Hybrid Software Engineer

at The Hartford

• Job title: Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $87,200 - $130,800 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Angular, AWS, Cloud, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, J2EE, Java, Jenkins, Microservices, Oracle, SOAP, Spring, Spring Boot, SpringBoot
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Hartford, United States

About the role

• Software Engineer at The Hartford developing scalable APIs and cloud-native solutions. Collaborating with teams to enhance billing applications and drive technical improvements in delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and secure APIs
• Build and enhance Angular components and other front-end technologies
• Conduct code reviews and maintain quality standards for API and UI modules across multiple scrum teams within their Agile Release Train (ART)
• Adhere to architectural standards and maintain application integrity in collaboration with architects and technical leads
• Design solutions with a clear understanding of technology trade-offs, balancing risks and rewards to deliver optimal customer value
• Implement cloud-native architecture patterns that are scalable, reusable, secure, and cost-efficient, including multi-region support, fault tolerance, and data replication strategies
• Utilize AWS services for application development and deployment, including (but not limited to): Lambda, CloudWatch, ECS, EKS, RDS, S3, IAM, SNS, SQS, EventBridge, AWS Batch, AWS Directory, and Service Catalog
• Apply DevOps practices and leverage CI/CD tools for continuous integration and delivery
• Communicating risks, mitigations, and business impacts clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing
• Present innovative ideas to leadership and identify opportunities for improvement
• Serve as the technical subject matter expert for billing applications and integration components
• Share knowledge and mentor team members (including sourcing partners) on development guidelines and best practices
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Take ownership and drive innovation to leverage technology for solving customer problems
• Oversee development teams by removing technical blockers and guiding architecture and design
• Maintain regular contact with other TLs for efficient progress across development streams
• Coordinate with other projects to support parallel development and reduce code or environment conflicts

Requirements

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Mathematics, or any Engineering discipline
• Active Associate-level certification in AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in application software development, including AWS resources, APIs, and UI components
• 4+ years of experience with Java and J2EE technologies (Java Web Services, JMS, XML, JSON, JDBC)
• Expertise in creating SOAP and RESTful Web Services using Java Spring Boot
• Understanding of Batch processing and Message Queues (MQ) preferred
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle
• 3+ years of experience in systems design, continuous integration, and DevOps methodologies
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (e.g., Angular) is a plus
• Strong understanding of Microservices architecture, Swagger, and API Connect (APIC)
• Hands-on experience with version control and CI/CD tools, such as: GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, uDeploy, Rally, Checkmarx OR AWS equivalents: CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodeStar
• Must have experience with AWS services (Lambda, ECS, EKS, RDS, S3, IAM, SNS, SQS, EventBridge, etc.)
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience in Agile or SAFe environments

Benefits

• short-term or annual bonuses
• long-term incentives
• on-the-spot recognition