Job Summary
The Actuarial Software Engineer II is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining actuarial calculation software within modern, scalable .NET-based systems. This role blends actuarial logic, strong software engineering practices, and insurance product knowledge to build accurate, performant, and maintainable calculation engines and APIs used across sales and illustration platforms. The engineer will collaborate closely with actuarial, engineering, and product teams in India and the US to deliver high-quality, compliant insurance solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- D esign and develop modules using C# and .NET.
- Translate actuarial specifications into robust, testable software components.
- Build and enhance APIs and calculation services for illustration and quoting platforms.
- Ensure accuracy and performance of actuarial calculations.
- Apply OOP principles and industry best practices.
- Write unit tests and support automated testing for calculation integrity.
- Debug and troubleshoot calculation and system issues.
- Collaborate with teams across actuarial, product, QA, and engineering.
- Produce documentation for technical and actuarial processes.
- Provide accurate estimates and take ownership of deliverables.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement activities.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in C# and the .NET ecosystem.
- Experience with ASP.NET/.NET Core, Web APIs, and service-oriented architecture.
- Solid understanding of OOP, SOLID principles, and design patterns.
- Experience with SQL databases (SQL Server preferred): query optimization, data modeling, performance.
- Ability to interpret and validate financial/actuarial calculations.
- Hands-on experience with Excel for validating calculation logic.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development.
- Experience using Git/Azure DevOps, JIRA, or similar tools.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Ability to bridge actuarial logic and software engineering.
- High ownership and accountability for assigned work.
- Comfort working in distributed India-US teams.
- Strong attention to detail, especially around financial accuracy.
- Willingness to continuously learn insurance domain knowledge and modern practices.
Pr eferred Qualifications (if any)
- Experience building or supporting insurance illustration or actuarial systems.
- Exposure to annuity, life insurance, or retirement products.
- Experience with Entity Framework or similar ORMs.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with performance optimization techniques (caching, async processing).
- Basic understanding of application security and data protection best practices.
Certifications (if any)
- Not required, but certifications in .NET, cloud platforms, or actuarial systems are a plus.
