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Staff Engineer

Staff Engineer

W. R. Berkley • Chicago, IL, United States
17 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Company Details

Company URL : https : / / www.berkleytechnologyservices.com /

Berkley Technology Services (BTS) is the dynamic technology solution for W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500 Commercial Lines Insurance Company. With key locations in Urbandale, IA and Wilmington, DE, BTS provides innovative and customer-focused IT solutions to the majority of WRBC's 60+ operating units across the globe. BTS's wide reach ensures that ideas and opinions are considered at every level of the organization to guarantee we find the best solutions possible.

Driven by a commitment to collaboration, BTS acts as consultants to our customers and Operating Units by providing comprehensive solutions that not only address the challenge at hand, but proactively plan for the What's Next in our industry and beyond.

With a culture centered on innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, BTS stands as a community of technology leaders with eyes toward the future leaders who truly care about growing not only their team members, but themselves, and take pride in their employees who shine. BTS offers endless ways to get involved and have the chance to grow your career into a wide range of roles you'd never known existed. Come join us as we push forward into the future of industry leading technological solutions.

Berkley Technology Services : Right Team, Right Technology, Simple and Secure.

Responsibilities

A Staff Engineer at Berkley is the continuation of an individual contributor role that begins to focus on the scaling of engineering. The person in this role is responsible for the design, development, modification, analysis and implementation of software programming applications for the various subsidiaries of the corporation. They are responsible for updating and / or enhancing existing software capabilities applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.

Core Responsibilities :

  • Perform code review upholding best practices and architectural patterns (25%)
  • Design new software engineering implementation patterns for consumption at scale (25%)
  • Solving complex business challenges leveraging new and existing technology (35%)
  • Creating system documentation and mentoring junior team members (10%)
  • Perform recruiting screening and technical assessments of incoming candidates (5%)

Other Duties :

  • Promote innovation with the courage to challenge norms.
  • Tackle complex problems using simplification and experimentation.
  • Guard product quality through diligence in security, performance, and observability.
  • Aggressively seek out technical debt, in both process and code, and ideate on faster delivery.
  • Maintain and refine metrics for engineering success. Advocate for these through code review.
  • Invest in mentoring team members. Nurture growth in autonomy through critical thinking, problem analysis, and technical maturity.Proposes software solutions.
  • Develops, designs, and edits original applications, or modifies third-party applications.
  • Tests and approves applications.
  • Analyze and define software requirements to determine specifications and standards; provides feedback on business requirements to fully leverage technology to improve business functions.
  • Produces significant new system functionality or defect resolution with minimal direction.
  • Can perform adequate peer review on any changes in the system.
  • Can be consulted to provide recommendations to solve business issues based on experience and knowledge of current technology.
  • May provide rotating on-call support of production systems.
  • Partner with the various subsidiaries to create a vision for future advancement of our applications.
  • Travel for this position is approximately 5-10%.
  • Qualifications

  • 7+ years' experience in java or object-oriented programming
  • 7+ years of React experience
  • 5+ years of Nextjs experience
  • 5+ years' experience in an agile environment
  • 5+ years' experience in integrating systems through APIs
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas into technical implementation requirements
  • Experience working in an agile environment focusing on iterative delivery
  • Ability to convey complex problems (technical or organizational) concisely, accompanied by thoughtfully proposed solutions
  • Performs work independently.
  • Uses advanced techniques, theories, and processes to complete work.
  • Software Development Life Cycle experience.
  • Ability to thrive and produce results with little or no supervision in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to interact seamlessly at all levels with both technical and business stakeholders.
  • Superior problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience and / or alternative qualifications will be considered.
  • The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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