Senior Software Engineer I, Tech Lead

WHO WE ARE:

Zinnia is simplifying how people buy, sell, and administer insurance products. Combining intuitive enterprise technology solutions and data insights, the Policygenius marketplace, and market-leading products including SmartOffice, AnnuityNet, LifeSpeed, WinFlex, TPP, VitalSales Suite, and Exchange Consulting, Zinnia is redesigning the insurance experience for shoppers, advisors, and insurers alike — and enabling more people to protect their financial futures along the way. Zinnia has over $173.7 billion in assets under administration across 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.

WHO YOU ARE:

Senior Software Engineers are crucial in the design, development/configuration, unit testing, installing, and maintaining Zinnia software platforms. Senior Software Engineers work 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 deliver a better and more efficient service to end customers and clients. Senior Software Engineers interact directly with Technical leaders and business stakeholders. Senior software engineers also mentor other engineers and share their experience and knowledge to help others develop their own skills.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Iteratively build features (and squash bugs) for the Zinnia Marketplace team, which helps people get the insurance coverage they need to protect their family, property, and finances
• Learn new frameworks and tools to build and support features across multiple platforms and tech stacks
• Collaborate globally on a cross-functional team to identify, prioritize, and take opportunities to help customers get the financial protection they need, and feel good about it
• Architect and maintain scalable, extensible code to empower our entire engineering organization to ship products across platforms
• Build cross-platform products and features using React and Typescript, Golang, and Ruby on Rails, and lots of gRPC and GraphQL in between
• Mentor other engineers and share your experience and knowledge to help them develop their own skills

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• 6-10 years of experience in backend technologies like Golang, Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• A track record of – and desire to continue – learning new technologies and tools across the stack
• An understanding of distributed systems, cloud technologies, and containerization (e.g., Kubernetes)
• Experience in designing and developing a microservices architecture
• Experience implementing industry best practices (e.g. Continuous Integration & Deployment)
• Excellent problem-solving skills, a keen eye for detail, and a desire to deliver high-quality code
• Proficiency in Git, Jira, and other relevant tools
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment
• A strong sense of product and user experience
• A desire to mentor other engineers and collaboratively share best practices
• Object Oriented Programming (OOPS) and design patterns
• Programming using a dynamic Backend language (i.e., Golang, Python, or Ruby)
• Programming using JavaScript or TypeScript, React is a plus
• Experience implementing industry best practices (i.e., Unit Testing, Quality Automation)
• Knowledge and experience with SOA/Microservice Architecture
• Knowledge of steaming platforms like Kafka
• Experience using Git, Docker

BONUS POINTS:

• Good experience in GoLang, Typescript, and React
• Experience working in the insurance industry is advantageous.

 

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Zinnia offers excellent career progression and competitive compensation. We offer great benefits, including health/dental insurance, parental leave, profit sharing, 401(k), incentive/bonus opportunity, tuition reimbursement, and so much more. We're looking for the best and brightest innovators in the industry to join our team. At Zinnia, you collaborate with smart, creative professionals who are dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technologies, deeper data insights, and enhanced services to transform how insurance is done. Visit our website at www.zinnia.com for more information. Apply by completing the online application on the careers section of our website. 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.

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