Senior Software Engineer

The Senior Software Engineer reports to the Vice President of IT and owns substantial software projects from discovery through production delivery. Initial priorities include a new web portal, AI-assisted development adoption, and evaluating application readiness for a potential move from Windows to Linux hosting. This hands-on role combines application and database development with support of existing systems. Success requires independent judgment, proactive communication, and dependable follow-through without repeated prompting., * Own project delivery from requirements and planning through development, testing, release, and production stabilization.

• Clarify business needs, define acceptance criteria, and establish achievable milestones with stakeholders.
• Make technical decisions, coordinate dependencies, and communicate progress and risks with recommended actions.
• Build web applications, APIs, and integrations; select technologies based on requirements and long-term maintainability.
• Design application schemas and develop SQL queries, stored procedures, indexes, and data access code.
• Optimize database access and deliver tested schema and data migrations in coordination with database operations staff.
• Assess platform dependencies and support approved application changes for cloud-based and/or container-based hosting.
• Build automated tests and reliable deployment workflows; troubleshoot application and data issues in production.
• Pilot approved AI development tools, coach colleagues, and evaluate delivery and quality improvements.
• Review code, mentor developers, and maintain technical documentation and support procedures.

• Proficiency in a modern programming language and framework, with the ability to learn unfamiliar technologies and codebases.
• Experience designing and delivering web applications, backend services, APIs, and enterprise integrations.
• Strong SQL and relational database development skills, including data modeling, query optimization, indexing, transactions, and data integrity.
• Ability to diagnose performance across application code, data access layers, and databases.
• Hands-on experience with Git, code review, automated testing, CI/CD, and production troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of Linux command-line tools, configuration, permissions, and application logs.
• Understanding of secure application design, access controls, and sensitive data handling.
• Practical use of AI-assisted development tools, with responsibility for validating generated code and tests.
• Ability to resolve ambiguity, explain tradeoffs, and drive commitments to completion while escalating decisions appropriately.

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience moving applications between Windows and Linux environments, using containers, or automating deployment.

· Experience supporting existing .NET/C# or Angular applications.

· Experience with AI development harnesses and tools, including coding agents, repository context, and automated validation workflows.

· Experience delivering portals, modernizing enterprise applications, or introducing development tools across a team.

· Experience in insurance or other environments with sensitive information and business-critical applications.

Experience

• Seven or more years of professional software development experience, including substantial experience serving as a technical lead or lead developer on complex projects.
• Demonstrated ability to establish technical direction, coordinate other developers, mentor teammates, and own delivery from requirements through production.
• Proven ability to drive projects forward independently, resolve dependencies, and communicate risks and decisions proactively., * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 401(k)
• AD&D insurance
• Bereavement leave
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Vision insurance

Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA) is the nation’s leading property and casualty (P&C) insurer exclusively serving nonprofit organizations. Founded in 1989 in Santa Cruz, CA, all of the companies in NIA are 501(c)(3) nonprofits– social enterprises providing long-term sustainability of the nonprofit sector. NIA has one of the best customer retention rates in the industry and has a well-established track record as an innovator in the areas of corporate social responsibility (CSR), specialized coverages, members services, and employee engagement.