Principal Software Engineer and/ or Senior Software Engineer

Company: Liberty Mutual
Location: Somerville
Posted on: May 14, 2022

Job Description:

At Liberty Mutual, our purpose is to help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow. That's why we provide an environment focused on openness, inclusion, trust and respect. Here, you'll discover our expansive range of roles, and a workplace where we aim to help turn your passion into a rewarding profession. Liberty Mutual has proudly been recognized as a "Great Place to Work" by Great Place to Work US for the past several years. We were also selected as one of the "100 Best Places to Work in IT" onIDG's Insider Pro and Computerworld's 2020 list. For many years running, we have been named by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers for Women and one of America's Best Employers for New Graduates-as well as one of America's Best Employers for Diversity. To learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion please visit: We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. 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 a 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. If you're a curious learner who has a penchant for getting things done, thrives on solving challenging technical problems, and enjoy working on high visibility business solutions, we want you to join our tech team! GRM US - Innovation Enablement is actively seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join a talented agile team working to support, enhance and build products in the GRM US Telematics space.We focus on delivering cutting edge products to our customers that are priced based on their driving behavior! We are seeking motivated Software Engineers with an API First design mindset to help us grow our team. In addition, we are looking for Software Engineers with experience leading a team that builds and maintains cloud-native architectures that support a global customer base. You will be engaged in challenging, innovative projects that impact the entire enterprise. This is a range posting, candidates will be considered for Principal and/or Senior Software Engineer roles: the actual grade for this role will depend on the candidate's overall experience and skill level. In this role you will.... Develops maintainable/scalable, effective, defect free source code that meets business requirements and team standards. Establish a technical roadmap and vision for the team. Lead the development of component design and system/application architecture. Conduct impact analysis across our team and eco-system. Develop production support documentation. Interact with customers and development team to gather and define requirements. Work within project team on iterative development that delivers a high-quality product. Analyze user stories for validity and feasibility. Provide functional/system integration testing support. Plan work out appropriately, proactively escalates issues that may impact scope, schedule, budget. Understand and leverage the existing CI/CD pipeline. Mentor & coach peers at all levels on technical & professional skills. Embracing and modeling engineering excellence and best practices. Identify and drive forward appropriate continuous improvement opportunities. Bachelors or master's degree in technical or business discipline or equivalent experience. Generally, 3+ years of professional experience. Collaboration and adaptability skills are a must. Strong oral and written communication skills; presentation skills. Proficient in negotiation, facilitation and consensus building skills. Proficient in new and emerging technologies (microservices and AWS a plus). Thorough knowledge of the following: IT concepts, strategies, and methodologies. Business function(s) and of business operations. Proficiency in multiple programming languages and tools. Understanding of agile software development concepts and processes. Highly competitive applicants will have the following: Strong software development experience in an object-oriented language, preferably Java Demonstrated ability to mentor other software developers to maintain architectural vision and quality standards. Experience with leading an event driven architecture utilizing frameworks like Kafka Solid programming discipline: unit testing, fault tolerance, data structures, complexity analysis, object-oriented principles, design patterns, etc. Ability to balance in flight work with eyes on the horizon to get ahead of potential roadblocks Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps tools such as BitBucket/Git Experience driving platform modernization initiatives including microservices, cloud deployment and technologies such as: AWS, Java, NodeJS, Spring Boot Experience working in an agile environment (Scrum, Kanban, XP) is preferred An eye toward Agile Software craftsmanship A strong passion for current and emerging technology trends

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