Symetra has an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Software Engineer!
Symetra has headquarters is in Bellevue, Washington. It has over 2000 employees with more than $60 Billion in assets. Established in 1957, and well positioned to execute on growth plans.
At Symetra, we 're focused on building solutions which can help people gain financial freedom. We are disrupting Insurance industry. We won 2021 Gartner Eye on Innovation Award for Financial Services and 2022 Celent Model Insurer Award. We're creating new products to redefine the industry, and we invite you to join us in the adventure! This is a unique opportunity to innovate and bring dependable solutions with delightful user experiences to our customers.
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About the role
Software engineer will be responsible for helping to build, optimize, drive enhancements, and maintain mission critical applications that allow Finance IT to proactively manage business processes. This individual, working under minimal general supervision as an individual contributor, will be expected to partner with others in designing and estimating development efforts based on high level requirements; to evaluate functional and technical problems; and work effectively with business and technical subject matter experts, other developers, systems analysts, quality assurance analysts and third-party vendors ensuring that deliverables are met.
What you'll do
- Design and document system integration/configuration as required. Plan and coordinate movement of code between various technical environments, and participate in large system implementations. Accurately estimate and deliver assigned tasks.
- Provide day to day production support. Perform urgent problem resolution, including 24x7 on call support.
- Analyze functional application design and develop/test detailed programs for complex components. Participate in requirements definition, design walkthroughs, and code reviews.
- Utilize appropriate application development tools and methodologies.
What we offer you
Benefits and Perks
We don't take a "one-size-fits-all" approach when it comes to our employees. Our programs are designed to make your life better both at work and at home.
- Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements
- Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%
- Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days and ten paid holidays
- Give back to your community and double your impact through our company matching
- Want more details? Check out our Symetra Benefits Overview
Compensation
Salary Range: $80,500 - $134,200 plus eligibility for annual bonus program
Requirements
Your skills and experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field. Equivalent work experience may be accepted.
- Minimum of 2 to 4 years of development experience in relevant technologies/systems required.
- Working knowledge of finance and accounting systems within the insurance industry.
- Technical understanding of relevant technologies and systems, such as client/server, backend persistent storage, and cloud technologies(AWS preferred).
- Used to meeting deadlines and delivering high quality results.
- Experience with SDF development methodologies, Waterfall and Agile.
- Accountability and ownership of technical design and work output.
- Adaptability, including dealing effectively with ambiguity.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate with various levels of IT management.
- Working knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming, .Net, C# and Python within the AWS environment.
- Important to have current experience with data storage fundamentals, security foundation, cloud-specific patterns, networking, etc.
We empower inclusion
At Symetra, we aspire to be the most inclusive insurance company in the country. We're building a place where every employee feels valued, respected, and has opportunities to contribute.
Inclusion is about recognizing our assumptions, considering multiple perspective, and removing barriers. We accept and celebrate diverse experiences, identities, and perspectives, because lifting each other up fuels thought and builds a stronger, more innovative company. We invite you to learn more about our efforts here: Here
Creating a world where more people have access to financial freedom
Symetra is a national financial services company dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals and feel confident about the future. In our daily work, we're guided by the principles of Value, Transparency and Sustainability. This means we provide products and services people need at a competitive price, we communicate clearly and openly so people understand what they're buying, and we design products-and operate our company-to stand the test of time. We're committed to showing up for our communities, lifting up our employees, and standing up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Join our team and help us create a world where more people have access to financial freedom.
For more information about our careers visit:
www.symetra.com/careers
Work Authorization
Employer work visa sponsorship and support are not provided for this role. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at hire and must maintain authorization to work in the United States throughout their employment with our company.
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