Staff Software Engineer

Overview: 

SageSure, the insurance first, tech-forward, capital-lite managing general underwriter that focuses on the underserved, preferred homeowners middle-market, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer. 

We are looking for an experienced Java/Spring Developer to join our innovative and fast-growing team bringing to life the technology driving SageSure’s risk management and underwriting decisions, as well as capital and reinsurance strategies. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience with Java/Spring, a strong background in building and delivering well architected software solutions, and experience working with data pipelines and big- data storage solutions. If you're excited about being one of the first contributors to a new and highly impactful piece of technology at SageSure, this is the role for you. 

What you’d be doing: 

• Collaborate with a team of software engineers, test engineers, and product managers to develop effective software solutions 
• Design, build, and maintain REST APIs in a Java/Spring application 
• Make relational database design decisions and implemetations in PostgreSQL databases 
• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines using AWS cloud tools like Glue ETL 
• Implement high performance analytics on large volumes of catastrophe model output data using OLAP databases like AWS Athena (e.g., risk composition, reinsurance efficiency, reinsurance optimization) 
• Lead technical meetings to create and review engineering solutions and document engineering plans 
• Experience with Cloud infrastructure tools, monitoring & observability tools, and CI/CD pipelines 
• Work closely with the catastrophe modeling team to drive automation and efficiency of exposure and property catastrophe modeling data workflows 

We’re looking for someone who has: 

• Expert proficiency in Java/Spring microservices and REST APIs 
• Experience designing and implementing RDBMS schema changes 
• Experience using OLAP databases to store and query large volumes of data 
• Experience using programming for mathematical computations over large volumes of data 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills 
• 5+ years of experience developing software applications 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant experience 

Highly preferred candidates also have: 

• Experience at an insurer, reinsurer, ILS fund, or reinsurance broker 
• Experience building insurance or reinsurance portfolio management systems 
• Familiarity with traditional and non-traditional reinsurance structures and associated pricing analytics 
• Advanced degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or quantitative field preferred 

Software at SageSure: 

Originally founded as a software and analytics business, SageSure's proprietary technology has always been a key source of competitive advantage. We offer agents and policyholders best-in-class, modern capabilities to quote and bind insurance, service policies, and submit and track claims. We operate a microservices-based SaaS platform and conduct a substantial share of our business through our API. Our software product, engineering, and operations teams set the bar for talent in our industry. We work remotely from numerous states across the country and are always looking for exceptional individuals to join us. 

We are continually innovating with modern tools and technologies, and we welcome new perspectives. An ideal candidate will have a passion for some of our key technologies and advocate pragmatic industry practices around availability, scalability, security, and automation. A cloud-based infrastructure, continuous int