Principal Software Engineer
Posted 2025-04-06Pay Philosophy
The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.
Description
At Liberty Mutual, technology isn't just a part of our business, it's what drives us forward. We deliver our customers peace of mind every day by helping them protect what they value most. Our passion for placing the customer at the center of everything we do is driving a transformational shift at Liberty Mutual. Operating as an Agile team within a Fortune 100 company, we are on the front edge of an IT transformation for how people work and deliver solutions.
USRM Distribution Tech is actively searching for a highly productive member of a remotely distributed, dynamic, and virtually collaborative agile team to serve as a technical expert in analysis, design, coding, and testing innovative front-end UI and API programming for the download applications. This position will support integrations within USRM.
Job Summary:
As a Principal Software Engineer in USRM Distribution Tech, you will work collaboratively on a geographically diverse agile team to develop and enhance complex systems and/or software from user stories and technical/architectural specifications. You will analyze complex technical system problems and create innovative solutions that exceed customer expectations.
This is a fast-paced environment providing rapid delivery for our business partners. You will be working in a highly collaborative environment that values speed and quality, with a strong desire to drive change and foster a positive work environment as we continue our agile transformation journey. You will have the opportunity to help lead this change with us as we grow this culture, mindset, and capability.
In this role you will:
 Work in a dynamic and exciting agile environment with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and team members to develop creative solutions with our eSimple product that meet business and technical initiatives.
 Improve speed to market by focusing on current product needs as well as building out the long-term strategic solutions using Angular, React,TypeScript, Java, Spring Boot and possibly other backend languages.
 Proficiency in multiple object-oriented programming languages and tools with a strong emphasis on Java
 Build and use RESTful services
 Demonstrate open minded and collaborative approach to creating innovative technical solutions
 Analyze technical system problems to design and implement effective, flexible solutions
 Handle end-to-end development, including coding, testing, and debugging during each cycle
 Develop automated tests for multiple scopes (Unit, System, Integration, Regression)
 Mentor new and junior developers
 Identify and recommend appropriate continuous improvement opportunities
Qualifications
Experience
 Eight or more years of software engineering experience
 Strong background in business operations and strategies, including global technology and financial services trends
 Hands-on involvement with layered systems architectures, designs and shared software concepts
 Familiarity with functional and system integration testing
 Experience working in an agile environment
 Experience collaborating with architects to help develop big picture architectural solutions
Skills
 Excellent negotiation, facilitation, and consensus-building capabilities
 Openness and adaptability to respond to fast-moving circumstances
 Excellent oral and written communication skills
 Aptitude for working in teams
 Java, React, AWS
 Experience with eventing patterns
 AL3 translation nice to have
 Proficiency in multiple object-oriented programming languages and tools with a strong emphasis on Java
Knowledge
 In-depth knowledge of diverse and emerging technologies, architectural concepts, and principles
 A deep understanding of layered solutions and designs
 Awareness of policies regarding security and privacy
 Understanding of backlog tracking, burndown metrics and incremental delivery
Highly competitive applicants will preferably have experience with:
 Understanding of Cloud architecture concepts
 Understanding of insurance industry and products
 Excited by trying new technology and learning new tools
Education
 A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical or business discipline, or equivalent experience
About Us
 *This position may have in-office requirements depending on candidate location.**At Liberty Mutual, our purpose is to help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow. That's why we provide an environment focused on openness, inclusion, trust and respect. Here, you'll discover our expansive range of roles, and a workplace where we aim to help turn your passion into a rewarding profession.Liberty Mutual has proudly been recognized as a "Great Place to Work" by Great Place to Work US for the past several years. We were also selected as one of the "100 Best Places to Work in IT" on IDG's Insider Pro and Computerworld's 2020 list. For many years running, we have been named by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers for Women and one of America's Best Employers for New Graduates as well as one of America's Best Employers for Diversity. To learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion please visit: https://jobs.libertymutualgroup.com/diversity-inclusionWe value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://LMI.co/BenefitsLiberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.Fair Chance Notices
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Employment Type: FULL_TIME
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