Staff Software Engineer - Stop-Loss Platform (Remote)

Oliver James; New York (NY); Teletrabalho; USD 150 000 - 210 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Oliver James Group is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Stop-Loss platform on a brand-new greenfield project. You will own the technical direction, contribute to architecture decisions, and deliver production-grade software in collaboration with the Director of Engineering and cross-functional partners.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, AI-assisted tooling, and strong focus on data security (PII/PHI) within a regulated insurance domain, with remote work and no visa

Qualificações

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with a track record delivering complex production systems.
• Experience owning technical direction and architecture decisions.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and microservices.

Responsabilidades

• Own the technical design and delivery of the Stop-Loss platform components from app layer to services and data.
• Evaluate vendor platforms, decide components to adopt, and build on top of them.
• Design and build event-driven services, data ingestion pipelines, and AWS-based backend infrastructure.
• Set engineering standards and mentor the growing team.

Conhecimentos

AWS

Vendor management

AI

C#/.NET

React

Python

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Staff Software Engineer - Stop-Loss Platform | Contract-to-Hire | Remote | No sponsorship offered

We're partnering with a leading insurance organization on their search for a Staff Software Engineer to help build the next generation of a brand-new Stop-Loss platform.

This is a hands-on, high-impact engineering role. You'll be one of the first engineers on a greenfield platform, setting technical direction for your business domain, building production-ready software, and working closely with the Director of Engineering and cross-functional partners. You'll evaluate vendor platforms, decide what to adopt and what to build, and help shape the architecture as the platform takes form. Day to day, you'll use AI-assisted development tools to work faster and raise quality.

Essential requirements (all are must-haves):

• AWS: hands-on experience designing, building and running applications on AWS.


• Vendor management: experience evaluating, integrating, and working with third-party vendors and platforms, including deciding which components to adopt and building on top of vendor products.


• AI: practical experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Copilot or Cursor across coding, testing, debugging, and refactoring, and the ability to promote AI-first practices within a team.


• C#/.NET: current, hands-on experience building production applications.


• React: experience building front-end applications.


• Python: practical experience developing in Python alongside the core stack.

Standout experience:

• Stop-loss insurance experience would be a huge bonus. If you've worked on stop-loss products, platforms, or data, we want to hear from you.

What we're looking for:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of owning and delivering complex, production-grade systems.


• A senior engineer who sets technical direction, makes sound architectural decisions, and raises the bar for the engineers around them through mentoring and code review.


• Strong event-driven architecture and microservices experience, including data ingestion pipelines and backend services.


• Experience designing for sensitive data (PII/PHI) in Insurance, Financial Services, Healthcare, or another regulated environment.


• Comfort in fast-paced, evolving environments and a solid grasp of engineering best practices for reliable, maintainable, scalable systems.


• Experience working with contractors or offshore teams is a plus.


• Someone who is curious, collaborative, open to feedback, and happy to work hands-on rather than only advising.


• GraphQL and semantic-layer experience are valuable but not essential.


• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Key responsibilities include:

• Owning the technical design and delivery of a business domain on the Stop-Loss platform, from application layer to supporting services and data.


• Evaluating vendor platforms, determining which components fit, and building on top of them.


• Designing and building event-driven services, data ingestion pipelines, and backend infrastructure on AWS.


• Setting engineering standards and mentoring the engineers who join the team as it grows.


• Collaborating with the Director of Engineering, architects, and cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality solutions.


• Helping shape features, platform capabilities, and architecture in a greenfield environment.


• Using AI-assisted tools to improve efficiency across coding, testing, debugging, and refactoring.

Why this role is different:

You're joining at the very start of a brand-new platform build, not maintaining a legacy system. You'll have real influence over the architecture and technology choices from day one, the chance to shape how a new engineering team works, and a clear path to growing with the capability.