Principal Developer

Kinsale Insurance is hiring a Principal Developer to contribute to the full lifecycle of enterprise applications, from design through deployment. The role leads application architecture and technical direction, promotes effective development practices including generative AI, and mentors developers while collaborating with Agile teams and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, scalable code and solutions aligned with business needs and team objectives
• Lead the architecture and design of maintainable, enterprise-grade applications, aligning them with IT and business strategies
• Research, evaluate, and recommend technologies and approaches that solve our most complex and evolving technical and business challenges
• Champion best practices in coding, testing, security, and AI use across the team and department
• Innovate and prototype new ways to leverage our tools and capabilities, improving scale, time to market, quality, and architecture alignment
• Mentor developers across Application Development to align system direction and inspire growth
• Break down complex problems into well-defined components that support parallel development and incremental delivery, while managing upstream and downstream dependencies
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and business stakeholders, and participate in Agile ceremonies, as a recognized technical leader across multiple applications

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 6+ years of experience as a full-stack developer, with a strong foundation in enterprise application development
• Strong experience with Java (Spring, Spring Boot, Spring JPA, Docker, REST, SOAP, Hibernate) and Angular (v17+)
• 4+ years of hands-on AWS experience, with familiarity in services and technologies such as SQS, EKS, Python, Node.js, SQL, JSON, Kong, and Confluent Kafka
• Proficiency with AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) and LLMs to optimize engineering workflows, plus a solid understanding of RAG systems and agent-based architectures
• Experience with CI/CD and tools such as Git, GitLab, Maven, SonarCloud, Visual Studio Code, and IntelliJ, and familiarity with Agile practices that evolve as we refine our approach to delivery
• A curiosity for staying current on emerging trends, with an eye for practical ways to apply them
• AWS Certified Developer certification
• Experience with event-driven architecture and serverless technologies

Benefits

• Bonus opportunities
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Up to $3,600 (individual) or $7,000 (family) in HSA contributions per year
• 22 days of PTO and 10 paid company holidays
• Clear promotion paths, mentorship, and ongoing professional development opportunities
• Up to 6% matching 401(k) contributions on base salary and bonus
• Standard life insurance and disability coverage
• Annual $3,000 reimbursement for educational training, conferences, and certifications

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