Software Engineer IV

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The Software Engineer is responsible for working collaboratively with product and platform teams to create and support rich, interactive applications that help end users manage their data and processes. Software Engineer designs, codes, tests, implements, scales and (in some cases) supports application software and systems, usually as part of an Agile Development Team.

Software Engineer works closely with Analysts, Product Owners, and Product Managers to understand business requirements and translate these into product or platform features, user stories, and/or components. Software Engineer drives the analysis and physical design of technical solutions related to a product or platform and is expected to effectively write new programs as well as support upgrades, maintenance or issue resolution for existing applications and systems. The Software Engineer uses DevOps and Agile processes to deliver desired functionality quickly and effectively, while iterating to continue development. Software Engineer owns all aspects of development, from user experience (UX) planning to deployment.

The Software Engineer contributes to the development of the team backlog and architectural runway, management of work in process (WIP) levels, and support of engineering aspects of program and solution Kanban. Software Engineer may also participate in program increment planning, pre- and- post planning, system, and solution demos, and inspect and adapt events.

Essential Job Functions

Participates and plays an active role in all Agile Team activities and is accountable for regularly producing product increments that effectively contribute to solution features and/or components

Participates in release events as required

Works closely with product teams to define the requirements and associated features and user stories of the application

Understands design elements and visually customizes components to fit the application

Performs physical design

Consistently promotes reuse, flexibility, and efficiency in solution design

Applies advanced techniques such as design thinking or journey mapping to improve user experience (UX)

Leads the development/builds, installation, initial configuration, and test of solutions

Produces high-quality production-ready software in small increments

Responsible for code integrity and organization

Contributes to end-to-end delivery workflows, even those outside area of expertise or explicit responsibility

Leads the evaluation of existing applications and platforms and provides recommendations for improving application performance by conducting gap analysis, identifying feasible alternative solutions, and assisting in the scope of modifications

Constructively works with architecture/integration experts to improve own work and knowledge

Guides team to adhere to security requirements and use appropriate security frameworks and tools

Ensures the troubleshooting, diagnoses, documentation, and resolution of escalated support problems

Applies operation break fixes and other proactive maintenance activities until permanent solutions can be implemented

Ensures support of innovative efforts by driving creativity, acting with agility, and thinking outside current boundaries

Evaluates services provided by vendors and may recommend changes

Uses technology to implement automation and orchestration

Performs other duties as assigned Education & Experience

Required

Bachelor's degree in IT Engineering, Computer Science, Business Management, Mathematics, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or Information Sciences preferred, or equivalent experience

Typically requires 8+ years of experience in the desired field or may have expert technical or business work experience

8+ years of experience as full stack development

8+ years of experience with JAVA development

7+ years of experience developing AWS Lambda functions

8+ Experience with event-driven architecture and microservices.

Knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, and integration with third-party APIs.

Experienced collaborating with DevOps engineers to build CI/CD pipelines for serverless deployments using tools such as TeamCity, BitBucket, and GIT. Preferred

Experience in an agile environment strongly preferred

Relevant certification is strongly preferred

Front-end UI development

Back-end UI development

Experience using CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK for infrastructure as code.

Experience within the insurance industry. Certifications & Licenses

AWS Certified Developer - Associate Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Expert ability to:

Work across multiple environments including cloud and on-premises, and multiple operating systems

Use modern web development technologies and techniques (e.g., HTML5, CSS, Java Script, etc.)

Perform design (e.g., prototype, user interface (UI) design, user experience (UX) design, interaction design)

Write clean, testable, and well-documented JAVA code for Lambda functions

Collaborate with both business and IT stakeholders and develop constructive working relationships with team and non-team members

Use judgment to form conclusions that may challenge conventional wisdom

Consistently apply original thinking to produce new ideas and innovate

Ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, including minimizing cold starts and optimizing execution time.

Troubleshoot and optimize application performance, monitoring, and logging using tools like Datadog, SolarWinds, X-Ray, and AWS Config.

Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and daily team standups.

Support incident response and root cause analysis. Expert understanding of:

How components throughout the technology "stack" interact

Front and back-end programming languages/tools Expert knowledge of:

Continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD), Agile, and automated deployment best practices

Databases and database interaction

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) and basic cloud security principles.

Code versioning tools

Use cases for architectural components and how to apply them Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future.

Pay Range:

$110,000 - $135,000 annually

This range is based on the expected level of experience and skills for this position. Final compensation will depend on individual Benefits:

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Generous 401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off (PTO) with Paid Holidays

Flexible/Hybrid Work Schedule

Paid Volunteer Program

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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