Staff Software Engineer

System Soft Technologies; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

System Soft Technologies seeks a Staff Software Engineer to deliver innovative software for the insurance sector. The role is entrepreneurial within a stable organization, focusing on creating products that improve efficiency, compliance, and measurable client value.

Responsibilities include designing, implementing, and testing frontend and backend services, collaborating with data scientists and actuaries, and advancing secure, scalable pipelines.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant software development experience.
• Experience with React, TypeScript, and preferably Next.js.
• Experience building backend API services with Django, REST, or similar Python web frameworks.
• Cloud development experience with Azure and/or AWS.
• Experience with Docker or containerized application development.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Terraform.
• Understanding of Agile practices (e.g. Scrum).
• Experience with full software development lifecycle.
• Excellent technical design, problem solving, and debugging skills.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and testable code.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance software solutions that solve business challenges.
• Contribute to the architecture, design, and planning of new features and system capabilities.
• Collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, actuaries, and subject-matter experts.
• Integrate data science, AI/agent outputs, and model-driven insights into production workflows.
• Build and maintain unit, integration, and automated tests.
• Manage workload with focus on priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Support and improve deployment pipelines and release processes.
• Architect and implement front-end (React/TypeScript) and back-end (Django) services.
• Develop and maintain SQL databases and data models.
• Document architectures and features for long-term maintainability.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Next.js

Django

REST

Python

Azure

AWS

Docker

GitHub Actions

Terraform

CI/CD

SQL

Testing

Security

Education

Advanced degree

Tools

Git

Job description

The Staff Software Engineer will play a pivotal role in delivering innovative technology solutions for the insurance industry. This role offers a unique opportunity to be entrepreneurial and innovative within a stable, reputable organization—without the risks of a startup. We are seeking someone who can help accelerate client’s growth by delivering products that drive efficiency, compliance, and measurable value for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance software solutions that solve business challenges
• Contribute to the architecture, design, and planning of new features and system capabilities
• Collaborate closely with data scientists, data engineers, actuaries, and subject-matter experts
• Help integrate data science, AI/agent outputs, and model-driven insights into production application workflows
• Build and maintain unit, integration, and automated tests to ensure high-quality code
• Manage your workload responsibly with an eye toward project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
• Help the team achieve sprint goals through independent work and cross-functional collaboration
• Participate in code reviews to uphold quality, maintainability, and best practices
• Support and improve deployment pipelines and release processes
• Assist in evaluating and implementing security, encryption, sensitive-data handling, and other platform-level technologies
• Architect and implement modern front-end frameworks (React/TypeScript) including Next.js, and robust backend API services (Django, REST).
• Support backend workflows for asynchronous or long-running integrations where needed
• Design, optimize, and maintain SQL databases
• Document code, architectures, and features to ensure long-term maintainability
• Use GitHub and GitFlow confidently in a collaborative development environment

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant software development experience
• Experience with React, TypeScript, and preferably Next.js.
• Experience building backend API services with Django, REST, or similar Python web frameworks
• Cloud development experience with Azure and/or AWS
• Experience with Docker or containerized application development
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, efficient CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Terraform
• Understanding of Agile practices (e.g. Scrum)
• Experience with full software development lifecycle
• Excellent technical design, problem solving, and debugging skills
• Experience with:
• Event-driven architecture
• Writing testable code, unit tests, integration tests, etc.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Proven ability to interpret and implement business and functional requirements
• Ability to translate clients' business needs, claims workflows, and claims expertise into actionable product requirements
• Understanding of the value of test automation and a desire to incorporate it in development practice
• Understanding of secure software development practices, especially when working with sensitive or regulated data

Required

• Continued education and/or advanced degree(s)
• Experience in environments subject to HIPAA and other sensitive data
• Experience in insurance industry
• Experience with test driven development
• Familiarity with AI and machine learning concepts (such as model explainability, agent-based integrations, or platforms like Databricks), and comfort building software that works alongside them
• Experience with durable background jobs, queues, workers, or asynchronous processing patterns