Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead — SaaS & Systems

clearwateranalytics; Illinois; On-site; USD 129,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k)

PTO

Parental leave

Medical leave

STD/LTD insurance

Job summary

Clearwater Analytics seeks a Software Development Engineer to design, implement, and manage software systems within a SaaS framework. Entry-level tasks include coding and debugging, with progression toward leading teams, architectural design, and cross-functional collaboration.

Senior levels involve shaping the company's technical vision, strategic decisions, and driving innovation. Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork are essential across all levels.

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 mentor less-experienced engineers.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Identify innovations and patterns within teams and share 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

Analytical

Documentation

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Microservices architecture

Public cloud

Distributed systems

Job description

Clearwater Analytics seeks a Software Development Engineer to design, implement, and manage software systems within a SaaS framework. Entry-level tasks include coding and debugging, with progression toward leading teams, architectural design, and cross-functional collaboration.

Senior levels involve shaping the company's technical vision, strategic decisions, and driving innovation. Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork are essential across all levels.