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This role includes designing, developing, and maintaining complex software systems, along with mentoring junior engineers.\nGeo-Salary Information\nState specific pay scales for this role are as follows:\n$101,167 to $204,439 (CA, NJ, NY, WA, HI, AK, MD, CT, RI, MA)\n$91,970 to $185,853 (NV, OR, AZ, CO, WY, TX, ND, MN, MO, IL, WI, FL, GA, MI, OH, VA, PA, DE, VT, NH, ME)\n$82,773 to $167,268 (UT, ID, MT, NM, SD, NE, KS, OK, IA, AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY, IN, SC, NC, WV)\nThe expected base salary for this position will vary depending on a number of factors, including relevant experience, skills and location.\nResponsibilities\nEssential Job Functions:\nWrite high-quality code for complex scenarios with good test coverage.\nReview and translate product requirements into robust designs to ensure high-quality distributed application systems that are modular, configurable, maximize reuse, and are fast, effective, user-friendly, secure, compliant, scalable, and maintainable.\nLead design and code reviews of multiple applications to ensure best practices, adherence to Mercury standards, and high quality.\nLead multiple sprint teams within the same product area to deliver new or improved features, addressing any impediments in delivering high-quality solutions for items in the product backlog.\nCollaborate with other teams and stakeholders as necessary to ensure overall successful delivery of the intended functionality.\nMentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers across multiple teams within the same functional area, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence within Mercury engineering.\nCollaborate with product managers to estimate effort, prioritize work, plan, and deliver prioritized roadmap items.\nQualifications\nEducation:\nMinimum:\nBachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related fields Or equivalent combination of education and experience.\nPreferred:\nMaster’s Degree in Computer Science.\nExperience:\nMinimum:\n7+ years software engineering experience with proven experience in cutting-edge Technologies and/or those used at Mercury.\n3+ years hands-on experience leading multi-team engineering initiatives for building features in a distributed application systems environment.\nPreferred:\n7 or more years of experience with backend development (preferably using Java or Python)\n4 or more years of experience utilizing cloud technologies (preferred AWS)\n3 or more years of experience overseeing the entire development lifecycle, from architecture design and coding to testing and release\n3 or more years of experience mentoring junior engineers and providing technical leadership\n1 or more years of experience with generative AI\n\nSkills:\nMinimum:\nProficient in programming in one or more industry-standard languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, C++, JavaScript).\nProficient in leveraging various data structures, algorithms, and design patterns. Experienced in relational databases, NoSQL, and caching solutions.\nSkilled in APIs using modern protocols like REST and gRPC.\nExperienced in message queuing, data streaming, workflow, and integration frameworks (such as Apache Kafka, Apache NiFi, Amazon SQS, MS MQ, Apache Camel, etc.). Knowledgeable in microservices architecture.\nExperienced in containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. Proficient in cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.\nExperienced in leveraging DevSecOps to improve engineering efficiency.\nProficient in designing and implementing high-quality distributed application systems that are modular, configurable, maximize reuse, and are fast, effective, user-friendly, secure, compliant, scalable, and maintainable.\nExperienced in leveraging analytics data and experimentation to design and improve systems for speed, scalability, and effectiveness.\nExcellent problem-solving skills leading to innovative solutions.\nStrong communication skills. Strong ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders across multiple functional areas to address impediments and deliver desired results.\nDemonstrated leadership skills through mentoring and providing technical guidance to multiple teams within a functional area.\nExperienced in championing operational excellence and best practices with a focus on quality, performance, scalability, maintainability, and observability.\nExperienced in driving technical strategy and vision for multiple teams.\nAbout the Company\nWhy choose a career at Mercury?\nAt Mercury, we have been guided by our purpose to help people reduce risk and overcome unexpected events for more than 60 years. We are one team with a common goal to help others. Everyone needs insurance and we can’t imagine a world without it.\nOur team will encourage you to grow, make time to have fun, and work together to make great things happen. We embrace the strengths and values of each team member. We believe in having diverse perspectives where everyone is included, to serve customers from all walks of life.\nWe care about our people, and we mean it. We reward our talented professionals with a competitive salary, bonus potential, and a variety of benefits to help our team members reach their health, retirement, and professional goals.\nLearn more about us here: https://www.mercuryinsurance.com/about/careers\nPerks and Benefits\nWe offer many great benefits, including:\nCompetitive compensation\nFlexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions\nPaid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours)\nIncentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus)\nMedical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance\n401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match\nEngaging work environment\nPromotional opportunities\nEducation assistance\nProfessional and personal development opportunities\nCompany recognition program\nHealth and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more\nMercury Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. 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