Remote Principal Software Architect - Insurtech SaaS

Connection; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Connection is seeking a Principal Software Solutions Engineer/Forward Deployed Engineer for a Remote US role focused on delivering scalable SaaS solutions in the insurance tech space. You will drive architecture, design, and implementation alongside strategic customers, turning complex requirements into repeatable platform capabilities.

You will partner with product and engineering leadership to shape technical direction, mentor engineers, and contribute to high-impact customer outcomes while

Qualifications

• Insurtech experience required - Commercial P&C Insurance/understanding of the underwriting lifecycle.
• 10+ years of professional experience in full-stack or frontend development, specifically within SaaS products or startup environments.
• Excellent communication skills; client facing role.
• Consultative background - acting as a consultant/partner to end clients while remaining accountable for deliverables.
• Strong coder with proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Java, C++, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with Next.js App Router (server components, layouts, streaming, caching).
• Experience with tRPC or equivalent type-safe API frameworks.
• Experience implementing complex, data-heavy views with Tailwind and component libraries (shadcn/ui, Mantine, etc.).
• Background in UI/UX design or working closely with designers is highly preferred.
• Ability to design scalable systems and a solid understanding of frontend performance, state management, and accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and develop scalable features that strengthen and expand our core SaaS platform.
• Build full-stack solutions across the application stack, including frontend, backend, APIs, databases, integrations, and cloud services.
• Lead technical discovery sessions and architecture workshops with customers and internal stakeholders to define future-state solutions and implementation strategies.
• Develop clean, maintainable, and type-safe code using modern technologies such as TypeScript, React, Next.js, and related frameworks.
• Translate customer-specific requirements into reusable platform capabilities, ensuring solutions are designed for scale rather than one-time implementations.
• Partner closely with Product Management and Engineering leadership to influence product strategy, roadmap priorities, and technical direction based on customer insights.
• Design and implement secure, production-ready integrations and automated workflows that improve customer adoption and operational efficiency.
• Champion engineering excellence by contributing to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability, performance optimization, and platform reliability.
• Mentor engineers, establish technical standards, and promote best practices that elevate the quality, consistency, and scalability of engineering across the organization.
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies, architectural patterns, and development practices to improve platform performance, maintainability, and customer experience.

Skills

Full-stack development

Frontend development

TypeScript

JavaScript

Python

Java

C++

SaaS experience

Tools

Next.js

tRPC

Tailwind

shadcn/ui

Mantine

Job description

Connection is seeking a Principal Software Solutions Engineer/Forward Deployed Engineer for a Remote US role focused on delivering scalable SaaS solutions in the insurance tech space. You will drive architecture, design, and implementation alongside strategic customers, turning complex requirements into repeatable platform capabilities.

You will partner with product and engineering leadership to shape technical direction, mentor engineers, and contribute to high-impact customer outcomes while