Software Engineer III

Zinnia - Employee Referral; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental insurance

Parental leave

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Zinnia - Employee Referral is seeking a Software Engineer in Alpharetta, Georgia. The ideal candidate will play a vital role in developing solutions that enhance efficiency and service delivery within the company. Collaborating with global teams, you'll be responsible for creating high-quality software customized to Zinnia’s needs.

This role requires deep expertise in .NET technologies, AI integration, and cloud infrastructure management, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and effective communication. Competitive salary and benefits offer a rewarding career path.

Qualifications

• Practical experience embedding AI capabilities into production software.
• Deep expertise in .NET technologies for software development.
• Ability to deliver end-to-end solutions in Agile/Scrum teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative software for internal stakeholders and clients.
• Create efficient code for Life & Annuity Exchange platforms.
• Provide ongoing support and improvements to existing software.

Skills

AI Integration

.NET Framework

C#

ASP.NET Core

RESTful API

AWS Cloud

Agile/Scrum

API Security

Team Communication

Tools

Visual Studio

Postman

GitHub

JIRA

Job description

Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth. With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights, Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying, selling, and administering insurance products. All of which enables more people to protect their financial futures. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: be bold, team up, deliver value – and that we do. Zinnia has over $180 billion in assets under administration, serves 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.

WHO YOU ARE

Software Engineer plays a key role in the design, development/configuration, unit testing, installation, and ongoing maintenance of Zinnia software platforms. Works with stakeholders to develop solutions and/or products that fulfill the needs of Zinnia’s internal stakeholders and clients. Those solutions and/or products help Zinnia and Zinnia clients to be more efficient and provide better service to end customers. Software Engineer interacts directly with project managers and business stakeholders and may periodically interact directly with Zinnia’s clients. Will facilitate, architect, and enable junior team members by acting as a mentor for soft skills and/or technical subject matter experts.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Work as part of a global, cross-functional team to develop innovative software for Zinnia’s stakeholders.
• Contribute to projects by creating well-designed, customized, testable, and efficient code for Life & Annuity Exchange platforms.
• Assist teams in providing ongoing support, troubleshooting, improvements, or custom enhancements to existing Life & Annuity Exchange platforms.
• Flexibility to support the challenging development and delivery needs of Zinnia.
• Collaborate with our global teams, internal stakeholders, and customers.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, recognize and react to changing business needs and effectively prioritize tasks.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently and in conjunction with team members and business units. Enthusiasm and flexibility to work on a variety of projects.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• AI Integration: Practical hands-on experience embedding AI capabilities into production software - LLM API integration, prompt engineering and developing AI-adjacent features - actively deepening this expertise as a core part of a modern engineering toolkit.
• Microsoft .NET (5–7 Years) deep, well-rounded expertise across the complete software development lifecycle using.NET technologies.
• Consistently delivers end-to-end solutions — from requirements gathering through production deployment — within Agile/Scrum teams. Core stack: C#, ASP.NET Core, MVC, and Web API, utilizing Visual Studio IDE, SSRS, SOAP, XML, and GitHub.
• Strong understanding of advanced design patterns, API-first design, and SOLID principles.
• AWS (Cloud) Hands-on experience deploying and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS — covering compute, storage, serverless, and observability.
• Able to work independently across the cloud stack, moving beyond basic service consumption to support real engineering needs.
• RESTful API Skilled in designing, building, and consuming secure RESTful APIs with a strong command of industry standards.
• Well-versed in OAuth2 authentication, Open API/Swagger documentation, and API testing workflows using Postman.
• Collaboration & Communication: Effective communicator with strong interpersonal and critical thinking skills.
• Experienced working within cross-functional, global teams — handling client communication, issue management, deployment support, and technical documentation with confidence.

BONUS

• Working experience on enterprise-level applications/products
• Working experience in React/Angular, REACT, KONG, JIRA
• Experience with Web-based software as a service (SaaS) application
• Knowledge of Redis Cache for in-memory data structure storage and caching

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

Salary range: $100,000-$120,000 (estimated). Salary may vary by location.

Competitive compensation and benefits including health/dental insurance, parental leave, 401(k), incentive/bonus opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Career progression opportunities and collaborative work environment.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.