Principal .Net Developer
Seattle, WA

Job Description

We deliver our customers peace of mind every day by helping them protect what they value most. Our passion for placing the customer at the center of everything we do is driving a transformational shift at Liberty Mutual. Operating as a tech startup within a Fortune 100 company, we are leading a digital disruption that will redefine how people experience insurance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Tech at Liberty Mutual offers you the challenge and creativity of a startup with the financial backing and stability of a large company - that's our opportunity for you. Liberty Mutual has been building internal startup teams to deliver innovative products and solutions more quickly. As we grow this culture, mindset and capability, we want you to lead this change with us. We are spinning up more Agile Lean Startup teams and we a need technologist to anchor and develop these teams.

Roomba squad in GRM US - Products and Underwriting is looking for a .NET developer to join our expense savings team. You will be responsible for developing/supporting products and tools that are focused on reducing the company's expenses specific to our Safeco brand. You'll have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced Agile environment where you'll participate in ceremonies including daily huddles, weekly sprint planning and peer code reviews. If you're a curious learner who has a penchant for getting things done, thrives on solving challenging technical problems, and enjoy working on high visibility business solutions, we want you to join our tech team!

Leads and consults on the following highly complex activities:

* Designs & Develops maintainable, scalable, defect free source code that meets business requirements and team standards
* Has expert knowledge in building APIs using Restful design principles, strong in integration and microservices patterns, brings high degree of automation in software engineering process, conducts impact analysis, develops and promotes cloud native code & infrastructure
* Develops system/application and integration architecture, supports implementation & delivery; responsible for overall success of the project, works within project team to lead iterative development that delivers a high-quality product
* Supports interactions with customers and development team to gather and define requirements
* Works closely with other project teams and SI partners
* Champions automation in testing, build and release
* Plans work out appropriately, effectively communicates and responds to escalations/inquiries
* Identify and implements appropriate continuous improvement opportunities
* Completes other project work or tasks as assigned

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in technical or business discipline or equivalent experience
* Generally, 5-7 years of professional experience
* Strong oral and written communication skills; presentation skills
* Constantly researching new best practices in development and current on latest trends
* Creative thinking and high attention to details
* Proficient in negotiation, facilitation and consensus building skills
* Proficient in new and emerging technologies
* Thorough knowledge of the following: IT concepts, strategies and methodologies. Business function(s) and of business operations
* Understanding of agile software development concepts and processes
* Detailed understanding of backlog tracking, burndown metrics, and incremental delivery
* Teamwork, prioritization, and flexibility skills required!

Preferred Qualifications:

* Object oriented development experience using .Net/C# and Java development platforms / languages
* Proficient with relational (SQL) database platforms
* Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (Bitbucket, Jira, CloudForge) and experience with building and deploying cloud-based apps (AWS)
* Familiarity with version control systems (GIT preferred)
* Full stack skills (Client, Service API, DBMS)
* Solid programming discipline: unit testing, fault tolerance, data structures, complexity analysis, object-oriented principles, design patterns, etc.
* Experience working in an agile environment (Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc…) is preferred

Benefits:

We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to positive change. In return for your service, it's our privilege to offer you benefits and rewards that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://LMI.co/Benefits

Overview:

At Liberty Mutual, we give motivated, accomplished professionals the opportunity to help us redefine what insurance means; to work for a global leader with a deep sense of humanity and a focus on improving and protecting everyday lives. We create an inspired, collaborative environment, where people can take ownership of their work; push breakthrough ideas; and feel confident that their contributions will be valued and their growth championed.

We're dedicated to doing the right thing for our employees, because we know that their fulfillment and success leads us to great places. Life. Happiness. Innovation. Impact. Advancement. Whatever their pursuit, talented people find their path at Liberty Mutual.