Senior Software Engineer – Java/Python/Automation

Senior Software Engineer – Java/Python/Automation

Position Overview

Guardian is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and deliver scalable enterprise applications within our Group Operations Technology team. This role combines hands-on software development with technical leadership across the full Software Development Lifecycle. The engineer will collaborate with business, architecture, testing, release management, and global engineering teams to deliver modern, cloud-based solutions while improving development efficiency through automation and AI-assisted engineering practices.

You Will (Primary Responsibilities)

• Translate business requirements into technical designs, user stories, and scalable solutions.

• Design, develop, and support Java/Spring Boot and Python-based APIs and microservices.

• Build and maintain automated API, UI, integration, and end-to-end tests.

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous quality validation.

• Collaborate with E2E testing and release management teams on non-production and production deployments.

• Troubleshoot application issues using logs and monitoring tools such as Splunk, CloudWatch, AppDynamics, and Argo CD.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, test planning, defect triage, and root cause analysis.

• Contribute to application modernization, cloud adoption, and proof-of-concepts; use GitHub Copilot and Claude for AI-assisted coding, test generation, and documentation, validating outputs for accuracy, security, and adherence to engineering standards.

• Provide technical guidance and collaborate effectively with onshore and offshore teams.

You Have:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• 5+ years of software development experience.

• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Python, REST APIs, and microservices.

• Experience with relational and NoSQL technologies, including PostgreSQL and Redis.

• Experience with AWS, Docker, EKS, SNS/SQS, and cloud-native application development.

• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern development workflows.

• Experience with API testing tools or frameworks such as Postman, PyTest, or REST Assured.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to review code and provide technical recommendations.

• Hands-on experience using GitHub Copilot and Claude for software development, with the ability to critically review AI-generated code and protect sensitive information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with LangGraph for building and orchestrating stateful, multi-step AI agent workflows.

• Experience integrating AI and large language models (LLMs) into enterprise applications through APIs, including prompt design, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and evaluation of model outputs.

• Experience with application monitoring tools such as Splunk, CloudWatch, AppDynamics, Argo CD, or Zenoss.

• Insurance or financial services domain experience.

• Group Insurance product platform knowledge.

Location

• Hybrid Work arrangement - Three days a week at a Guardian office in Holmdel, NJ, New York, NY, or  Bethlehem, PA

Salary Range:

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Our Promise

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals.  Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Inspire Well-Being

As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits. Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquires related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site.

Visa Sponsorship

Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas (e.g., such as an H-1B). In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship/support now or at any time in the future.

Notice Regarding Guardian’s Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment

As part of Guardian’s job application process, Guardian may use artificial intelligence tools (“AI Tools") to automate the sorting and filtering of information provided by applicants as part of its preliminary screening. This preliminary screening may be used to help identify applicant materials and resumes relative to their indication that the applicant meets the requirements for the specific job for which they are applying, as specified in the listing posted on Guardian’s jobs website (Careers at Guardian at https://www.guardianlife.com/careers). At Guardian, we do not use AI Tools to substantially assist or replace human judgment or discretionary decision making in our hiring process. All hiring decisions will be made by Guardian colleagues.

Please be aware that if you apply for a specific position with Guardian, you will have the choice of opting out of Guardian’s use of AI Tools during the job application process. If you would like to request an alternative process that does not utilize AI Tools or would like to request a reasonable accommodation, within ten business days of your position application, you must email your request to [email protected], making sure to provide your name and job requisition identification number. Guardian will retain your applicant materials and resume and all information therefrom in accordance with Guardian’s document retention policy, a copy of which you may request via [email protected].

Additionally, at applicable times, Guardian will make public the most recent bias audit results for such AI tools, which may be found here. 

Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.