Scope
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software applications using the latest technologies and frameworks. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features, and write high-quality, well-tested, and maintainable code. You will be working with business stakeholders to understand business problems and suggest and implement technology solutions to solving those problems and should have a desire to help others in the business be more efficient via your deep understanding of technology.
The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of designing, developing, and delivering high-quality software solutions. You should have a strong knowledge of software development methodologies, agile development, and software testing practices. You should be proficient in one or more programming languages, with an emphasis on back end web development (creating and calling APIs and services) and an ability and willingness to learn any new technology, platform, or system.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you should also have excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, strong communication and collaboration skills, and be able to mentor and guide junior team members in best practices and development methodologies. We are modernizing our technology stack and you will be developing new patterns and templates to be reused as we continue to build new solutions and re-imagine old ones
Job Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain software applications using the latest technologies and frameworks
- Lead the breakdown of business problems into technical roadmaps, providing predictable timelines, and designing features towards a high level, target architecture
- Lead the execution of projects, providing updates to timeline and scope, removing roadblocks to the team, working with senior management and executive leadership to provide technical solutions to business problems
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
- Write high-quality, well-tested, and maintainable code
- Research new technology and recommend and implement new ways of solving business and technology problems
- Take high level business problems and suggest and implement technology solutions to solving those problems (sometimes with code, sometimes with off-the-shelf technology, often with a combination of both)
- Debug and resolve issues in a timely manner
- Continuously improve software quality by identifying and addressing technical debt and code smells
- Mentor and guide junior team members in best practices and development methodologies
- Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, tools, and techniques in software engineering
- Deliver solutions in a highly iterative manner
Skills, Licenses, Certifications
- Proven experience in designing, developing, and delivering high-quality software solutions
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages and multiple web development frameworks
- Strong knowledge of software development methodologies, agile development, and software testing practices
- Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Experience in mentoring and guiding junior team members
- Prior experience in insurance and insurance technology strongly preferred
- Prior experience in startups or high-growth companies strongly preferred
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in software engineering
- Experience leading projects from planning and breakdown to successful delivery
