About the role

Software Engineer II joining Travelers to enhance their technology landscape through engineering solutions. The role involves design, development, and mentorship in a hybrid work setting.

Responsibilities

Perform analysis, design, development, and configuration functions (includes defining technical requirements) with a high degree of accuracy and speed, operating as an individual contributor to team goals.
Perform analysis, assessment and resolution for defects and incidents of advanced complexity and escalate appropriately.
Work independently to tackle well-scoped and loosely scoped problems.
Seek opportunities to expand technical knowledge and capabilities.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced employees.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Four years of programming/development experience.
Demonstrated experience with cloud computing (e.g., AWS (Serverless/EKS) and/or Azure)
Proficiency with API development (e.g., REST and/or GraphQL)
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (e.g., Terraform, AWS CDK)
Working knowledge of frameworks/libraries (e.g., React.js and/or Node.js.)
Proven proficiency with scripting languages (e.g., JavaScript, TypeScript, and/or Python)
Understanding of and experience with eventing systems (e.g., Kafka)
Experience with relational databases, such as DB2, MySQL, and/or PostgreSQL
Familiarity with document databases, such as MongoDB and/or DynamoDB
Demonstrated experience with AI Enablement: Experience in programmatic LLM interactions (e.g., Open AI, Anthropic, and MCP)
Experience in agentic design
Experience in prompt generation and refinement
Coding Assistant Usage (e.g., familiarity with Claude and GitHub Co-Pilot)
Experience with automated testing and unit testing (NUnit/XUnit, Moq, Jest, and Cypress)
Proficiency with source control (Git/GitHub)
Proven CI/CD experience (CloudBees Jenkins, Jenkins Open Source, and/or Azure DevOps)
Understanding of OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC)
Experience with observability/monitoring platforms, such as Dynatrace, ELK stack, and OpenTelemetry
Familiarity and experience working with Agile / Scrum methodologies and tools (Jira and Rally)

Health Insurance : Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum.
If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account.
You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs.
In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.