Mercury Insurance is looking to hire a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and direction for multiple agile teams or projects to implement prioritized software product roadmaps. This role includes designing, developing, and maintaining complex software systems, along with mentoring junior engineers.
Requirements
- 7+ years software engineering experience with proven experience in cutting-edge Technologies and/or those used at Mercury.
- 3+ years hands-on experience leading multi-team engineering initiatives for building features in a distributed application systems environment.
- 5 or more years of backend development experience with Java and Python (FastAPI).
- 4 or more years of experience with APIs and Microservices.
- 4 or more years of experience with database systems such as Postgres, MySQL, DynamoDB, S3, etc.
- 2 or more years of experience utilizing Cloud technologies such as AWS.
- 1 or more years of AI/automation workflow technologies and integration
Responsibilities
- Write high-quality code for complex scenarios with good test coverage.
- Review and translate product requirements into robust designs to ensure high-quality distributed application systems that are modular, configurable, maximize reuse, and are fast, effective, user-friendly, secure, compliant, scalable, and maintainable.
- Lead design and code reviews of multiple applications to ensure best practices, adherence to Mercury standards, and high quality.
- Lead multiple sprint teams within the same product area to deliver new or improved features, addressing any impediments in delivering high-quality solutions for items in the product backlog.
- Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders as necessary to ensure overall successful delivery of the intended functionality.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers across multiple teams within the same functional area, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence within Mercury engineering.
- Collaborate with product managers to estimate effort, prioritize work, plan, and deliver prioritized roadmap items.
Other
- Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related fields Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Preferred: Master’s Degree in Computer Science.
- An in-person interview may be required during the hiring process.
- Strong communication skills.
- Demonstrated leadership skills through mentoring and providing technical guidance to multiple teams within a functional area.
