at Travelers Insurance Company in Springfield, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Who Are We?
Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.
Job Category
Technology
Compensation Overview
The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$110,500.00 – $182,300.00
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Travelers Intake Circle is in search of a talented and team-oriented Software Engineer II who can hit the ground running and help take our capabilities to the next level as we continue to grow our business and lead the industry. This highly collaborative area works with both our external partners (agencies, InsureTechs and vendors) and our internal customers (underwriters and operations) to build innovation solutions that change how we work. The opportunities for growth and skills development is far-reaching as potential solutions consider AWS, AI/Large Language Models, Kafka, vendor partnerships, no-SQL DBs and DevSecOps. Engineers in this program are engaging, strong, and are always willing to go the extra mile to deliver high quality software. The candidate will complete programming tasks which include but are not limited to: coding, testing, debugging, documenting, implementing, and supporting software of varying complexity. The candidate will also work alongside a team of incredibly talented individuals, taking a skillful and head-on approach in supporting the program and its customers. This is an opportunity to be a catalyst for significant change in the ways in which we solve business problems; to increase the overall efficiency and effectiveness of our enterprise operations.
What Will You Do?
+ Perform analysis, design, development, and configuration functions (includes defining technical requirements) with a high degree of accuracy and speed, operating as an individual contributor to team goals.
+ Perform analysis, assessment and resolution for defects and incidents of advanced complexity and escalate appropriately.
+ Work independently to tackle well-scoped and loosely scoped problems.
+ Seek opportunities to expand technical knowledge and capabilities.
+ Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced employees.
+ Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
+ Four years of programming/development experience preferred.
+ .NET Core
+ UI Framework (React, ExtJS, JavaScript)
+ NoSQL (graph and document)
+ Event Driven architecture
+ CI/CD
+ AWS
+ Agile
+ Delivery – Intermediate delivery skills including the ability to estimate accurate timelines for tasks and deliver work at a steady, predictable pace to achieve commitments, contribute to the software design strategy and methodologies used to best meet the system requirements, consider and build for many different use cases, avoid over engineering, and ensure automation, deliver complete solutions but release them in small batches, and identify important tradeoffs and negotiate them.
+ Domain Expertise – Demonstrated track record of domain expertise including understanding technical concepts necessary to do the job effectively and aware of industry trends, demonstrate willingness, cooperation, and concern for business issues and priorities, and possess in depth knowledge of immediate systems worked on and some knowledge of adjacent systems.
+ Problem Solving – Strong problem solver who ensures solutions are built for the long term, is able to resolve new issues, recognizes mistakes using them as learning and teaching opportunities and consistently breaks down large problems into smaller, more manageable ones.
+ Communication – Strong communicator who possesses the ability to articulate information clearly and concisely with the business, document work in a clear, easy to follow manner, collaborate well with team members as both a mentor and mentee, take in vague requirements and ask the right questions to ensure clarification, offer feedback appropriately and effectively, seek out and receives constructive criticism well, listen when others are speaking and make space for colleagues to share their thoughts.
+ Leadership – Intermediate leadership skills with the ability to help create a safe environment for others to learn and grow as engineers and a proven track record of self-motivation in identifying opportunities and tracking team efforts.
What is a Must Have?
+ Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in work experience.
+ Two years of programming/development experience.
What Is in It for You?
+ Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
+ Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
+ Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
+ Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Life Balance program provides access to professional counseling services, life coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through Life Balance, you’re eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist.
+ Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Employment Practices
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that we can deliver the very best products and services when our workforce reflects the diverse customers and communities we serve. We are committed to recruiting, retaining and developing the diverse talent of all of our employees and fostering an inclusive workplace, where we celebrate differences, promote belonging, and work together to deliver extraordinary results.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email (4-ESU@travelers.com) so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/ .
