Senior Associate, Full-stack Engineer

New York Life Insurance; New York (NY); On-site; USD 82,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Full-stack Engineer to drive the development of innovative insurance applications. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies, including Generative AI, to enhance productivity and streamline processes. You will collaborate with a talented team to build scalable, cloud-native applications while mentoring fellow engineers. With a strong commitment to inclusion and community engagement, this forward-thinking company provides a supportive environment where you can grow your career and make a meaningful impact. Join us in shaping the future of insurance technology!

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Leave programs

Adoption assistance

Student loan repayment

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of hands-on application development experience.
• Experience with cloud-native applications using Agile methodologies.
• Strong understanding of Continuous Integration and Deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design and build next-gen insurance applications in the cloud.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance.
• Collaborate with product owners to build industry-leading solutions.

Skills

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript

Java

Node.js

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Agile methodologies

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science

Master’s in Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

Grunt

Gulp

Bamboo

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per month

Our New York Life culture has laid the foundation for over 180 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. Here you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring organization with a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance.

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities. You will be part of an inclusive team guided by our belief to always be there for each other—providing support and flexibility to grow and reach new heights while making an impact in the lives of others.

You are our future, and we commit to investing in you accordingly.

As part of Technology, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking initiatives that shape New York Life's digital landscape. Leverage cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI to increase productivity, streamline processes, and create seamless experiences for clients, agents, and employees. Your expertise fuels innovation, agility, and growth—driving the company's success.

We are looking for a Full-stack Engineer to design and execute our company’s modern software development strategy. You will work with our team of talented engineers to design and build the next generation of insurance applications in the cloud. You will be responsible for the development of applications in various areas of insurance such as underwriting, risk, pricing, and more using modern programming languages to be hosted on cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Azure, etc. You will be responsible for the design and deployment of scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems. You will also evaluate key attributes of existing application architectures, evolve and enhance infrastructure, participate in product ideation and technology stack selection, and work with other engineers to define execution architectures and strategies.

The individual should have at least 3-4 years of hands-on application development experience ranging from front-end to back-end technologies and stacks, with good experience in designing, developing, and operationalizing cloud-native applications using Agile methodologies.

What you’ll Do:

• Mentor other engineers by providing technical guidance and performing code reviews.
• Collaborate with product owners and team members to build industry-leading solutions.
• Participate in planning the architecture and development of solutions.
• Design and build the next generation of insurance applications in the cloud.
• Research and identify best practices from architecture and security perspectives.
• Ensure application performance, quality, and responsiveness.
• Troubleshoot issues and work with the team to resolve problems.
• Participate in Scrum teams working on short sprints to ensure on-time delivery with high quality.
• Create and maintain project documentation and artifacts.

What You’ll Bring:

• Broad knowledge of web-based application development using modern tools and technologies.
• In-depth understanding of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Java with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, task managers (Jenkins, Grunt, Gulp, Bamboo, etc.), and build automation.
• 3+ years of experience creating RESTful APIs.
• 3+ years of experience with Node.js and/or Spring Boot frameworks.
• Experience with various databases for 3+ years.
• High-level understanding of AWS services like CloudFormation, EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, SWF, Cognito, API Gateway.
• Experience with Atlassian tools: Jira, Confluence.
• Experience with Test Driven Development methodology.
• Experience with QA processes.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Amazon Web Services certification preferred.
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 3+ years of industry experience as a software engineer/developer.
• Understanding of agile methodologies and release management.
• Experience with IaaS or PaaS implementations preferred.

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $82,500 - $140,000

Overtime eligible: Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes

Sales bonus eligible: No

Base salary depends on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. Employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonuses and incentive programs.

Our Benefits

We offer comprehensive benefits, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment. For more details, click here or visit our NYL Benefits Site.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We foster an inclusive workplace rooted in our values of humanity and integrity, embracing diverse perspectives to serve our communities better. Learn more about our leadership in inclusion.

Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, we are committed to community engagement through employee giving and volunteerism via our Foundation. For career opportunities, visit our Careers page or www.NewYorkLife.com. See how our employees and agents are leading industry and community impact on our LinkedIn and Newsroom.

Job Requisition ID: 91862