Senior Software Engineer and Technical Strategy Leader

Clearwater Analytics; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 129,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/vision/dental insurance

401(k)

PTO

Parental leave

Medical leave

STD/LTD insurance

Job summary

Clearwater Analytics in Chicago seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable software systems across a SaaS platform. You will advance the technical vision, mentor engineers, and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

The role demands strong problem solving, excellent coding, and a drive to stay current with industry trends. Salary ranges between $129,200 and $174,173, with compensation based on experience and location.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or a related field.
• 9+ years of enterprise software development experience using a modern language (Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.).
• Experience with designing and implementing distributed systems using a microservices architecture.
• Professional experience with running software systems on a public-cloud provider.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical strategy, operational excellence, and professional delivery of a broad set of neighbouring domains in the Clearwater architecture.
• Establish relationships with stakeholders in neighboring divisions and departments.
• Help experienced engineers successfully mentor less-experienced engineers.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Identify innovations and helpful patterns within teams and encourage sharing them with other teams.
• Drive improvements in how work gets done and results get delivered.
• Lead multi-team multi-system projects to timely and quality delivery.
• Build operational maturity and maintainability into software systems and monitoring.
• Create clear designs that result in high quality, maintainable products that can be debugged, updated, and extended by less-experienced engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Teamwork

Time management

Continuous learning

Communication

Problem solving

Documentation

Attention to detail

SaaS mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Clearwater Analytics in Chicago seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable software systems across a SaaS platform. You will advance the technical vision, mentor engineers, and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

The role demands strong problem solving, excellent coding, and a drive to stay current with industry trends. Salary ranges between $129,200 and $174,173, with compensation based on experience and location.