Cloud Native Senior Developer

Great American Insurance Company•Cincinnati, OH

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Great American Insurance Group is hiring a Cloud Native Senior Developer for its Property & Casualty IT Services business unit. IT Services helps business units and corporate functions use technology to manage information and business processes, including software development, data management, cloud services, security, technical support, and infrastructure management. This is a hybrid role combining in-office and remote work, with an expected meaningful on-site presence. The position is suited to a collaborative full-stack developer who can build front-end experiences and backend services, with experience in Java/Spring Boot, .NET, or both, and modern JavaScript frameworks, particularly Vue.js. The developer will work closely with colleagues, use XP practices, adapt to context switching, and stay curious about evolving tools and approaches, including AI-assisted software development. The Senior Developer will help guide architectural patterns and implementation standards, improve development practices, support teams in learning modern techniques, and champion AI-first delivery across the organization. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employment visa sponsorship.

Requirements

At least 8 years of professional programming experience.
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Experience with Java/Spring Boot, .NET, or both, and modern JavaScript frameworks, particularly Vue.js.
Ability to enter large, polyglot codebases and contribute while learning them.
Comfort working across multiple programming languages and paradigms.
Ability to research and break down complex problems into discrete, actionable parts.
Experience using AI coding tools throughout engineering workflows, especially agentic approaches.
Experience supporting and troubleshooting complex systems, including diagnosing issues using logs, metrics, and streaming data.
Professional experience mentoring others.
Empathy for colleagues and a practice of giving and receiving feedback openly and continuously.
Enthusiasm for, or openness to, Test-Driven Development (TDD).
Authorization 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.
Experience with the PrimeVue component library.
Python experience.

Responsibilities

Partner with practice leads to establish architectural patterns, design principles, and implementation standards, connecting practitioners and architects and aligning work with organizational goals.
Assess development practices and drive improvements, pairing with teams to teach modern techniques and XP practices.
Champion and scale AI-first delivery by evaluating emerging tools, establishing practices and guardrails, and maintaining the internal playbook for AI-assisted development.
Apply full-stack technical expertise, including Java/Spring Boot and Vue, and connect business-domain context to architectural design within the organization's AI toolset.
Promote continuous improvement, experimentation, and curiosity about the future of software development.