Protective Life

Sr. Software Engineer - App Dev Engineering

Protective Life • US
JavaScript Remote
The work we do has an impact on millions of lives, and you can be a part of it.
We help protect our customers against life’s uncertainties. Regardless of where you work within the company, you’ll be helping provide protection and peace of mind when our customers need it most.

Protective is searching for a Senior Engineer to join the App Dev Engineering team of the IT department.
This team is responsible for creating and maintaining websites for both consumers and agents in the field.

Responsibilities:

  • Designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting software systems. 
  • Works closely with business analysts and customers to gather requirements in order to ensure the customer’s business needs and expectations are met in a timely and cost-effective manner. 
  • Diagnoses, isolates, and debugs software problems and provides resolution.   
  • Provides leadership as a model of how others should interact and accomplish tasks. 
  • Is considered 'a top expert' by peers in one or more important areas of expertise, such as a programming language, computer system, database, etc. 
  • Provides an appropriate level of feedback to peers, support and interface areas, and management. 
  • Willingly shares and assists in the development skills of others.
  • Prepares and modifies technical documentation. 
  • Researches, evaluates, and recommends new development tools and applications as appropriate.  
  • Work Experience, Education, Certification/Training Required

  • Work Experience:
  • Typically 7-10+ years of web development experience but negotiable based off skill level.
  • Typically, post-secondary degree, preferably in Management Information Services, Computer Science or Math related field may substitute for work and/or technical experience.   
  • Proven experience in all aspects of the software development process
  • Technical certifications are desirable.
  • Knowledge and Abilities Required
  • Demonstrates a thorough, detailed knowledge of relevant technologies. 
  • Responsible for designing and implementing how the technologies will be incorporated in current systems or will be used in development of complex new systems.
  • Demonstrates a thorough, detailed understanding of various data structures.
  • Requires programming skills sufficient to solve difficult and very complex technical problems.
  • Must be able to manage multiple, changing priorities, resolve conflicts and be able to work well under pressure.
  • Must be self-motivated, able to work independently and willing to self-teach and take responsibility for ongoing professional development.
  • Ability to analyze and design software solutions to meet very complex requirements.
  • Requires oral and written communication skills sufficient to communicate clearly with peers and customers.
  • Ability to perform reviews of other developers’ code and provide sign off and or constructive feedback.
  • Tools and Skills Desired
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in the .Net framework.
  • C#
  • ASP.Net MVC 5+
  • SQL Server 2008+
  • RESTful Services
  • Distributed and Asynchronous Design and Development strongly preferred. 
  • NServiceBus experience a plus.
  • TFS Build Server experience a plus.
  • Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Experience with Angular, React, or similar JavaScript libraries is a plus.
  • Experience with Bootstrap or similar CSS frameworks.
  • Knowledge of responsive design principles.
  • Ability to build dynamic user interfaces from scratch based on mockups and detailed requirements.
  • Experience building & testing web applications that work across multiple browsers and devices.