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# Software Engineer I

- **Company:** Symetra Financial Corporation
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $106,400.0 - $177,300.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Software Debugging, Software Engineering, Code Restructuring
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/fb1873af-bd1f-4528-9502-c4855f487d45

## About the Role

* High School Diploma is required, plus a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field
 * 6-9 years of cumulative experience in software engineering, building production-ready applications
 * Strong ability to implement scalable, high-quality solutions from established architectural direction
 * Experience collaborating with architects, senior engineers, and cross-functional teams
 * Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving (greenfield) environments
 * Solid understanding of engineering best practices for building reliable, maintainable systems
 * Experience using AI-assisted development tools to support coding, testing, debugging, and refactoring
 * Highly coachable, curious, and proactive in asking thoughtful questions to learn and improve
 * Strong collaboration skills with openness to feedback and continuous growth, Employer work visa sponsorship and support are not provided for this role. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at hire and must maintain authorization to work in the United States throughout their employment with our company.

## Description

As a Senior Software Engineer I, you'll be joining the team to help build the next generation of our Stop Loss platform. This is a hands-on engineering role where you will develop production-ready software, working from established architectural direction in a fast-evolving environment. We're looking for a collaborative and coachable engineer who is open to feedback and can effectively leverage AI-assisted development tools to deliver high-quality solutions.

What you will do

 * Develop production-ready software for the next generation Stop Loss platform, taking ownership of key components and features
 * Implement solutions aligned with established architectural direction while adapting to evolving requirements
 * Collaborate with architects, senior engineers, and cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality solutions
 * Contribute to a greenfield environment by helping shape features and platform capabilities as they evolve
 * Apply engineering best practices to build reliable, scalable, and maintainable code
 * Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve efficiency across coding, testing, debugging, and refactoring


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