Senior Staff Software Engineer - Duck Creek

The Hartford; Boston; Hybrid; GBP 93,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent insurance company is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer in Boston. This role entails leading technical teams, driving software development, and collaborating on innovative solutions within a hybrid work model. Candidates should have significant experience in application development, design, and the Duck Creek Suite. The role offers a competitive salary range and requires technical expertise in various programming languages and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of application development experience.
• 7+ years in application design and solution development.
• Experience with cloud applications and CI/CD.
• Knowledge of P&C insurance and AI solutions is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead Scrum teams and ensure technical deliverables.
• Proactively address technical issues impacting projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design aligned solutions.
• Mentor project team members on development best practices.
• Perform technical reviews and ensure quality.

Skills

Hands-on technical leadership

Mentoring and training

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Agile methodologies

REST API

SOAP Web services

Application design

Communication skills

Education

Advanced degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

.NET

C#

Java

JavaScript

Angular

SQL

Duck Creek Suite of Products

AWS

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Senior Staff Software Engineer - Duck Creek, Boston

Client: The Hartford

Location: Boston

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 3be303991df2

Job Views: 9

Posted: 12.08.2025

Expiry Date: 26.09.2025

Job Description:

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.

This position is for a Senior Staff Software Engineer in the Personal Lines IT organization. The Personal Lines development team is passionate about technology and strives to build well-architected and innovative solutions for the business. Personal Lines has adopted Scrum & development methodology and core agile engineering practices such as continuous integration and test-driven development.

This position will have overall end-to-end technical accountability for a sub-value stream. The role requires leadership functions demanding strong planning, estimating, collaboration, application design/development, and communication skills. You will lead design teams and develop technology solutions to address business needs and help develop the next generation of systems for various value streams.

Responsibilities:

• Hands-on technical lead for Scrum teams, accountable for technical deliverables across the software development lifecycle.
• Proactively address technical issues and risks impacting project schedule and application integrity.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design solutions aligned with business needs and architectural vision.
• Mentor and train project team members to enforce development guidelines and best practices.
• Coordinate between disciplines to design, develop, implement, and support complex solutions.
• Perform technical reviews including code review to ensure quality.
• Experience with REST API, SOAP Web services, XML/JSON data structures, and API contract negotiation.
• Development experience with .NET, ASP.NET, C#, HTML, XML, Java, JavaScript, Angular, JSON, SQL.
• Experience with Duck Creek Suite of Products and integrations, cloud hosting (AWS preferred), and relational databases.

Leadership Functions:

• Lead IT design and development teams to implement solutions.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture.
• Support multiple work streams, prioritize tasks, and mentor team members.

Minimum Requirements:

• Advanced degree in Computer Science or related field with 10-12 years of application development experience.
• 7+ years in application design and solution development.
• Experience with cloud applications, Duck Creek products, CI/CD, Agile frameworks, high concurrency applications, and front-end technologies.
• Knowledge of P&C insurance and AI solutions is a plus.

This role requires a hybrid work arrangement, working in the office 3 days a week (Tuesday-Thursday). Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship. The listed salary range is $126,160 - $189,240, based on experience and performance.