Principal Software Developer - Angular Solutions

Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company • Jenkins Township, PA

just now • $120,000 - $155,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

biBerk is building a cloud-first, API driven, dynamic insurance platform that enables customers to purchase insurance policies directly online. Expanding our team, we are adding experienced software innovators to enhance our development efforts.in expertise and serve as technical subject matter experts (SMEs) with broad technical influence across projects and teams.

This role is ideal for experienced developers who are well-versed in the development environment outlined below and are eager to share their expertise by mentoring and guiding other team members.

Developers in this role will participate as both senior technical experts and individual contributors in a full-stack development team, with a focus on designing and implementing Angular and .NET solutions, supporting multiple domains across the platform. Success in this role relies on close coordination with backend teams to align Angular UI development with business logic exposed via RESTful APIs.

Principal Software Developers build deep domain expertise and serve as technical subject matter experts (SMEs) with broad technical influence across projects and teams. This role requires close collaboration with multiple product teams to ensure that UI solutions meet business objectives across diverse areas.

This is a hybrid-remote role that currently requires 2 days of in-office work per month in Pittston, PA.

Requirements

• At least 5 years development experience focused on Angular (versions 12+)
• Deep understanding of Angular architecture including advanced routing, state management NgRx, RxJS, and performance optimization
• Proven experience with TypeScript, including advanced types, generics, and modern ES features
• Strong knowledge of component architecture patterns (smart/presentational components, feature-based structures)
• Experience with modern build tools and monorepo architectures (Nx, Webpack, etc.)
• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining shared Angular component libraries
• Understanding of library versioning, semantic versioning, and dependency management
• Knowledge of public API design for reusable components with proper input/output contracts
• Experience with component documentation strategies (Storybook, Compodoc, or similar)
• Familiarity with library packaging and distribution (ng-packagr, npm publishing)
• Ability to create flexible, configurable components that work across multiple applications
• Understanding of theming strategies and CSS architecture for shared components
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science/related field or equivalent working experience
• 10+ years of experience as a software developer, with deep experience in C#, .NET and Angular
• Excellent programming, debugging, and troubleshooting skills with C#, .NET and Angular
• 3+ years of experience contributing in a senior technical role
• Enterprise level system architecture experience, designing and delivering RESTful APIs, integrations, and complex business processes
• Enterprise level design and configuration of cloud services including serverless, data storage, messaging, logging, etc., preferably with Azure
• Experience with design and implementation of both monolithic and microservice architectures
• Experience designing reliable and performant data storage solutions and schemas utilizing cloud technologies including SQL DBs, Document DBs, and unstructured data
• Experience with creating CI/CD pipelines supporting Infrastructure as Code (IAC)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, collaboration capabilities, and attention to detail
• Experience working on large software development projects while collaborating across multiple agile teams

Nice To Haves

• Commercial Property and Casualty insurance experience

Responsibilities

• Contribute as a senior technical resource on a cross functional, agile development team including members from development, quality assurance, and business analysts
• Serve as technical SME for a particular domain within the overall platform
• Provide guidance and mentoring including pair programming, code reviews, demos, and group/1:1 coaching.
• Design system features to meet business objectives while fitting into the enterprise platform ecosystem
• Contribute to cross-team platform design decisions
• Collaborate with Product team to ensure that requirements are understood, and short-term and long-term business objectives are met
• Follow department-wide technical, process, and quality standards while contributing to their improvement
• Take a lead role in creating technical documentation and content, ensuring that knowledge is transferred across the team
• Deliver regular and frequent code contributions aligned with User Stories and sprint goals
• Guide the team regarding unit testing; collaborate closely with QA resources to guarantee successful functional and regression testing of all features
• Ensure that the team achieves system performance goals
• Ensure that the team thinks with a security first mindset
• Take ownership of problems and solutions, being proactive to ensure success
• Provide innovative problem-solving skills, thinking outside the box
• Occasional travel to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PA area for strategy meetings (several times per year)
• Normal working hours based on Eastern US time

Benefits

• Medical (PPO/HDHP), vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Enhanced dental plan with orthodontia coverage in addition to a standard plan.
• Generous PTO plan for all benefit-time eligible employees.
• Paid company holidays and 4 floating holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Retirement Savings Plan/401(k) with company match and immediate vesting.
• Education Assistance Program that offers 100% upfront tuition reimbursement after 6 months of service for approved degree programs.
• Service Recognition Program that provides a monetary award to be used toward a vacation every 5 years of employment.
• Wellness Initiatives that include Fitness Center and Weight Watchers Reimbursement programs.
• Voluntary benefits that include accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity.
• Employee discount and rewards program on travel, tickets, electronics, home, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level