Staff Software Engineer
Mercury Insurance Services, LLC2 months ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
Base Salary
$101k - $204k/yr
Responsibilities
- Write high-quality code for complex scenarios with strong test coverage.
- Translate product requirements into robust designs for modular, configurable, reusable, scalable, secure, and maintainable distributed applications.
- Lead design and code reviews across multiple applications and ensure adherence to engineering standards and best practices.
- Lead multiple sprint teams delivering new or improved product features and address delivery impediments.
- Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to estimate effort, prioritize work, plan delivery, and execute roadmap items.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance across multiple teams.
- Drive technical strategy, operational excellence, quality, performance, scalability, maintainability, and observability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least 7 years of software engineering experience and at least 3 years leading multi-team engineering initiatives in distributed application environments.
- Preferred experience includes 7 or more years of backend development with Java or Python, 4 or more years with cloud technologies such as AWS, and 3 or more years overseeing the full development lifecycle.
- At least 3 years of mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership, plus at least 1 year of generative AI experience.
- Proficiency in one or more of Java, Python, Go, C++, or JavaScript, along with data structures, algorithms, design patterns, databases, APIs, messaging, containers, and cloud platforms.
- Experience with relational databases, NoSQL, caching, REST, gRPC, message queuing, data streaming, workflow and integration frameworks, microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, and DevSecOps.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, collaboration, influencing, mentoring, technical strategy, analytics, experimentation, and operational excellence skills.
- A master’s degree in Computer Science is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and incentive bonus programs, including potential holiday, referral, and performance-based bonuses.
- Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions.
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, nine company holidays, and volunteer hours.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
- Education assistance, professional and personal development opportunities, promotional opportunities, and a company recognition program.
- Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy or coaching sessions and child and eldercare resources.
- An in-person interview may be required during the hiring process.
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About Mercury Insurance Services, LLC
Mercury Insurance Services, LLC sells personal auto, homeowners, renters, and related coverage (umbrella, condo, business auto, and mechanical breakdown) to consumers, primarily through independent agents. The company generates revenue from underwriting and premiums on property-and-casualty policies and is publicly traded on the NYSE (ticker: MCY). Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Brea, California, it is a major writer of auto insurance in California and operates in multiple U.S. states.