Director, Software Engineer (Circle Engineer)

Travelers•Hartford, CT

About The Position

Travelers is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to join our organization as we grow and transform our Technology landscape. Individual will complete advanced software end to end engineering tasks that span many parts of a system including designing, developing, analyzing, configuring, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, documenting, health monitoring/alerting, and implementing based on user or system specifications. Individual will also consult with users to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications, manage the effective use of resources, act as subject matter expert across multiple applications, systems and technologies, leverage technical and business knowledge to drive the planning and execution of complex initiatives, participate in the design/ development process, and provide technical leadership, while leading a team of SWE.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in education and/or work experience.
6 additional years of software engineering experience.
5 years of related experience; including insurance / financial services industry experience.
Demonstrated experience implementing current technology trends and techniques (e.g., cloud-based solutions leveraging microservices).
Interprets internal/ external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve SDLC processes.
Advanced delivery skills including the ability to determine the software design strategy and methodology to be used for efforts, use automated tests, analysis, and informed feedback loops to ensure the quality and production readiness of work before release, monitor the health of work efforts and that of adjacent systems.
Demonstrated track record of domain expertise including the ability to develop business partnerships and influence priorities by identifying solutions that are aligned with current business objective and closely follow industry trends relevant to domain, understanding how to apply them, and sharing knowledge with coworkers.
Strong problem solver who utilizes data and proofs of concepts to find creative solutions to difficult problems, reflects on solutions, measuring their impact, and uses that information to ideate and optimize. Also adept at making decisions that involve a significant number of factors with broad implications.
Strong communicator who possesses the ability to describe technology concepts in ways the business can understand, document initiatives in a concise and clear manner, collaborate effectively with teammates and others regardless of role, quickly extract core issues from discussions and meetings, give and receive constructive feedback, offer help when asked, and ensure everyone has a chance to share their thoughts and are heard; an attentive and empathetic listener.
Advanced leadership skills with the ability to take action even when there is no clear owner, inspire and motivate others, and be effective at influencing team members.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of Software engineers by providing technical guidance and mentorship while modeling Travelers' leadership behaviors.
Direct complex design, development, analysis, configuration, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, documenting, health monitoring/alerting, and implementation based on user or system specifications for impactful and high-visibility tasks.
Lead investigation and resolution efforts for critical, high impact problems, defects, and incidents.
Seek opportunities where technology can be utilized to improve the business and provide more efficient processes.
Apply knowledge of current industry trends and techniques to formulate solutions for software engineering problems.
Perform other duties as assigned.