Senior Back-End Software Engineer

AtVeriskIgnite,webuildinnovativetechnologysolutionsthathelpourcustomersmakebetterdecisionsthroughdata,analytics,andsoftware.WearelookingforahighlyexperiencedSeniorBack-EndSoftwareEngineer tojoinourgrowingengineeringteamandplayakeyroleindesigninganddeliveringscalable,secure,andresilientsoftwareplatforms.

Thisisaseniortechnicalpositionsuitedtoanengineerwith10+yearsofcommercialsoftwaredevelopmentexperience whoispassionateaboutbackendarchitecture,engineeringexcellence,andteamdevelopment.You'llberesponsibleforleadingcomplextechnicalinitiatives,influencingarchitecturaldirection,andmentoringengineersacrosstheorganization.

ThisroleisanexcellentopportunityforsomeonelookingtotakethenextsteptowardafuturePrincipalEngineer position.Beyondhands-ondevelopment,you'llactasatechnicalleader,helpingshapeengineeringstandards,supportingthegrowthofotherengineers,anddrivingtheadoptionofmodernengineeringpractices,includingAI-assistedsoftwaredevelopment.

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• Design,develop,anddelivercomplexback-endservices,APIs,anddistributedsystemsthatpowerbusiness-criticalandcustomer-facingapplications.
• Leadthetechnicaldeliveryofstrategicinitiativesfromconceptthroughproductiondeployment.
• Drivearchitecturaldecisionsthatimprovescalability,maintainability,reliability,security,andperformance.
• ChampiontheadoptionofAI-assistedengineeringpractices,leveragingtoolssuchasGitHubCopilotandagenticworkflowsthroughoutthesoftwaredevelopmentlifecycle.
• Translatebusinessrequirementsintotechnicalsolutions,estimates,anddeliveryplans.
• DesignandimplementrobustAPIs,microservices,anddata-drivensolutions.
• Identifyandmitigatetechnicalrisks,dependencies,anddeliverychallenges.
• Conductcodereviewsanddesignreviewstoensurehighengineeringstandardsacrossteams.
• Defineandimprovebestpracticesfortesting,observability,performance,reliability,andoperationalexcellence.
• Investigatecomplexproductionissuesanddrivecontinuousimprovementthroughroot-causeanalysis.
• Ensuresolutionsmeetsecurity,compliance,reliability,andperformancerequirements.
• Serveasaseniortechnicalmentorforengineersacrosstheorganization,providingcoaching,guidance,andhands-onsupporttoaccelerateindividualandteamgrowth.
• PartnerwithEngineeringManagersandtechnicalleaderstohelpdevelopengineeringcapability,careerprogressionframeworks,andtechnicalexcellenceinitiatives.
• Leadbyexampleinpromotingacultureofcollaboration,ownership,continuousimprovement,andknowledgesharing.
• Createandmaintaincleartechnicaldocumentation.

Technology environment

• C#/.NET
• MicrosoftAzure
• Kubernetes
• GitHub&GitHubActions
• SQLServer&PostgreSQL
• RESTAPIs&Microservices
• Event-DrivenArchitectures
• Grafana
• AI-assisteddevelopmenttools,includingGitHubCopilot

Required

• 10+yearsofcommercialsoftwareengineeringexperience,withastrongfocusonback-enddevelopment.
• Expert-levelproficiencyinC#and.NET.
• Extensiveexperiencedesigning,building,andsupportingscalableAPIs,services,anddistributedsystems.
• Provenexperiencedeliveringsecure,resilient,high-performancesoftwaresolutionsinproductionenvironments.
• Strongunderstandingofsoftwarearchitecture,designpatterns,andengineeringbestpractices.
• Experienceworkingwithcloudplatforms,ideallyMicrosoftAzure.
• Strongexperiencewithrelationaldatabases,datamodelling,andqueryoptimisation,ideallywithSQLServer andPostgreSQL.
• SolidknowledgeofCI/CDpipelines,automatedtesting,andmoderndeploymentapproaches.
• Strongunderstandingofsecuresoftwaredevelopmentprinciplesandapplicationsecurity.
• Demonstratedexperienceleadingtechnicalinitiativesandinfluencingengineeringdirection.
• Significantexperiencementoringanddevelopingengineersatdifferentstagesoftheircareers.
• Strongcommunicationskillswiththeabilitytoengageeffectivelywithtechnicalandnon-technicalstakeholders.
• Hands-onexperienceusingAI-assisteddevelopmenttoolstoimprovesoftwaredelivery,quality,andproductivity.

Nice to have:

• ExperiencewithAzureServiceBus,Kafka,orsimilarmessagingtechnologies.
• KnowledgeofInfrastructureasCode(IaC)andGitOpspractices.
• ExperienceoperatingcontainerizedworkloadsonKubernetes.
• Exposuretofront-endtechnologiessuchasTypeScript,Vue.js,ormodernJavaScriptframeworks.
• Experienceimplementingmonitoring,observability,andoperationaltooling.

What success looks like

• Deliveringscalable,secure,andresilientbackendservicesthatsupportVeriskIgnite'sproductsandcustomers.
• Drivingstrategicarchitecturaldecisionsthatenablesustainablegrowthandlong-termmaintainability.
• Buildinghigh-performingengineeringteamsthroughmentoring,coaching,andtechnicalleadership.
• Establishingandpromotingengineeringbestpracticesacrossprojectsandteams.
• ImprovingdevelopmentefficiencythroughthoughtfuladoptionofAI-assistedengineeringpractices.
• Raisingthetechnicalcapabilityoftheorganizationthroughknowledgesharingandleadership.
• BeingrecognizedasatrustedtechnicalleaderwithaclearpathtowardafuturePrincipal Engineer role.
• Balancingdeliveryspeedwithlong-termquality,reliability,andscalability.