Principal Engineer-Annuity Platforms and Transformation
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America2 months ago
Stamford, CT, USA or New York, NY, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$127k - $208k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define technology vision, future-state architecture, solution strategies, guardrails, and multi-year roadmaps across the annuity ecosystem.
- Lead architecture reviews, design governance, critical technical decisions, and alignment between enterprise architecture and delivery execution.
- Modernize legacy annuity platforms and supporting ecosystems across policy administration, operations, servicing, distribution, and data platforms.
- Design reusable API, event, and integration frameworks for Guardian and third-party partner ecosystems.
- Drive application rationalization, platform simplification, technical debt reduction, cloud-native adoption, automation, observability, reliability engineering, and quality engineering practices.
- Partner with distributors, broker-dealers, RIAs, custodians, aggregators, technology providers, business teams, product teams, and architects.
- Explore opportunities involving artificial intelligence, intelligent automation, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies.
- Mentor engineers, architects, and delivery teams and communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, including experience as a senior or lead engineer on enterprise platforms.
- Experience with policy administration systems, preferably annuities, and exposure to ALIP platforms.
- Strong experience with API-driven and event-driven architecture, distributed-system orchestration, and integration.
- Hands-on experience building web applications with Java, Spring Boot, .NET, Node.js, and AWS cloud-native development.
- Experience developing and maintaining front-end applications with React, TypeScript, and/or Next.js.
- Experience with SNS, SQS, Apache Kafka, and S3 integrations.
- Experience designing developer-friendly APIs using OpenAPI/Swagger and standards or frameworks including ACORD, IRI Digital First, ACORD NGDS, and DTCC Insurance & Retirement Services.
- Experience with Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, OAuth 2.0, JWT, token-based authentication, Splunk, and AppDynamics.
- Experience with JSON/XML, caching, performance analysis, and profiling.
- Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams, influence technical decisions, review code, and collaborate with architects, product leaders, and business stakeholders.
- Large-scale transformation program or platform migration experience is highly preferred.
- Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with teammates who are remote or in different time zones.
Benefits
- Full-time eligible employees may receive contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources; details are provided through Guardian’s benefits site.
- The role is hybrid, requiring three days per week at a Guardian location in Bethlehem, PA; Holmdel, NJ; or New York, NY.
- Occasional travel to other Guardian offices is expected at 0–10%.
- Guardian offers skill-building, leadership development, philanthropic opportunities, and career-growth support.
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About The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is a U.S. mutual insurer that provides life and disability insurance, dental and vision plans, annuities, and workplace benefits to individuals, families, and employers. It earns revenue through premiums, investment income, and fee-based wealth and retirement solutions, distributed via financial professionals, employers, and digital channels. Founded in 1860 and headquartered in New York City, it operates nationwide and is owned by its policyholders.