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$75,000 - $120,000 / year

Application Deadline: 11/18/2024

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

As a Sr. Software Engineer, you will shape and improve the experience of key Vertafore customers. You will work cross-functionally across Vertafore, including Customer Support, Account Management, Product Management and Product Development to help guide customers and also contribute to the future growth of your team.

You will work with a fast-paced, skilled team of business analysts, conversion engineers, developers and quality assurance engineers across multiple high-profile projects with development responsibility of assigned projects. Much of your success in this role will be dependent upon timely, clear, concise and effective verbal and written communication along with development of solutions that fully meet customer expectations with no/minimal defects or rework.

Although not a primary duty compared to developing and supporting code, a software engineer at Vertafore also works directly with customers as part of a cross-functional team, which means you need to be a proactive self-starter, able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and be service-focused to help nurture the customer experience. Additionally, you're a mentor and consultant, as well as a customer champion within Vertafore.

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

· Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient applications using Java/ Spring Boot and React.js.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

· Ensure optimal performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.

· Identify and resolve bottlenecks and bugs.

· Maintain code quality, organization, and automation.

· Participate in code reviews and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

· Stay current with the latest industry trends and technologies.

· Innovate and craft clean, maintainable code.

· Confidently communicate technical concepts to others and recommend appropriate solutions, whether custom or a mix of custom and core Vertafore products.

· Assist product owners by reviewing request information and documenting solution designs that align with customer expectations and business objectives.

· Document, architect, and develop forward-thinking technical specifications and solutions based on business requirements.

· Optimize query performance and tune indexes.

· Develop automated deployment solutions as needed.

· Deploy solutions in non-production environments and assist with Vertafore production releases.

· Work in small teams, completing tasks efficiently with minimal supervision.

· Mentor and lead junior developers and provide proactive feedback to senior leadership.

· Drive and manage design conversations for features based on business needs.

· Create and define valuable artifacts and documents for the team and external stakeholders.

· Introduce new approaches, languages, and technologies into the team as applicable.

· Develop new features and support/bug fix existing ones.

· Ensure the quality of code within the team, whether written or reviewed.

· Contribute to defining and enforcing software development procedures, standards, and methodologies.

· Act as a role model and mentor for other team members, both technically and culturally.

· Follow industry trends and engage with the open-source community.

· Interact with stakeholders to gather insights and translate technical concepts.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree in computer related field or equivalent experience

· Minimum 5 years of professional experience with Java/Springboot and common frameworks.

· Professional Experience with React, and any other similar technology.

· Experience working in an Agile environment required.

· 3+ years of experience in security best practices for software and data platforms required.

· 3+ years of experience with Restful APIs required.

· 3+ years of experience with design, architecture, and implementation at an enterprise level required.

· 3+ years of experience with database technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQLServer, Oracle, etc.)

· Experience with Ruby

· Experience with Identity and Access Management preferred.

Additional Requirements and Details:

· Travel required up to 10% of the time.

· Located and working from an office location when required

· Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

· Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

· Frequent sitting and/or standing.

THE VERTAFORE STORY

Over the past 50 years, Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today, we’re proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster, reduce costs, and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure, cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight— right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

The Vertafore Way

Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about.

· Bias to Action: We're united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.

· Win Together: We work together as one team, showing empathy and respect along the way.

· Show Up Curious: We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.

· Say It, Do It: We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.

· Customer Success is Our Success: We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.

· We Love Insurance: We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.

Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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