Headquartered in Chicago Illinois, this role will be 100% remote and a critical part of the International Application Development team that is creating custom solutions and integrations that support how we share our brand and serve our providers, clients, and employees. Responsibilities include providing technical direction, supporting custom development needs, developing integrations, and coordinating development activities over multiple resources and vendors.
Additionally, this individual is responsible for implementing best practices and standard software architecture patterns. He/she must stay current with the latest development trends including development in the cloud, application customization, and 3rd party integrations. This company is within the insurance industry, was founded in 1998 and has roughly 10,000 employees after experiencing a 12% growth over the last two years. They are looking to continue that growth and the first step starts with hiring you!
Required Skills & Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, a related field or equivalent work experience.
Minimum 7+ years of relevant development experience
A strong understanding of web and application development languages and tools which include the following: Python, Flask, Django
Experienced in cross-browser compatibility, accessibility, and web standards.
Good knowledge of coding practices and standards, including object-oriented design, code refactoring, and code documentation is required.
Familiarity of design patterns, SOLID design, decoupled architecture, development principles and REST APIs.
Desired Skills & Experience
Nice to Have:
1. Experience using Jira, Confluence, BitBucket
What You Will Be Doing
Produce high-quality, maintainable, and scalable software
Participate/Lead in technical assessment, scoping, and management of changes to the code based on new business requirements, product enhancements and other change requests.
Stays current on modern technologies and innovations which can further enhance and improve our technical solutions and portal platforms.
Prepare detailed specifications from which programs will be written as well as help design, code, test, debug, document, and maintain those programs.
Focus on the following areas of our tools and technologies:
Experience in web applications and backend API design (REST)
Deployment and maintenance of web applications using Python platforms
Strong understanding of Agile (Scrum) practices.
Interfaces between web / server-side components
Relational databases and NoSQL databases a plus
The Offer
You will receive the following benefits:
Medical Insurance
Dental Benefits
Vision Benefits
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401(k) {including match- if applicable}
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
When you join our unique and specialized team, you become part of the 5th largest global insurance broker, providing a broad array of property, casualty, risk management, life and health, employee benefits, investment and wealth management products and services. Becoming a part of our family means that you thrive in an entrepreneurial and fast paced team environment supported by over 12,000 professionals in 450 offices across North America. You will be able to actively contribute to our track record of year over year growth fueled by innovative new products and services, mergers and acquisitions, and a great team of people. As part of our talent engine, you will exemplify our strong core values which drive our unique corporate culture. Our company's entrepreneurial spirit is evident in our people, products and philanthropic initiatives and we are passionate about our talent!
