Hybrid Software Engineer II – Team Lead, AWS, Typescript

at Travelers

• Job title: Software Engineer II – Team Lead, AWS, Typescript
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $120,400 - $198,700 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, JavaScript, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Hartford, United States

About the role

• Software Engineer II leading a team to develop and implement technology solutions at Travelers. Collaborates with technical support areas and guides engineers in best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers.
• Distribute work based on team members' skills, capacity, and development goals.
• Review team members' code for quality, performance, and adherence to standards.
• Help resolve complex technical challenges and remove technical blockers.
• Guide developers, provide technical mentorship, and support career growth.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and technologies for the team to use.
• Perform analysis, design, development, and configuration functions with a high degree of accuracy and speed.
• Work independently to tackle well-scoped and loosely scoped problems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in education and/or work experience.
• 6 years of programming/development experience preferred.
• Experience with Typescript, JavaScript, and AWS is highly desired.
• Intermediate delivery skills including the ability to estimate accurate timelines for tasks and deliver work at a steady, predictable pace to achieve commitments.
• Demonstrated track record of domain expertise including understanding technical concepts necessary to do the job effectively and aware of industry trends.
• Strong problem solver who ensures solutions are built for the long term, able to resolve new issues, recognizes mistakes using them as learning opportunities.

Benefits

• 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.