Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack

Guardian Life; Town of Bethlehem (NY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life Insurance Company is seeking a passionate Full Stack Developer to join our Enterprise Business & Technology Services team. You will design, develop, and test features for a business-critical website, collaborating with product owners and security to deliver robust software within a SAFe agile framework.

You will work in a hybrid schedule across multiple offices (Holmdel, Bethlehem, Pittsfield, or NYC) and contribute to architectural decisions, code quality, and documentation while

Qualifications

• 6+ years of full stack experience in J2EE and frontend technologies.
• Strong command of Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, React and Node.js.
• Experience with Next.js, Nest.js, TypeScript, GraphQL and REST APIs.
• Familiarity with Oracle/DB2 and SQL.
• Knowledge of Apache Tomcat and AWS; experience with microservices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and unit test features for business critical website.
• Collaborate and align with security standards prescribed by security office.
• Work with product owners to decompose features.
• Align with Project Governance requirements for development effort.
• Work in a SAFe agile team with developers, QA, business users and external partners.
• Maintain existing software and software documentation.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring Boot

React

Node.js

Next.js

NestJS

TypeScript

Micro-Frontends

JPA/Hibernate/iBatis

REST APIs

GraphQL

SQL

Oracle

DB2

Apache Tomcat

AWS

Micro-services

Release/Build/Config mgmt

Education

BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Apache Tomcat

AWS

Micro-services

Job description

About this job

Do you have the desire to join a collaborative & innovative team? Is a culture where “People Count” and “We do the Right Thing” and “We Hold Ourselves to Very High Standard meaningful to you? If so, Guardian Life Insurance Company is actively seeking a passionate, driven and self-motivated Full Stack Developer to join our Enterprise Business & Technology Services team!

In this role you will be responsible for creating and maintaining new features for a business-critical website.

You will: (Responsibilities)

• Design, develop and unit test features for business critical website
• Collaborate and align with security standards prescribed by security office
• Work in partnership with product owners to decompose features
• Align with Project Governance requirements for development effort.
• Work in a SAFe agile team environment with other developers, QA, business users, and other internal teams as well as periodic external partners.
• Maintain existing software and software documentation.

You Have (Required Skills)

• 6 or more years of full stack technology experience in J2EE & front end technologies
• Solid command over Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, React, Node.js, Next JS, Nest JS, TypeScript, Micro-Frontends, JPA/Hibernate/iBatis, REST API's, GraphQL, SQL, Oracle, DB2
• Familiar with Apache Tomcat, AWS, Micro-services
• Strong knowledge of release/build/configuration management practices.
• Good communication skills and ability to work well in a team
• Well familiar with Insurance Domain
• Ability to prioritize and manage work, adhering to critical and aggressive project timelines in a fast-paced environment
• Extensive experience in Software Development Life Cycle Management using Scaled Agile, Scrum, Kanban
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Minimum of a BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent
• You reside in New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania

Location:

• Hybrid Schedule - 3 days in office in either Holmdel (NJ), Bethlehem (PA), Pittsfield (MA), or Hudson Yards (NYC)

Salary Range:

$95,170.00 - $156,355.00

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits.

Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If 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 contact [e-mail]. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquires related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site.

Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas (e.g., such as an H-1B). In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship/support now or at any time in the future.

Notice Regarding Guardian’s Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment

As part of Guardian’s job application process, Guardian may use artificial intelligence tools (“AI Tools") to automate the sorting and filtering of information provided by applicants as part of its preliminary screening. This preliminary screening may be used to help identify applicant materials and resumes relative to their indication that the applicant meets the requirements for the specific job for which they are applying, as specified in the listing posted on Guardian’s jobs website (Careers at Guardian at https://www.guardianlife.com/careers). At Guardian, we do not use AI Tools to substantially assist or replace human judgment or discretionary decision making in our hiring process. All hiring decisions will be made by Guardian colleagues.

Please be aware that if you apply for a specific position with Guardian, you will have the choice of opting out of Guardian’s use of AI Tools during the job application process. If you would like to request an alternative process that does not utilize AI Tools or would like to request a reasonable accommodation, within ten business days of your position application, you must email your request to [e-mail], making sure to provide your name and job requisition identification number. Guardian will retain your applicant materials and resume and all information therefrom in accordance with Guardian’s document retention policy, a copy of which you may request via [e-mail].

Additionally, at applicable times, Guardian will make public the most recent bias audit results for such AI tools, which may be found here.