Senior Engineer

American Family Insurance; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) contribution

Pension plan

Annual incentive

9 paid holidays

23 days PTO (full-time)

Job summary

American Family Insurance is seeking a software engineer to collaborate across the division, design and develop moderate to complex business solutions. You will provide technical guidance and leadership for specific applications, ensuring quality and security while following SDLC standards.

In a hybrid work setup, you will contribute to project sizing and system design while coordinating with teams. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates, with some travel required up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering customer-driven solutions.
• Basic knowledge of application architecture and development standards.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly.
• Experience building complex software/systems in one or more languages.
• Experience integrating apps, databases and platforms.
• Ability to estimate project size and work effort.
• Experience writing and modeling design and program specs.
• Solid understanding of the SDLC and migration strategies.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes high level system specifications, requirements or use cases.
• Converts information into low level specifications and design plan.
• Identifies system dependencies.
• Documents design decisions, estimates and performance metrics.
• Defines and participates in testing (unit, integration).
• Leads development walkthroughs.
• Collaborates on data flows and processes to verify requirements.
• Ensures standards for programming, design, performance, quality, and security.

Skills

Customer focus

App architecture

Technical communication

Software development

Integration technologies

Size/effort estimation

System design specs

SDLC knowledge

Job description

This position collaborates with others in the division to provide and maintain applications that meet business needs. Responsible for software design and development for moderate to complex business solutions, providing technical guidance and leadership for specific applications.

Position Compensation Range:

$99,000.00 - $167,000.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

This position does not have approval for Visa sponsorship now or in the future regardless if applicants are on OPT/STEM status. Primary Accountabilities

• Analyzes high level system specifications, system requirements and/or use cases.
• Converts information into low level specifications and system design plan.
• Understands and identifies system dependencies.
• Provides appropriate documentation for design decisions, estimating assumptions, code modules, and performance metrics as required by organization standards.
• Defines, conducts, and/or participates in testing (i.e. unit, system integration).
• Prepares, leads and/or participates in development walkthroughs.
• Collaborates with others regarding effectiveness of systems flow, data usage and manual or automated processes to verify requirements.
• Ensures software development meets standards for programming, design, performance, quality, and security. Identifies and recommends areas for improvement in planning, design, development, and testing.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of application architecture, design alternatives, and development standards.
• Demonstrated experience communicating technical information.
• Demonstrated experience developing complex software/systems using one or more programming language.
• Demonstrated experience establishing, using and supporting integration and communications technologies between applications, databases and technology platforms.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing and estimating project size and work efforts for software solutions.
• Demonstrated experience writing and modeling application system design and program specifications.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of systems development life cycle (SDLC).
• Solid Knowledge and understanding of integration and migration strategies and technologies.

Licenses:
Not Applicable.

Travel Requirements
Up to 10%.

Physical Requirements
Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions
Not Applicable.

Additional Information

• To ensure a strong start, all employees participate in our New Employee Orientation during their first week. This experience is held in person at our Madison, WI Headquarters or one of our AmFam core locations to help you connect with our mission, meet key team members and build relationships that support your growth. At times, sessions may be delivered virtually based on scheduling and availability.
• Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks
• Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions
• Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless specified in the posting

In this Hybrid role, you will be expected to work a minimum of 10 days per month from one of the following office locations: Madison, WI 53783; Boston, MA 02110
Candidates must reside within a 50-mile radius of the office location (or 35-mile radius for Boston)

Internal Candidates are welcome to apply however you may be subject to relocation if you are not in the same job function or SLT. Please refer to the Job Profile/Role FWA and Function Reference document for the functions that correspond to each role.

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

American Family Insurance is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please email [e-mail] to request a reasonable accommodation.

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