Sr. Software Engineer I, Tech Lead

WHO WE ARE:

Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth. With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights, Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying, selling, and administering insurance products. All of which enables more people to protect their financial futures. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: be bold, team up, deliver value – and that we do. Zinnia has over $180 billion in assets under administration, serves 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.

WHO YOU ARE:

Sr. Software Engineer I plays a key role in the design, development/configuration, unit testing, installation, and ongoing maintenance of ZINNIA software platforms. ZINNIA Senior Software Engineers work with stakeholders to develop solutions and/or products that fulfil the needs of ZINNIA internal stakeholders and clients. Those solutions and/or products help ZINNIA and ZINNIA clients to be more efficient and provide better service to end customers. Senior Software Engineers interact directly with Technical leaders, business stakeholders, and may periodically interact directly with ZINNIA clients

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Work as part of a global, cross-functional team to develop innovative software for ZINNIA stakeholders.
• Contribute to projects by creating well-designed, customized, testable, efficient code for ZINNIA platforms.
• Assist our teams in providing ongoing support, troubleshooting, improvements, or custom enhancements to existing ZINNIA platforms.
• Flexibility to support the challenging development and delivery needs of ZINNIA
• Collaborate with our global teams, internal stakeholders and customers.
• Act as a mentor and technology expert for team members and conduct technical reviews
• Design, develop and validate various requirements for the ZINNIA platforms
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment, recognize and react to changing business needs and effectively prioritize tasks
• Must be self-motivated and able to work both independently and in conjunction with team members and business units. Enthusiasm and flexibility to work on a variety of projects
 
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Should have 8-10 years IT experience with not less than 7+ years of strong expertise in Java technology with end to end project life cycle experience using Agile / Kanban methodologies.
• Demonstrable experience in Java and AWS
• Ability to develop enterprise solutions following software designs
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle and/or SQL Server
• Understanding of advanced design patterns, API-first design, and SOLID principles
• Experience with AWS
• Experience releasing software through full CI/CD
• Effective communicator with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Systematic problem-solving approach coupled with a strong sense of ownership
• Ability to work as part of a cross-functional, global team
• Evaluation of new and upcoming technologies.
• Providing technical assistance, problem resolution and troubleshooting support.
• Eager to learn new tools and technologies.

Qualifications

Should have BTech / BE / MCA / MTech / ME or equivalent qualification from reputed institutes

Must Have Skills:

• Java, AWS, Dev Ops Concepts and Implementation
• JIRA, Confluence, GitHub

Good to Have Skills:

• Knowledge of performance tuning, security, scalability
• Dev Ops Implementation

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

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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