Software Engineer I

Grand Rapids, MI / Uniondale, NY/ Austin, TX / Atlanta, GA (Onsite 4 days per week)

Note: This is a full-time role and we do not offer C2C or C2H employment and are not able to sponsor visas for this position.

Role Summary:
TheSoftwareEngineerbuilds and maintains the APIs, workflows, integrations, and tooling behind underwriting and policy administration. Embedded in anengineering team under anEngineering Team Lead, they take ownership of the full lifecycle of their work implementation, testing, and operational support while learning the insurance domain and growing toward independent delivery. Accountable for delivering their assigned work with quality.

Reporting and Scope:

Reports to:Engineering Team Lead.

Works with:Engineers on the team, the Delivery Lead and underwriting/business stakeholders, and the internal systems and external vendors they integrate with.

Relationship to the career framework: On theSoftwareEngineerLevels ladder; this description covers SE1 62 growing toward SE3.

How the role fits the operating model:

TheSoftwareEngineeris on the supply side of the prioritization triangle, doing the build. They turn the requirements the Team Lead and Delivery Lead bring into workingsoftwareon the policy administration platform, and learn the insurance domain quoting, binding, endorsements, rating, forms, and policy lifecycle that makes the work make sense.

Key responsibilities:

Build and maintain. Builds and maintains APIs, workflows, integrations, and tooling supporting underwriting and policy administration systems.

Writes modular, maintainable code, proactively asking for help when needed.

Implement operational workflows. Works closely withengineering leads and underwriting/business stakeholders to implement operational workflows. Integrations. Contributes to integrations between internal systems, external vendors, and policy administration platforms.

Production support. Participates in debugging, testing, automation, and operational support for production systems.

Tooling. Helps improve internalengineering tooling and developer workflows.

AI-assistedengineering. Uses AI-assistedengineering workflows daily (Claude Code and similar) to improve development speed and quality.

Learn the domain. Learns insurance domain concepts including quoting, binding, endorsements, rating, forms, and policy lifecycle.

Ownership in ambiguity. Eager to learn quickly, takes ownership, and helps turn evolving requirements into practical technical solutions; comfortable jumping into unfamiliar problems with support from the team.

Competencies:

On theSoftwareEngineerladder, the role is expected to demonstrate the five competency dimensions at SE1 62 and grow them toward SE3:

Technical Ability. Implements tasks, bug fixes, tests, and documentation; writes modular, maintainable code with guidance; grows toward independently delivering features and components and taking operational responsibility.

Communication. Accurately communicates progress and blockers and keeps stories and tasks up to date; asks clarifying questions; grows toward articulating concerns and engaging effectively in healthy technical debate.

Critical Thinking. Changes approach in response to new information and looks for the simplest solution; grows toward taking loosely defined requests and making reasonable decisions fairly independently between check-ins.

Organizational Contribution. Active participant in team rituals and organization events, sharing observations and feedback; grows toward helping onboard new hires and participating in recruiting.

Business Impact. Delivers assigned stories on time and contributes ideas in technical discussions; grows toward understanding where their work fits the business and monitoring the metrics that matter to it.

Qualifications:
1 3 years ofsoftwareengineering experience.
Strong Python or JavaScript/TypeScript fundamentals.
Experience building or maintaining APIs, workflows, integrations, or internal tooling.
Ability to deliver assigned features and components with moderate independence.
Comfortable working in evolving requirements and asking thoughtful clarifying questions.
Experience with testing, debugging, automation, monitoring, and production support practices.
Comfortable using AI-assisted development tools; Claude Code experience strongly preferred.
Interest in learning or applying insurance, underwriting, or policy administration domain knowledge.

Candidates should be comfortable with an on-site presence to support collaboration, team leadership, and cross-functional partnership.

Employee Benefits

We also offer our employees a comprehensive suite of benefits and perks, including:

• Physical Wellness: Comprehensive medical insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; fertility benefits; wellness resources; and paid sick time.
• Mental Wellness: Generous paid time off and holidays; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); and a complimentary Calm app subscription.
• Financial Wellness: Immediate vesting in a 401(k) plan; Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options; commuter benefits; and employee discount programs.
• Family Care: Paid maternity leave and paid paternity leave (including for adoptive parents); legal plan options; and pet insurance coverage.
• and so much more!

This list is not exhaustive of all available benefits. Eligibility and waiting periods may apply to certain offerings. Benefits may vary based on subsidiary entity and geographic location.

Pay Details:

Candidates should be comfortable with an on-site presence to support collaboration, team leadership, and cross-functional partnership.