About the position
We're determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals - and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future. The Hartford is searching for a Staff Software Engineer within the Personal Lines organization that will have end-to-end technical accountabilities in application development for personal lines portfolio in a highly distributed, integrated, multi-platform environment. This team is passionate for technology and strives to build well architected and innovative solutions for the business as well as Fundamentally treats IT Operations as Software Engineering and adopted Scrum development methodology and core agile engineering practices such as continuous integration and test-driven development.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership, enforcing the vision of the application architecture and integrity of the application environment in alliance with architects and other tech leads.
- Lead teams while also performing hands-on coding to stay connected with the technical aspects of the projects.
- Conducting code reviews to maintain high standards in coding and reliability.
- Guiding junior engineers to enhance team capabilities and foster growth.
- Proactively communicate risks, issues, and mitigations to stakeholders.
- Lead innovation efforts, leveraging modern technologies to solve customer problems.
Requirements
- 5+ years in application software development.
- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented design, Java or .NET frameworks, front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, Angular/React, XML, XSLT, SQL), and cloud platforms (preferably AWS).
- Strong working experience as Designer/Developer of REST/SOAP API services, both as consumer & provider.
- Experience with continuous integration and DevOps tools (GitHub, Jenkins, Rally, SonarQube).
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Nice-to-haves
- Knowledge of P&C Insurance and low coding platforms (Duck Creek) is a plus.
- Knowledge of implementing solutions through Gen AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a plus.
- Experience with agile or scrum methodologies.
- Passionate about staying current with technology trends, experimenting with modern technologies, and participating in internal tech communities.
Benefits
- Short-term or annual bonuses
- Long-term incentives
- On-the-spot recognition
