Staff Software Engineer

This is an exciting opportunity, in Global Specialty IT for an experienced Staff Software Engineer, with a strong background in Software Engineering and Application Support executing within the Agile operating model. We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about technology, product development and can thrive in a fast-paced environment to support the maintenance and enhancement of ImageRight, our enterprise wide content management and workflow system. 

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following: 

·       Work with colleagues and technical resources to define technical solutions that meet business requirements 

·       Participate in the design, development, testing and debugging of an application. 

·       Troubleshoot and ensure timely and effective resolutions of any project issues. 

·       Participate in code reviews, both of your own code and as a reviewer. 

·       Provide feedback and suggestions for process and product improvement. 

·       Conducts technical research on new technology for possible new aspects of a product or components needing redesign or updating. 

·       Prepare product documentation, support materials, and internal documentation. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

·       Ensures quality of code written or reviewed 

·       Adheres to quality/technical team standards 

·       Makes decisions in their area of responsibility that help maintainability, reuse, security and performance 

·       Able to diagnose issues and provide solutions for multiple functional and technical areas within a product 

·       Can independently frame problems and perform relevant research 

·       Curious and avid learners 

·       Communicate clearly to explain and defend design decisions 

·       Self-motivated and excellent problem-solvers 

·       Driven to improve, personally and professionally 

·       Mentor and inspire others to raise the bar for everyone around them 

·       Collaborate with their peers, designing pragmatic solutions 

·       Operate best in a fast-paced, flexible work environment 

·       Prepare technical training and information sessions for other staff 

Qualifications: 

·       Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or related technical field) or equivalent practical experience 

·       5+ Years experience in software development  

·       Design and architecture knowledge 

·       Experience with Agile software development 

·       Have an intense passion for innovating and crafting clean code 

·       Insurance Document Management Systems (DMS) / Workflow Management software experience (ImageRight, Guidewire or similar)Experience with .NET 

·       Experience with VBScript or similar 

·       Experience with relational databases including SQL 

·       Experience with insurance industry workflow 

·       Are in-tune with high performance and high availability design/programming 

·       Have experience in security best practices for software and data platforms 

·       Enjoy solving problems through the entire application stack 

·       Are interested and capable of learning other programming languages as needed. 

This role will have a Hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of working in an office 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday) from Hartford, CT. Charlotte, NC. Chicago, IL. or Columbus, OH.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position.