Senior Software Innovation Engineer - Solaria Labs
Boston, MA

Job Description

Advance your Career at Solaria Labs, a Liberty Mutual Endeavor

Senior Software Innovation Engineer - Solaria Labs

Who we are:

Solaria Labs was created by Liberty Mutual Insurance with one simple mandate: to bring disruptive innovations that make a better, safer future. We pursue this mandate by building and testing experimental new products based on customer-centric research around emerging trends.

Why you may enjoy working at Solaria:

As a Senior Engineer in Solaria Labs, you will build disruptive new products as part of an agile product development team. Our engineers are involved in product development from concept to launch. We are looking for front end, back end, and full stack engineers: many of our products are consumer facing web or mobile apps that implement advanced data science algorithms.

* You want to be part of a collaborative innovation lab: experience both heads down coding time as well as active participation in consumer research, ideation, and product design.
* You like exploring emerging technologies including natural language processing/understanding and computer vision, and emerging trends like insuretech/fintech and the sharing economy.
* You are passionate about building and iterating on software prototypes, thrive in an R&D environment, and have a start-up mentality.
* You may also enjoy building custom algorithms, digging into data for insights, building engaging interfaces and always looking to sharpen your skills with emerging technology or participating in hackathons and meetups.

You're good at and offer:

* A Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience designing and building software. Bonus points if you have startup or product development experience from concept to production.
* Knowledge of a variety of programming languages to solve a variety of problems from web applications to low-level algorithm development. Specific skills needed depends on role, but we use the MERN stack for some products and various Python frameworks for others.
* Experience with data modeling, storage and management leveraging SQL and NoSQL databases.
* Experience with cloud-first deployment models, microservice architectures and integration with cloud services.
* Experience with data science technologies and/or experience coordinating with data science teams. Experience with algorithms focused on geo-spatial concepts is a plus.
* Experience with testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
* Motivated for constant learning, proactive collaboration, and strong sense of responsibility.
* Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Other great things to know about Solaria Labs:

We've already launched a few products and one company since we started - for examples, see www.totalhomescore.com, powered by developers.solarialabs.com, and www.trydwellbeing.com. We also focus on applying emerging technologies like machine learning and telematics to improve our insurance-focused business operations. As part of a Fortune 100 company, we have a lot of data to work with and opportunities to improve the lives of thousands of employees and hundreds of thousands of customers! We are growing fast, building a team of innovators who are passionate about technology, entrepreneurial, willing to experiment with the latest open source technologies, and excited about building new products from scratch. Check out www.solarialabs.com for more details!!

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.