Software Engineer

West Point Technologies; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401k with 100% match up to 3% then 50%

Generous PTO and holidays

Volunteer time off

Onsite gym

Casual dress code

Hybrid office setup

Job summary

West Point Insurance Services is seeking a skilled .NET developer to join our agile software team in Florida. You will participate in the full software development life cycle, design and build solutions, and contribute to QA and deployment to support our SaaS platform.

The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of programming experience, strong ownership, and the ability to learn new technologies. A hybrid schedule with office days is offered and compensation is competitive.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of programming experience in .NET environments.
• Experience in full lifecycle delivery and agile teams.
• Strong ownership, urgency and drive to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work well with people and learn new technologies.
• Knowledge of hybrid cloud-based SaaS architectures is a plus.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including nights/weekends.
• Knowledge of the P&C insurance industry a PLUS.

Responsibilities

• Participate fully in an Agile team with the full software development life cycle.
• Design, build and produce software solutions with guidance.
• Perform software and data analysis to debug and fix defects.
• Run tests, review results and perform root cause analyses.
• Identify, implement and support technical solutions to deliver business requirements.
• Seek out new tools to analyze and solve problems.
• Continuously learn to be an effective cross-functional team member.
• Deliver high-quality code within sprint timelines.
• Provide go-live support when needed.

Skills

ASP.NET

C#

Full lifecycle delivery

Agile

Selenium

SQL Server

Azure DevOps

Visual Studio

VB.NET

Classic ASP

SQL

SCSS

Tools

ASP.NET

C#

SCSS

T-SQL

VB.NET

Classic ASP

Visual Studio

Azure DevOps

Selenium

SQL Server

Job description

Created in 1999, West Point is committed to providing innovative technical and business services to insurance carriers in the insurance industry. West Point Insurance services is a family owned organization and is part of the Jerger Family of companies that also includes American Traditions Insurance Company, TJ Jerger MGA, and Storm King Claims Services.

Why work with us

At West Point Insurance Services, we are P&C industry veterans with a deep bench of testing, automation and BPO experience and expertise. We’ve earned a reputation for solving the most difficult system challenges by delivering customized software and business processing solutions on time and on budget.

As part of the Software Development Teams, we are responsible for the full suite of Insurance Products, from Policy Administration, Claims, Workflow Solutions, Analytics and more!

As a SaaS platform, we take pride in our ability to be nimble, fast and adapt quickly to the changes in the insurance industry, from regulatory changes to impacts from major storms, our software team is responsible for solving those complex carrier needs.

We are a family-oriented organization committed to providing competitive compensation and benefit packages to our employees including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits starting day 1 of employment
• Multiple plans to choose from in order to fit your needs
• 401k plan participation available the 1st quarter after hire with 100% match of 3% and then 50% on the next 2%...fully vested
• Generous PTO and paid holiday schedule
• 1 day of paid volunteer time off per year
• Onsite workout facility
• Casual dress code (work appropriate)
• Hybrid Office Setup (3 days in office weekly)

What will you be doing?

• Participate fully in an Agile Team with the full software development life cycle including requirement analysis, planning, software design, development, testing and deployment
• Design, build and produce software solutions with support and guidance
• Perform software and data analysis to uncover issues to debug and correct software defects
• Run software tests, review results and perform root cause analyses to identify problems
• Identify, implement and support technical solutions to deliver business requirements
• Seek out new tools to analyze and solve problems.
• Continuous learning to become an effective cross-functional member of the development team
• Deliver high-quality code through collaboration with the development team within the sprint timeline
• Providing support for go live schedules

The Technical Skills needed to be successful in this job.

We write our newest code in:

• ASP.NET, using the latest version of .NET Framework, and .NET Core in some areas.
• C#, using the MVC pattern and Razor Views
• SCSS
• T-SQL

We provide support for legacy software:

• VB.NET
• Classic ASP
• Visual Studio experience required, we are currently using VS2019 using Azure DevOps for Code and Work Management
• Selenium based automated testing
• We use SQL Server 2014 and above

The Ideal Candidate will possess:

• 3-5 years of programming experience
• Experienced in full lifecycle delivery
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
• Ability to work well with people, be highly self-motivated and motivating to others
• Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment
• Committed and passionate about delivering high-quality work
• Knowledge of hybrid cloud-based SaaS architectures
• The aptitude to independently learn new technologies
• Willingness to work flexible schedule including nights/weekends
• Good problem-solving skills
• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Knowledge of the P&C insurance industry a PLUS!!!

Additional Info:

Our office is located at 7785 66th St. N, Pinellas Park, FL 33781 in the Richard and Evelyn Jerger Building. Typical work hours are 8:30-5:00pm Monday-Friday, but may require additional hours to meet project deadlines.

Physical requirements:

This position is in an office environment and would require:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for 50%- 75% of the time
• The person in this role needs to occasionally move about inside the building to access office machinery and support team members
• Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery such as a copy machine, phone/headset, and keyboard.