Senior Software Engineer

National Indemnity Company; Omaha, Fort Wayne, Menomonie (NE, IN, WI); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that combines unparalleled financial strength with a friendly atmosphere. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll lead the development of innovative software solutions, providing technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers. This role emphasizes rapid delivery of scalable applications, focusing on security and efficiency. With a hybrid work model, you’ll enjoy a balance of in-office collaboration and remote flexibility. The company values employee involvement through wellness programs and professional development, making it an exciting place to grow your career.

Benefits

100% Employer Match on Retirement Plan

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Educational Reimbursement

Onsite Fitness Center

Employee Assistance Program

Competitive Time Off Policies

Subsidized Downtown Parking

Wellness Program

Learning & Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required.
• Experience in building APIs for internal and external products.
• Strong knowledge of agile practices and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead development on software applications for various stakeholders.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather functional requirements.

Skills

API Development

DevOps

Agile Practices

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Bachelor's in Computer Engineering

Bachelor's in MIS

Tools

Cloud Platforms

CI/CD Tools

Database Management (SQL, NoSQL)

Job description

Company:

NICO National Indemnity Company

Want to work for a company with unparalleled financial strength and stability that offers "large company" benefits with an exciting, friendly, and "small company" atmosphere? Our companies, as members of the Berkshire Hathaway group of Insurance Companies, provides opportunities for professionals interested in just that.

Want to work for a company with unparalleled financial strength and stability that also offers "large company" benefits with an exciting, friendly, and "small company" atmosphere? As a member of the Berkshire Hathaway Group of Insurance Companies you will find that as well as outstanding opportunities for professionals looking to grow in their careers.

The Senior Software Engineer will serve as lead developer on company developed software applications serving company personnel, claimants, and agency customers and insureds. Designs, develops, implements, and supports software products with a focus on rapid delivery of stable and scalable solutions. Analyzes and identifies inefficiencies or problems within existing software applications. Identifies and manages security risks within software products. Leverages extensive experience to provide technical leadership, mentorship to junior engineers, and plays a pivotal role in shaping the overall software architecture and design.

This position will be with National Indemnity Company in Omaha, NE with a hybrid 50% in the office work environment. This position is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship. #LI-Hybrid / #LI-Onsite

What will you do?

• Investigates and resolves complex technical issues, providing guidance to resolve challenges

• Collaborates with stakeholders to understand functional and non-functional requirements.

• Prepares technical documentation, including software design evaluation plans, test results, and technical manuals

• Collaborates with the QA team to establish comprehensive testing strategies

• Coaches programming staff on development standards and procedures.

• Collaborates with software architects on design of new software applications

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS or related field or equivalent

• Experience in building APIs for both internal and external products

• Working knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD principles and practices.

• Strong knowledge of agile practices and experience with agile planning

• Extensive experience with cloud platforms and distributed systems

Who would excel in this role?

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

• Basic knowledge of database management systems (SQL, NoSQL)

• Strong ability to understand context for code, the codebase, and its relation to business objectives

• Actively seek opportunities for process optimization and contribute to the development of organizational standards.

We want you to be involved! We offer Employee Resource Groups for volunteering, connecting with others, social gatherings, and professional development as well as companywide surveys to hear from our employees.

We care about your health and wellbeing! Our Wellness program is integrated into the Company culture with an online wellness portal that offers a year-round, one-stop-shop to manage and track all areas of health, onsite fitness center, an Employee Relations team ready to assist you and more.

Benefits, Perks and more! We offer retirement and savings plan with immediate enrollment with 100% employer match up to 5%, Medical, Dental and Vision for employees and eligible dependents, dedicated Learning & Development program for employees to grow personally and professionally, upfront Educational Reimbursement program, subsidized downtown parking, competitive time off policies including parental leave, an Employee Assistance program and much more!

We want you to be involved! We offer Employee Resource Groups for volunteering, connecting with others, social gatherings, and professional development. We also regularly seek employees input through companywide surveys.

We care about your health and wellbeing! Our Wellness program is integrated into the Company culture with an online wellness portal that offers a year-round, one-stop-shop to manage and track all areas of health, our Omaha office boasts a complimentary state-of-the-art onsite fitness center, and a robust wellness program.

Benefits, Perks and more! We offer retirement and savings plan with immediate enrollment with 100% employer match up to 5%, Medical, Dental and Vision for regular, full-time employees and eligible dependents, a dedicated Learning & Development program for employees to grow personally and professionally, 100% upfront Educational Reimbursement program, subsidized downtown parking, competitive time off policies including parental leave, an Employee Assistance program and much more!