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With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights, Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying, selling, and administering insurance products. All of which enables more people to protect their financial futures. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: be bold, team up, deliver value - and that we do. Zinnia has over $180 billion in assets under administration, serves 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.\nWHO YOU ARE\nSoftware Engineer plays a key role in the design, development/configuration, unit testing, installation, and ongoing maintenance of Zinnia software platforms. Works with stakeholders to develop solutions and/or products that fulfill the needs of Zinnia’s internal stakeholders and clients. Those solutions and/or products help Zinnia and Zinnia clients to be more efficient and provide better service to end customers. 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Will facilitate, architect, and enable junior team members by acting as a mentor for soft skills and/or technical subject matter experts.\nWHAT YOU’LL DO\nWork as part of a global, cross-functional team to develop innovative software for Zinnia’s stakeholders.\nContribute to projects by creating well-designed, customized, testable, and efficient code for Life & Annuity Exchange platforms.\nAssist our teams in providing ongoing support, troubleshooting, improvements, or custom enhancements to existing Life & Annuity Exchange platforms.\nFlexibility to support the challenging development and delivery needs of Zinnia\nCollaborate with our global teams, internal stakeholders, and customers.\nAbility to work in a fast-paced environment, recognize and react to changing business needs and effectively prioritize tasks\nMust be self-motivated and able to work independently and in conjunction with team members and business units. 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