Senior Software Engineer

PEMCO•Seattle, WA

About The Position

At PEMCO, we’re all about people – our customers, our employees, and the community. We’re a mutual insurance company owned by our Northwest policyholders. We provide auto, home, renters, and boat coverage. Recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Insurance Companies in both Auto and Home for 2025, based on customer survey feedback, and by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Midsize Workplaces 2025 . We are consistently recognized for our outstanding customer service, employee expertise, community partnerships, and social impact programs. All of which makes PEMCO a great place to work! Our social impact programs motivate high achievement by youth in education; build stronger and greener communities; and increase safety at home, on the road, and at play. We’re committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and to fostering an inspiring and inclusive workplace. These efforts create and cultivate an environment that builds fairness and understanding, encourages collaboration and flexibility, and celebrates all the ways in which we’re different and the same – enabling all individuals to achieve their full potential. PEMCO has an opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join our community. This position is responsible for designing, developing and supporting business application software, with a focus on the rapid delivery of stable and scalable solutions to business partners.

Requirements

B.A. or B.S. degree or equivalent work experience (Information Technology or related technical program) is required
6 years of experience in a development role in a professional environment is required
Experience in business or system analysis in documenting requirements, functional specifications, and specifications of user interfaces.
Demonstrated experience providing application development team leadership and subject matter expertise including technical guidance, mentorship, knowledge sharing, and technical growth to peers is required
Skilled proficiency of formal architecture, design patterns and best practices
Problem Solver : ability to analyze, diagnose and resolve complex unstructured problems quickly, efficiently, and collaboratively
Business Environment : a thorough understanding of our industry, the relevant business landscape, trends in growth and insurance environments; the ability to spot early indicators of change and apply strategies to adapt quickly
Analytical and data-driven : able to think analytically; you can put complex ideas into clear frameworks; uses data to conduct root cause analysis and develops high quality, consumable, and consistent metrics that drive strategic objectives and priorities
Demonstrated ability to thrive in complex, fast-paced development environment
MS Office: Skilled proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook is required
Skilled proficiency in MS Visio is required

Responsibilities

Provide technical guidance, mentorship, knowledge sharing, and technical growth to team members.
Design, develop and support multi-tier applications of varying complexity.
Conduct risk/impact analysis of proposed technical solutions.
Collaborate with principal developers and drive/coordinate design and technical architecture.
Collaborate with Users, Project Managers, Developers, Business Analysts and Quality Assurance Analysts in an Agile Project environment.
Demonstrate behaviors consistent with PEMCO's policies, values, code of ethics, and business conduct.
Authentically support the PEMCO Brand and constantly are on the lookout for top talent to join us to achieve our Mission to Worry Less and Live More.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Regular part-time PEMCO employees working at least 24 hours per week and regular full-time PEMCO employees are eligible to elect coverage under medical, dental, and vision plans for themselves and their eligible family members with generous employer premium cost shares.
In addition, as a benefits-eligible employee, you are: covered by employer-paid basic life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance policies as well as long- and short-term disability benefit coverages.
eligible to participate in PEMCO’s 401(k) plan, which includes a generous employer match (2 for 1 on the first 6% employee pre-tax and/or Roth deferral, up to federal maximums).
PEMCO provides the following paid leave programs for benefits-eligible employees in their first year of PEMCO employment: Vacation accrues at a rate of 10 days for new hires and increases based on a schedule to a maximum annual accrual of 25 days based on tenure.
Granted four (4) personal days immediately upon hire.
Paid holidays for the eight (8) holidays observed by PEMCO throughout the calendar year.
Granted up to ten (10) days of sick leave immediately upon hire (pro-rated based on hire date and full-time/part-time status), which is approximately 28 hours more per year than the Washington state-required accrual.
In addition, PEMCO provides paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, and employee volunteering in the community.
Other miscellaneous benefit programs offered by PEMCO include: Flexible Spending Accounts.
Education Assistance Program after one year of service.
Scholarship program for children of PEMCO employees after one year of service.
Employee Assistance Program.
Well-being program.
Discretionary taxable gifts and gift cards.
And other Perks & Benefits, including discounts on computer software and hardware, cell phone plans, and rental cars.
Other compensation, depending on role, contributions, and performance, may include: Discretionary bonuses.
Tiered sales commissions and/or incentives (from 5-25% of employee’s monthly sales).
Employee referral bonuses.
Shift differential pay.