Cloud Native Senior Developer

Great American Insurance Group•Cincinnati, OH

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Great American Insurance Group is seeking a collaborative, full-stack Cloud Native Senior Developer for its Property & Casualty IT Services business unit. The role combines in-office and remote work, with employees expected to maintain a meaningful on-site presence. The developer will build front-end experiences and backend services, with backend work using Java/Spring Boot, .NET, or both, and front-end work focused on modern JavaScript frameworks, especially Vue.js. The position involves contributing to large, polyglot codebases, supporting complex systems, and collaborating closely with colleagues using XP practices and continuous feedback. The Senior Developer will help shape architectural patterns, design principles, and implementation standards; improve development practices; and promote AI-first software delivery across the organization. This includes assessing emerging tools, establishing practices and guardrails, and maintaining an internal playbook for AI-assisted development. The role connects business-domain context to full-stack architectural design and encourages experimentation and continuous improvement. Great American describes its culture as built on connection, shared learning, strong relationships, and inclusion. The company is not offering employment visa sponsorship; applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Requirements

Minimum 8 years of professional programming experience.
BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Backend experience in Java/Spring Boot, .NET, or both.
Deep experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, especially Vue.js.
Ability to contribute quickly in large, polyglot codebases while learning.
Comfort working across multiple programming languages and paradigms.
Experience using AI coding tools tactically and strategically in the engineering workflow, with emphasis on agentic approaches.
Ability to research and break down complex problems into actionable parts.
Empathy for colleagues and a habit of giving and receiving feedback openly and continuously.
Enthusiasm for, or openness to, Test-Driven Development (TDD).
Experience mentoring others in a professional setting.
Experience supporting and troubleshooting complex systems, including diagnosis using logs, metrics, and streaming data.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employment visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Claude Code experience.
Experience in a pair-programming environment.
Experience in the insurance industry.
PrimeVue component library experience.
Python experience.
Experience with Java/Spring Boot and Vue.js as part of full-stack development.

Responsibilities

Partner with fellow practice leads to set architectural patterns, design principles, and implementation standards, aligning practitioners and architects with organizational goals.
Assess and improve development practices, pairing with teams to teach modern techniques and XP practices.
Champion and scale AI-first delivery across the organization by evaluating emerging tools, establishing practices and guardrails, and owning the internal playbook for AI-assisted development.
Apply deep full-stack technical expertise, particularly in Java/Spring Boot and Vue, connecting business-domain context to architectural design within the AI toolset.
Cultivate continuous improvement, experimentation, and curiosity about the future of software development.
Contribute to large, polyglot codebases and work across multiple programming languages and paradigms.
Research and break down complex problems into discrete, actionable parts.
Support and troubleshoot complex systems by investigating logs, metrics, and streaming data to diagnose issues.
Collaborate closely with colleagues, embrace XP practices, and give and receive feedback continuously.
Mentor others in a professional setting.