The Hartford is looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to act as a technical lead for scrum teams, translating high-level architecture into actionable design, driving coding standards, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable software at velocity.
Requirements
- Java (Spring Boot), JavaScript/TypeScript, Python
- AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, RDS)
- Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Terraform
- GitHub Copilot, prompt-based dev tools, LLMs for documentation and refactoring
- JUnit,TDD/Karate, Any observability tool.
- Strong experience in backend development (Java) and Python good to have.
- Proven ability to guide teams technically while coding alongside them.
Responsibilities
- Act as the Tech Lead for the scrum team(s) — own the technical roadmap in collaboration with Product, Architects, and RTEs.
- Drive low-level design (LLD) and validate high-level design (HLD) provided by architects — raise flags, suggest improvements, and ensure feasibility.
- Set and enforce engineering standards, coding best practices, and peer review rigor across the team.
- Write production-grade code based on team capacity — lead by doing, not just directing.
- Unblock developers when stuck and mentor junior engineers on architecture, design, and implementation decisions.
- Perform thorough code reviews, improve code quality, and advocate for test coverage and maintainability.
- Champion GenAI tools, CI/CD best practices, and automation to improve development velocity and reduce toil.
Other
- Participate in and often lead estimation discussions with the Product Owner and Release Train Engineer (RTE).
- Partner with the Scrum Master to identify and resolve dependencies and remove execution bottlenecks.
- Work closely with the Director of Engineering to keep leadership informed of technical risks, team health, and delivery posture.
- Communicate clearly with product managers, architects, and cross-functional stakeholders — translate between business goals and technical constraints.
- Hybrid work schedule, with the expectation of working in an office (Charlotte, NC) 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday).
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship.
- The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position.
