Sr Applications Developer

Pacific Life • Newport Beach, CA

4d

About The Position

The Illustrations Application Developer is part of Pacific Life Technology’s CMD Illustrations team, which develops and maintains desktop and web applications that financial professionals use to create life insurance illustrations. The role translates business requirements into reliable, maintainable application code and works closely with analysts, actuaries, business partners, and other stakeholders to deliver solutions aligned with system architecture and coding standards. The developer builds and modifies life insurance and annuity products in the Illustrations platform, using .NET and proprietary tools to deliver solutions from design through deployment. The role also contributes to peer reviews, process improvements, testing, and timely execution. As product knowledge and experience grow, the developer will take on increasing responsibility for code reviews and collaborate with business partners to ideate and design features.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in application development.
• Strong proficiency in Excel, VB.NET, C#, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, jQuery UI, Bootstrap, and SQL.
• Ability to sustain intense visual and listening concentration to troubleshoot problems, determine solutions, and make informed decisions and recommendations.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
• Willingness and initiative to learn technical and business aspects needed to take ownership of key responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

• Previous knowledge of the life insurance and annuity industry.
• 3–5 years of experience working with life insurance and/or annuity products and riders.
• Effective communication skills, including explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and experience working within sprint cadences.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across departments.

Responsibilities

• Build new and modify existing life insurance and annuity products in the Illustrations platform, ensuring accuracy and alignment with product specifications and business requirements.
• Develop and deliver complete business solutions from design through deployment using .NET and proprietary tools.
• Analyze business requirements and objectives to establish testing scope and level of effort.
• Identify gaps in work requests and ensure requirements are clear and complete.
• Review complex product specifications, actuarial formulas, business requirements, user interface needs, and illustration output to identify technical challenges and estimate implementation effort.
• Collaborate with actuaries and other business units to validate complex illustration scenarios and case designs.
• Perform unit testing, use version control and continuous integration, and promote quality development processes.
• Participate in peer code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and support peer-to-peer and group training.
• Identify technical and process improvements that reduce application complexity and increase development speed.
• Identify and escalate risks or issues, and collaborate with business partners on timelines, risks, and issues.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Wellbeing Reimbursement Account for the employee or eligible dependents.
• Paid time off, holiday schedules, and Financial Planning Time Off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance program.
• Competitive 401(k) savings plan with company match and an additional company contribution regardless of participation.
• Most employees are eligible for additional incentive pay.

What This Job Offers

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