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 advance P&C claims solutions. You will design and implement scalable front-end and backend services, collaborating with data scientists and actuaries to drive value while ensuring security and compliance in regulated data environments.

You will lead architecture discussions, contribute to pipelines and testing strategies, and work across cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) with modern tools like React, Next.js, Django REST, and Terraform.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with React, TypeScript, Next.js.
• Experience building backend API services with Django/REST.
• Cloud development with Azure and/or AWS.
• Docker or containerized development.
• CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Terraform.
• Understanding of Agile practices (Scrum).
• Experience with full software development lifecycle.
• Strong design, debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and test-driven development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance software solutions that solve business challenges.
• Contribute to architecture, design, and planning of new features and system capabilities.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, actuaries, and domain experts.
• Integrate data science and model-driven insights into production workflows.
• Build and maintain unit, integration, and automated tests.
• Manage workload with priorities and deadlines.
• Participate in code reviews to uphold quality and best practices.
• Support deployment pipelines and release processes.
• Implement secure software development practices for sensitive data.
• Architect and implement front-end (React/TypeScript) and backend (Django) services.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Next.js

Django

REST API

Azure

AWS

Docker

GitHub Actions

Terraform

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

SQL

Education

Advanced degree(s)

Tools

Databricks

Job description

The Staff Software Engineer will play a pivotal role in delivering innovative technology solutions for the P&C claims 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 software-as-a-service and/or P&C insurance industry
• Cloud certifications
• 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