Staff Software Engineer
About The Position
Symetra has an exciting opportunity for a Staff Software Engineer to join our team and lead the evolution of our Stop Loss platform. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will serve as the technical lead for the Stop Loss platform, driving architecture, design, and delivery of scalable solutions while remaining hands-on with development. You will set technical direction, establish engineering standards, and lead critical practices across testing, CI/CD, and production reliability. This is a highly influential individual contributor role where you will mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership across teams.
Requirements
- High School Diploma is required, plus a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field
- 12–15 years of experience in software engineering with deep expertise in platform engineering, full-stack development, and hands-on coding
- Proven technical leader with strong system architecture skills and experience guiding decisions across multiple teams or platforms
- Experienced in managing and evaluating vendor solutions and partnerships, including large consulting organizations
- Strong communicator who can influence, mentor, and collaborate effectively with engineers and senior leaders without formal authority
- Personable, adaptable, and growth-oriented, with a willingness to learn new industries and leverage modern practices, including AI-assisted development tools
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at hire and must maintain authorization to work in the United States throughout their employment with our company.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with, or interest in, agent-based coding workflows is a plus
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical lead for the Stop Loss platform, guiding architecture, technical direction, and overall delivery across teams
- Develop secure, high-quality, high-performing code while driving code reviews and setting standards for versioning, reusability, and performance optimization
- Lead testing strategy, CI/CD pipelines, and production support to ensure reliability, scalability, and strong quality practices
- Define scalable system architecture, establish design patterns, and create technical documentation to enable consistent execution
- Mentor senior engineers and provide hands-on technical leadership, guiding work and innovation without formal people management responsibilities
Benefits
- Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements
- 401(k) plan with immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%
- Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days and ten paid holidays
- Company matching for community contributions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
