Software Engineer II - Analyst

About the Role

The Software Engineer II is a trusted and collaborative member of their POD or development team, capable of implementing medium-complexity features with moderate guidance from senior engineers. They apply core software development principles effectively and follow established architectural guidelines and design patterns.

Software Engineers II are responsible for analyzing user stories and functional requirements, modifying existing software independently, and beginning to contribute to the design and development of new platform components. As they grow in the role, they start to build deeper expertise and take on more ownership of technical solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Develops good understanding of business use cases and user needs for features assigned
• Contributes to story writing and grooming by asking appropriate questions and demonstrating strong grasp of feature functionality
• Is able to communicate technical issues in a way that can be understood by non-technical people.
• Is willing and has the ability to work on with multiple Clients/Projects as needed Independently.
• Able to actively participate in technical conversations
• Proficient in communicating technical principles
• Has Insurance, Life and Annuities domain knowledge, or, is actively learning and developing in this area, if they do not have prior experience in this area.
• Develop a strong understanding of business use cases, user needs, and feature functionality for assigned projects and features.
• Establish, document, and maintain high-quality software modules by following established software development standards and processes.
• Contribute to story writing and grooming by asking insightful questions and demonstrating in-depth knowledge of technical and functional requirements.
• Independently manage work across multiple clients or projects, taking full ownership of assigned tasks and ensuring all necessary information and requirements are obtained to complete them.
• Design, write, comment, and unit test code to ensure modules are performant, bug-free, and maintain the highest standards for modularity, reusability, readability, and configurability.
• Maintain accountability for all assigned work, provide accurate estimates, and deliver clear descriptions and updates of work completed.
• Communicate technical issues and project status effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, internally within the team and externally with clients as appropriate.
• Actively participate in team meetings, technical discussions, troubleshooting, and process improvement activities.
• Plan ahead by identifying potential challenges early, seeking guidance from senior team members, reaching out for help when blocked, and maintaining a backlog of codeable tasks when waiting for decisions or information.
• Continuously seek opportunities to learn and develop new skills, tools, coding frameworks, and maintain proficiency in technical areas and standards relevant to assigned projects.
• Develop and maintain domain expertise in Insurance, Life, and Annuities, or actively work towards acquiring this knowledge if not already possessed.
• Understand Agile and Waterfall development lifecycles and actively contribute to process improvement initiatives.
• Participate in client/product grooming calls as needed to address and triage issues, clarify requirements, and support production deployments and issue resolution in collaboration with senior engineers and technical leads.
• Understand and utilize debugging tools and techniques to identify and resolve errors efficiently.
• Update and maintain defect/change tracking systems for assigned modules to ensure transparency and accountability.