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Who We Are

At Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, we are experts at what we do in protecting what makes businesses unique. Our deep understanding of the specialty insurance market is the foundation for our customized solutions, backed by targeted risk control and claims services. Our employees are passionate about providing insurance coverage that’s aligned to our targeted customer groups.

Intact’s Global Specialty Lines business spans across more than 20 verticals in four distinct markets: U.S., Canada, UK and Europe. The following opportunity is for our U.S. team.

The opportunity

We currently have an opportunity for a Lead Software Engineer to join our Corporate IT team based in our Canton, MA office or remotely within the United States. The Lead Software Engineer is an expert level technology individual contributor that will create, define, and execute Java software solutions for Intact Specialty. The Lead Engineer role is a key technical and leadership role responsible for driving the design and implementation of Java-based back-end systems and components, including core business domain-based microservices and the integration/adapter layer using REST API, MQ, etc. This role demands a hands-on approach, involvement in solution architecture and architectural decisions, agile scrum team leadership, and the ability to mentor less experienced engineers.

Responsibilities

He/she will work closely with the technology and business architects to understand and help refine the business need, design and develop solutions within the software platforms, and create/update documentation of the technologies under his/her technical leadership. The Lead Engineer is a passionate technologist who uses this inquisitive nature to anticipate and test IT industry technologies and future directions and brings the results of that passion to benefit his/her software delivery. Where necessary, the Lead Engineer will meet with business and customer partners and communicate about technical topics consumable by the audience, including demonstration of functionality. The Lead Engineer is a collaborator and aims to share his/her knowledge with the broader Intact IT community through workshops and roundtables. While this is an individual contributor hands-on development role, the Lead Engineer position requires mentorship, oversight of the technical workings and delivery of the team, and agile team leaderships (leading standups, sprint reviews, and working closely with architects and BSAs on prioritization, sprint planning, roadmaps, etc.). Some of the Lead Software Engineer responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable back-end solutions, focusing on cloud-native design, containerization, microservices, service adapters, and core business logic.
Lead back-end technology decisions, aligning with overall strategy and business goals.
Collaborate with architects, front-end developers, BSAs, and other stakeholders to align back-end services with client-side applications.
Lead the modernization of legacy applications, including decomposition of older non-Java monoliths (VB, C#) and older Java components into a decoupled, domain-driven architecture.
Design, develop, and maintain REST and async integration services allowing for synchronous business requests within the core domains and emitting events as necessary for other services to consume.
Maintain high standards for code quality, test coverage, unit testing, and security practices. Review development team output to ensure consistency & alignment with defined target architecture, code quality, test coverage, and adherence to established architecture standards.
Mentor and guide junior engineers, promoting best practices in coding, design patterns, testing.
Stay up to date with emerging trends in back-end development and cloud technologies, applying them to improve existing systems.
Identify opportunities for improvement in current technology and that of individual systems. Avoid the creation of tech debt, identify tech debt quickly, and prioritize the swift remediation of technical debt. Identify cost savings and opportunities for efficiencies.
Design for the ability to leverage automation (e.g., RPA) or AI efficiencies.
Use, and model efficient and expected use of, AI-assisted development tools.
Participate in code reviews and other activities to ensure code quality and performance
Partner with architects to develop and select solutions and assist in the development of roadmaps and strategies.
Maintain DevSecOps scripts (build, test, deploy) and help implement automated testing and deployment. Maintain IaC scripts initially built by cloud engineering.

The expertise you bring

5+ years of experience in a senior or higher software development role, with a focus on back-end technologies, within an agile environment.
Proven experience with building core logic in a microservices architecture, REST APIs, Kafka/MQ/Azure Service Bus, GraphQL, and other integration technologies.
Strong experience with current Java (particularly with Spring Boot, Spring Data/JPA).
Strong capabilities within SQL and NoSQL databases, with the ability to design performant and reliable data persistence solutions.
Proficiency in cloud platforms like Azure or AWS, with a focus on resilient and scalable cloud-native solutions.
Experience in implementing DevOps practices, including CI/CD, containerization, and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
Experience building security into the code side of the tech stack.
Excellent problem-solving abilities, logical thinking, and leadership (by influence and example).

Our salary ranges are determined by many factors including location, role, experience, and skillset of the candidate. The following ranges displayed reflect the target base salary for new hires, but your recruiter will share more specific compensation information with you during the hiring process. The typical base salary range for this position is: $137,000 – $182,000, based on the factors aforementioned. For candidates located in San Francisco, CA; Hoboken, NJ; and the New York City metro area, the base salary range is $160,000 -$187,000. In addition to base salary, full time Intact employees are also eligible for bonus potential and a full range of benefits to include:

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance with no waiting period
Competitive paid time off programs
401(k) savings and annual contributions of up to 12% of annual salary
Mental health support programs, life and disability insurance, paid parental leave and a variety of additional voluntary benefits

_This position will remain posted until a final candidate is selected. Once the role is filled, this job posting will be removed.

_Why choose Intact

We live our Values: We are committed to acting with the highest of ethical standards through our five core values: integrity, respect, customer driven, excellence and social responsibility.

Our commitment to Diversity: Founded in our values, we see diversity as a strength and aspire to create an environment where everyone can be themselves, grow and succeed. Together, we will stand up for what’s right to build an inclusive society.

Manage your Time: What you accomplish matters more than hours in the office. We are committed to creating a positive and supportive environment in which you perform your best. Our Time-Off and Flexible Work Arrangement options help foster a healthy work-life balance.

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Our promise to you

Our Values are foundational to our success at Intact. You’ll make a difference every day when you live our Values, do your best work, are open to change, and invest in yourself.

In return, we promise you support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards in a flexible work environment where you can:

Shape the future: Help us lead an insurance transformation to better protect people, businesses and society.
Win as a team: Collaborate with inspiring people to do your best work every day and together, stand up for what is right.
Grow with us: Refresh and reinvent your skills, learn from our diverse teams, lift others up, and grow.

About Intact

At Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions we are experts at what we do. Our deep understanding of the specialty insurance market is the foundation for our customized solutions, backed by targeted risk control and claims services. Our employees are passionate about providing insurance coverage that’s aligned to our targeted customer groups. Today, we help protect over a dozen industries with tailored coverages and services.