!
If you would like to join our team, you are invited to apply by submitting your resume and cover letter by clicking the "Apply" button below by May 30, 2025.
To learn more visit: https://www2.mb.bluecross.ca/about-us/careers
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those being considered will be contacted.
Manitoba Blue Cross is committed to the principles of diversity, equity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring for everyone. We want our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve, and we're committed to creating a fair and respectful workplace.
Candidates invited to an interview can request an accommodation due to barriers to accessibility, such as visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent barriers. Please advise our Talent Acquisition Team. All requests made are confidential.