Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

We deliver our customers peace of mind every day by helping them protect what they value most. Our passion for placing the customer at the center of everything we do is driving transformational shift at Liberty Mutual. Operating as a tech startup within a Fortune 100 company, we are leading a digital disruption that will redefine how people experience insurance.

At Liberty, you'll thrive in a hybrid setting that fosters in-person collaboration, innovation and growth. This approach optimizes both remote and in-person interactions, enabling you to connect and ideate with your team and deepen valuable relationships across the company, while still enjoying flexibility of remote work for focused tasks and projects.

Do you have the skills and drive to join a tech team that's working to digitally transform a trillion-dollar industry? From test-driving the latest technologies to creating intuitive consumer apps, Liberty Mutual is constantly innovating and creating industry-leading solutions that provide peace of mind for our customers worldwide. In this role at Liberty Mutual, you'll participate in highly complex projects and solve technical problems, while working in an agile environment that has the creative energy of a start-up and the full backing and comprehensive benefits of a Fortune 100 company.

You will work collaboratively on a geographically diverse agile team to develop and enhance complex systems and/or software from user stories and technical/architectural specifications. You will be helping to solve business problems and drive direct outcomes thought innovative solutions that exceed customer expectations, driving best in class claims experiences.

This is a hybrid role requiring 2 days in the office a week in the following locations: Plano, TX, Boston, MA, Portsmouth, NH, Indianapolis, IN or Columbus, OH.

We encourage you to apply and bring your expertise if you're a:

• Technical problem solver: Going far beyond simply developing error-free source code, test scripts, components and system architectures, you'll document and build deployment guides aimed at maintaining robust, relevant software
• Customer-centric engineer: Putting clients' needs first, you'll translate customer requirements into technical applications and support the implementation of new software
• Motivated mentor: Exercise your technical chops while coaching and collaborating with junior software engineers.
• Forward thinker: Merely fixing a problem isn't enough, using your proactive mindset and initiative, you'll also identify opportunities to enhance performance, quality and efficiency

This is a fast-paced environment providing rapid delivery for our business partners in delivering best in class Claims solutions. You will be working in a highly collaborative environment that values speed and quality, with a strong desire to drive change and foster a positive work. You will have the opportunity to help lead this change with us as we grow this culture, mindset, and capability.

In this role you will:

• Work in an agile environment to develop creative solutions for our claims product.
• Accelerate speed to market by addressing current product needs and developing long-term strategic solutions using technologies such as React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, Java and other potential backend languages.
• Utilize cloud services and tools, including AWS, Cloud Foundry, and CDNs like Akamai.
• Demonstrate proficiency in multiple object-oriented and functional programming languages.
• Build and implement RESTful services.
• Employ an open-minded and collaborative approach to create innovative technical solutions.
• Analyze technical system problems to design and implement effective, flexible solutions.
• Handle end-to-end development, including coding, testing, and debugging in each development cycle.
• Develop automated tests across multiple scopes, including unit, system, integration, and regression testing.
• Mentor new and junior developers.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for continuous improvement

Qualifications

• A minimum of five years of software engineering experience
• A background in business operations and strategies, with a focus on business IT
• A history of translating client requirements into technical designs
• Agile engineering capabilities and a design-thinking mindset
• Collaboration, adaptability, flexibility and the ability to manage time and prioritize work with a globally distributed development team
• Strong oral and written communication skills – and a knack for explaining your decision-making process to non-engineers
• A thorough grasp of IT concepts, business operations, design and development tools, system architecture and technical standards, shared software concepts and layered solutions and designs
• Proficiency in software engineering languages and tools such as React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, and other potential backend languages. Java and RESTful services, spanning horizontal and vertical packages
• An understanding of how modifications affect different parts of a system and an ability to explain your decision-making process to non-engineers
• A bachelor's or master's degree in technical or business discipline, or equivalent experience