Senior Engineer, Cloud Technology (Hybrid)

AFMIC American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role

401(k) contribution

Pension plan

Job summary

American Family Insurance Group is seeking a Hybrid Full Stack Engineer to join our Boston-area team. You will design and implement software across the stack, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet business and technical requirements.

The role emphasizes Java, Spring Boot, and both SQL and NoSQL databases, with a focus on scalable, secure solutions and thorough testing throughout the SDLC.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering customer-driven software solutions.
• Knowledge of application architecture and development standards.
• Ability to communicate technical information effectively.
• Experience building complex software using Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience integrating applications, databases, and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes high level system specifications, system requirements and/or use cases.
• Converts information into low level specifications and system design plan.
• Defines, conducts, and/or participates in testing (i.e. unit, system integration).
• Prepares, leads and/or participates in development walkthroughs.
• Collaborates with others regarding data usage and process improvements.
• Ensures software development meets standards for programming, design, performance, quality, and security.

Skills

Full stack

Java

Spring Boot

SQL & NoSQL

Cloud services

Datadog

SDLC

Education

Tools

PostgreSQL

Oracle

DynamoDB

Job description

Position Compensation Range: $111,000.00 - $189,000.00 Pay Rate Type: Salary Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

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.

Additional Knowledge & Skills Full stack engineer

Required knowledge of: Java , Spring boot , SQL and NoSQL Databases (PostgresSQL , Oracle, DynamoDB, etc)

Knowledge of: Cloud Microservices, architecture. GCP, AWS are preferred Cloud Services: for GCP like: GKE , CloudRun, Pub/sub etc.

Preferred knowledge of usage of AI (Claude, Copilot etc.)

Observability and telemetry tools such as Datadog

Licenses:

• Not Applicable.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 10%.

Physical Requirements

• Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

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 the office. Candidates should reside within approximately 35-50 miles of one of the following office locations: Madison, WI 53783; Boston, MA 02110 #LI-Hybrid

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.

#LI-YM1 American Family Insurance, based in Madison, Wis., has been serving customers since 1927. We inspire, protect and restore dreams through our insurance products, exceptional service from our agency owners and employees, community investments and creative partnerships.

American Family Insurance is the nation’s 12th-largest property/casualty insurance company, ranking No. 202 on the Fortune 500 list. American Family has a current ‘a+’ credit rating through AM Best, and has distinction as a “Standing the Test of Time” company, which is represented by having an AM Best financial strength rating of ‘A’ or better for at least 75 years. The company offers American Family-brand products through a network of exclusive agency owners as well as nationwide through key strategic partnerships. American Family Insurance also includes Homesite and Main Street America Insurance. The company has approximately 10,500 employees nationwide.

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