Software Engineer

Markel • Richmond, VA

14d • Hybrid

About The Position

If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special! This .NET Software Engineer role supports a Markel policy administration system, a core platform for our large commercial Wholesale and Specialty business. The engineer will contribute to feature development, platform enhancements, and ongoing modernization initiatives while partnering with product and operations teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions. We are seeking a .NET Software Engineer to support and enhance one of Markel's policy administration systems, a mission-critical platform used across our Wholesale and Specialty lines of business. This role focuses on building, maintaining, and improving backend services and user-facing components that enable underwriting and policy processing. You will work closely with product, QA, and operations partners to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions in an Agile delivery environment.

Requirements

• Strong experience developing applications using C# and .NET (.NET Core or .NET Framework)
• Experience building and supporting web applications and APIs
• Required - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, other related field or equivalent work experience, including military experience
• 3 -5 years of experience
• Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL
• Familiarity with source control, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile development practices
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Angular or other modern frontend frameworks
• Experience supporting large, enterprise-scale applications
• Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• Experience in insurance, financial services, or other regulated environments
• Familiarity with automated testing practices and performance tuning

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain .NET applications and services supporting the underwriting platform
• Implement enhancements, bug fixes, and performance improvements across existing systems
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, QA, and Operations to deliver well-tested solutions
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality, consistency, and maintainability
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, contributing to root cause analysis and long-term fixes
• Support integration points with downstream systems and services
• Contribute to ongoing platform modernization, technical debt reduction, and improved automation
• Follow established SDLC, security, and compliance standards

Benefits

• In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.
• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.
• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees