We’re partnering with a leading insurance organization on their search for a Staff Software Engineer to help build the next generation of a brand-new Stop-Loss platform.
This is a hands-on, high-impact engineering role. You’ll be one of the first engineers on a greenfield platform, setting technical direction for your business domain, building production-ready software, and working closely with the Director of Engineering and cross-functional partners. You’ll evaluate vendor platforms, decide what to adopt and what to build, and help shape the architecture as the platform takes form. Day to day, you’ll use AI-assisted development tools to work faster and raise quality.
Essential requirements (all are must-haves):
- AWS: hands-on experience designing, building and running applications on AWS.
- Vendor management: experience evaluating, integrating, and working with third-party vendors and platforms, including deciding which components to adopt and building on top of vendor products.
- AI: practical experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Copilot or Cursor across coding, testing, debugging, and refactoring, and the ability to promote AI-first practices within a team.
- C#/.NET: current, hands-on experience building production applications.
- React: experience building front-end applications.
- Python: practical experience developing in Python alongside the core stack.
Standout experience:
- Stop-loss insurance experience would be a huge bonus. If you’ve worked on stop-loss products, platforms, or data, we want to hear from you.
What we’re looking for:
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of owning and delivering complex, production-grade systems.
- A senior engineer who sets technical direction, makes sound architectural decisions, and raises the bar for the engineers around them through mentoring and code review.
- Strong event-driven architecture and microservices experience, including data ingestion pipelines and backend services.
- Experience designing for sensitive data (PII/PHI) in Insurance, Financial Services, Healthcare, or another regulated environment.
- Comfort in fast-paced, evolving environments and a solid grasp of engineering best practices for reliable, maintainable, scalable systems.
- Experience working with contractors or offshore teams is a plus.
- Someone who is curious, collaborative, open to feedback, and happy to work hands-on rather than only advising.
- GraphQL and semantic-layer experience are valuable but not essential.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning the technical design and delivery of a business domain on the Stop-Loss platform, from application layer to supporting services and data.
- Evaluating vendor platforms, determining which components fit, and building on top of them.
- Designing and building event-driven services, data ingestion pipelines, and backend infrastructure on AWS.
- Setting engineering standards and mentoring the engineers who join the team as it grows.
- Collaborating with the Director of Engineering, architects, and cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Helping shape features, platform capabilities, and architecture in a greenfield environment.
- Using AI-assisted tools to improve efficiency across coding, testing, debugging, and refactoring.
Why this role is different:
You’re joining at the very start of a brand-new platform build, not maintaining a legacy system. You’ll have real influence over the architecture and technology choices from day one, the chance to shape how a new engineering team works, and a clear path to growing with the capability.
If you’re interested in learning more, apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
