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:

As a Sr. Software Engineer I, Tech Lead you will be a key technical leader and role model within the organization. We are looking for a technical lead who designs and develops technology to serve business and technology objectives, aligns points of view across teams and makes trade offs to help achieve the goals of individual teams as well as Zinnia’s broader goals. You will foster Zinnia’s culture and values around ‘be bold’, ‘team up; & ‘deliver value’. You will work closely with technical leadership and management within and outside our organization to contribute to building best-in-class core systems infrastructure for Zinnia.

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 company platforms.
• Assist our teams in providing ongoing support, troubleshooting, improvements, or custom enhancements to existing company platforms.
• Occasionally participate in on-call rotations and/or provide after-hours support.
• Collaborate with our global teams, internal stakeholders and customers.
• Act as a subject matter expert for junior team members.
• Assist or lead in defining the requirements for custom built software projects.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• 8-11 years of experience in Backend technologies like Java, J2EE, Spring, Microservices.
• Patience and perseverance to overcome challenges, solve problems, and learn new computer languages and techniques.
• Ability to comprehend business problems and provide solutions for Automated Straight Through Processing (STP).
• Design end-to-end BPM Models with enterprise scale applications integrating different systems with SOA/Microservice Architecture.
• Industry exposure to BFSI domain especially Insurance.
• Excellent work ethic. Ability to work and travel independently.
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills. Effective troubleshooting skills.

Preferred/Optional Skills:

• Object Oriented Programming (OOPS) and design patterns
• Programming using Java 8/J2EE
• Competence and comfort using multiple frameworks Spring, Spring Boot
• SOA/Microservice Architecture
• Knowledge and experience with REST
• Git, Maven, Docker

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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