Senior Software Engineer
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Job description
The Senior Software Engineer will join an agile development team focused on cutting-edge internal actuarial solutions.
The Opportunity
- Create API-based web applications from concept to production, emphasizing cloud-first architecture
- Tackle complex technical challenges, providing innovative solutions in ambiguous situations
- Work closely with product stakeholders and development team, effectively communicating technical concepts
- Design, develop, test, and deploy API-based systems using industry-leading practices
- Ensure high-quality, well-tested code and seek continuous improvements
- Mentor team members and make critical technical decisions
This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.
Requirements
- Experience with API development and cloud-based architectures
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and manage tasks without direct supervision
- Job Requirements:
- 8+ years of software development experience
- Proficiency in multiple tools of the full stack covering frontend frameworks, databases, and deployments
- Experience with a variety of general programming languages
- Experience with Test-Driven Development
- Experience with a variety of database technologies
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies
- Advanced ability to solve complex problems, drawing upon creativity, experience, and multiple sources of information
- Advanced communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information in straightforward manner
- Technical Requirements:
- Must-Have
- Node.js
- AWS (Amazon Web Services, Step Functions, AWS Batch, Lambdas, ECS, API Gateway)
- Terraform, Jenkins/Github Actions
- SQL Relational/NoSQL database
- Docker/Linux Containers and Container orchestration (e.g. ECS/Fargate)
- React or Data Engineering
- Nice to have
- DBT/Qlik Replication
- Snowflake
- C
- dotNet (Core and Framework)
- Angular
- Groovy
- Python
- Shell Scripting
- Soft skills:
- Strong communication and collaboration
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- Courage and candor to challenge status quo
- Open to learn new technologies and methodologies
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Brings and cultivates Innovative ideas across the team
- Preferred:
- Insurance and/or reinsurance industry knowledge
- Advanced knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Professional Certifications, nodejs,react.js,api development,aws,terraform,sql
Benefits & conditions
Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below., Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They and their dependents residing in Canada are eligible for Supplemental Healthcare coverage, as well as Company-paid Employee Only basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year). They and their dependents residing in Canada are eligible for Supplemental Healthcare coverage, as well as Company-paid Employee Only basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
Part-time regular and temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).
All Canadian employees who work in a province, territory or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.
