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

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 Zinnias broader goals

You will foster Zinnias 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 Youll 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 Youll Need

8-12 years of software development and relevant insurance/Zinnia experience

Knowledge and experience working in the insurance industry and company framework

Mastery of one or more company platforms or similar work experience

Ability to develop software in Java, J2EE, spring, Micro services

Experience developing with Web technology Angular 13 +, React, Typescript, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, RxJS Operators, JavaScript

Understanding of cross-browser support and single page application concepts

Demonstrated expertise with software engineering tools (Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, etc) and methodologies (Kanban, Scrum, etc)

Experience with Microsoft Windows, Office

Excellent work ethic

Ability to work and travel independently

Demonstrated strategic thinking skills

Highly effective communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills

Excellent troubleshooting skills

Ability to work as part of a cross-functional, global team

Awareness of advanced technical concepts (examples: design patterns, SOA, SaaS, SDLC, DDD)

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

WHATS 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