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Senior Software Development Engineer

Employer
WR Berkley Corporation
Location
Manassas, VA
Closing date
Nov 28, 2020
Company DetailsWorking with a team of industry experts who run five different insurance brands and collectively control $1 billion in annual premiums.But we are not your average insurance industry tech team. Our value proposition is not the ability to churn. Rather, it is our capacity to care deeply about the products we build and convert that caring into meaningful progress.We are creating an idea and execution meritocracy. In other words, a place where the best ideas win and the people who deliver the most value get the most opportunities.We are not in the business of blindly taking orders. We are in the business of debating ideas, learning from mistakes, and always asking why. We try to pick the right problems to solve and the best ways to solve them.As we grow our team, we are looking for talented people excited to reimagine the insurance industry.Insurance is too complex. Help us make it better.ResponsibilitiesWho we are:Berkley Alternative Markets Tech is in the business of insurtech. We're a technology company that blends startup culture with a mission to drive forward five insurance brands within one of the nation's premier insurance holding companies, W. R. Berkley. We promote the idea of "best idea wins," through a process of build, break, and rebuild better. People think insurance is too complex, we don't. Help us make it simpler.About the job:You will be part of a fast moving and cross functional software engineering team that has a business first approach to technical problem solving. Being a member of this team you would have the opportunity to contribute to transformation of the insurance business through technology.About the candidate:* A product driven mindset where you are constantly evaluating business value in engineering tasks and decisions.* The courage and motivation to have evidence based discussions on multiple approaches to a single problem.* Eagerness to learn new technologies and business processes.* Effective collaboration skills and a team player attitude.Responsibilities:* Build mission critical business systems.* Reviewing code work for accuracy and functionality.* Creating and implementing design plans.* Delegating tasks to team members.* Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and technology developments.* Being involved in multiple phases of the software development lifecycle.* Interact with other engineering teams to build tooling and processes.* Work closely with product and data teams to build a technology ecosystem driving business transformation.QualificationsMinimum qualifications:* BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline or equivalent practical experience* 5+ years of experience in software design and development.* Enterprise level application development experience using Java, Python or any object oriented programming languages.* Experience working with relational database technologies.* Experience designing/building solutions for concurrent systems.* Experience mentoring junior developers and reviewing their solutions.Preferred qualifications:* Experience developing and designing databases.* Experience building highly scalable micro services.* Experience customizing and configuring third party software products.Responsibilities Who we are: Berkley Alternative Markets Tech is in the business of insurtech. We're a technology company that blends startup culture with a mission to drive forward five insurance brands within one of the nation's premier insurance holding companies, W. R. Berkley. We promote the idea of "best idea wins," through a process of build, break, and rebuild better. People think insurance is too complex, we don't. Help us make it simpler. About the job: You will be part of a fast moving and cross functional software engineering team that has a business first approach to technical problem solving. Being a member of this team you would have the opportunity to contribute to transformation of the insurance business through technology. About the candidate: - A product driven mindset where you are constantly evaluating business value in engineering tasks and decisions. - The courage and motivation to have evidence based discussions on multiple approaches to a single problem. - Eagerness to learn new technologies and business processes. - Effective collaboration skills and a team player attitude. Responsibilities: - Build mission critical business systems. - Reviewing code work for accuracy and functionality. - Creating and implementing design plans. - Delegating tasks to team members. - Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and technology developments. - Being involved in multiple phases of the software development lifecycle. - Interact with other engineering teams to build tooling and processes. - Work closely with product and data teams to build a technology ecosystem driving business transformation.

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