Principal Software Engineer

About the role

The Q&I Modernization Platform within USRM Product Property & Specialty Tech is where we design, build, and evolve modern, best-in-class Platform software solutions for Personal Lines insurance products to support the Independent Agent experience and Sales & Service process. This is a fast-paced role where you'll rapidly iterate and deliver on software, while bringing your talents to the table as a strategic shaper of our success.

Responsibilities

• Apply your talent in a hybrid agile environment that has the creative and technical passion of a start-up and the full backing and comprehensive benefits of a Fortune 100 company.
• Translate customer requirements into technical applications and support the implementation of new software.
• Exercise your technical chops while coaching and collaborating with junior software engineers.
• Identify opportunities to enhance performance, quality and efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in technical or business discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience delivering software in large, distributed technical ecosystems using agile practices such as Scrum, Kanban, or XP.
• Proficient with Java, Spring Boot, REST, Kafka, Kubernetes, microservices, testing concepts & frameworks, DevOps tools, IBM tools and frameworks (BPM), and CI/CD pipelines such as Bamboo/GitHub Actions/Jenkins.
• Experience with GraphQL, and pair programming techniques.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with experience writing technical documentation and explaining technical concepts to audiences of varied roles and backgrounds.
• Hands-on involvement with layered systems architectures, designs and shared software concepts.
• Familiarity with functional and system integration testing.
• A collaborative, adaptable working style, demonstrated initiative, and the ability to balance your time and efforts across multiple priorities.
• A thorough grasp of technology concepts, business operations, design and development tools, DevOps, system architecture and technical standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technical or business discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience delivering software in large, distributed technical ecosystems using agile practices such as Scrum, Kanban, or XP.
• Proficient with Java, Spring Boot, REST, Kafka, Kubernetes, microservices, testing concepts & frameworks, DevOps tools, IBM tools and frameworks (BPM), and CI/CD pipelines such as Bamboo/GitHub Actions/Jenkins.
• Experience with GraphQL, and pair programming techniques.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with experience writing technical documentation and explaining technical concepts to audiences of varied roles and backgrounds.
• Hands-on involvement with layered systems architectures, designs and shared software concepts.
• Familiarity with functional and system integration testing.
• A collaborative, adaptable working style, demonstrated initiative, and the ability to balance your time and efforts across multiple priorities.
• A thorough grasp of technology concepts, business operations, design and development tools, DevOps, system architecture and technical standards.

Skills

• Technical problem solving.
• Customer-centric engineering.
• Motivated mentoring.
• Forward thinking.

Benefits

Pay Philosophy: The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role.

At Liberty Mutual, our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive. We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions. This comes to life through comprehensive benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities, and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups. Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work.

To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://www.libertymutualgroup.com/about-lm/careers/benefits

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. Fair Chance Notices