Senior Software Engineer - Virtual Appraisals

Posted 4 Hours Ago
Hiring Remotely in Chicago, IL
Remote
Senior level
Cloud • Enterprise Web • Insurance • Software
We make Insurance simple, for everyone.
The Role
The Senior Software Engineer will enhance Snapsheet's estimating tool to automate workflows, contribute to technical design, participate in agile processes, and collaborate with teams to solve complex problems in the claims management software.
Summary Generated by Built In

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Company: Snapsheet
Job Location: Remote, US-based
Job Type: Full-time, direct hire
Job Department: Technology
Team: Virtual Appraisals

About Snapsheet: Snapsheet exists to simplify claims. We leverage our expertise in virtual estimating and innovative claims management technology, transforming the end-to-end claims process - delivering faster, modern experiences for claims organizations of all sizes.
About the role: Snapsheet is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Virtual Appraisals (VA) Team! The VA team continuously improves the software that made us famous, our internal end-to-end claims platform. They work closely with our Operations team to add automation and to reduce human touches and cycle times ultimately making the claims process more efficient. 
What You’ll Be Doing: 

  • Enhance our newest estimating tool that will automate workflows and significantly boost productivity for our estimating team
  • Contribute to technical design processes and provide improvement suggestions and feedback.
  • Play an influential role in growing Snapsheet to be the industry leader in technology.
  • Work in an agile environment and participate in weekly stand-ups, retrospectives, etc.
  • Proactively challenge scopes, flag issues, and suggest alternatives.
  • Collaborating with other engineers, product management, and design to identify and solve complex problems

Qualifications we are looking for:

  • 5+ years of backend-focused web development experience including: 
    • Designing and building APIs
    • Designing schemas and performant queries for relational databases
    • Understanding of scalability challenges and performance of server-side code
  • Prior experience using Ruby on Rails a plus
  • Eagerness to learn from and work with a collaborative team
  • Commitment to quality and passion for technology and creating cutting-edge solutions
  • Ability to manage tasks and to contribute towards multiple initiatives during a sprint 

Our Tech Stack: 

  • Frameworks: Ruby on Rails and React 
  • Methodology: Agile 
  • Infrastructure: MySQL, S3, Redis, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, Lambda, Docker, CloudFront 

Snapsheet Perks: 

  • 100% remote position
  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield.
  • 401K with 4% base match (fully vested 60 days after your start date)
  • Flexible PTO policy
  • Employee Assistance Program - offers 6 visits with trained counselors per life incident
  • Monthly Wi-Fi reimbursement
  • Generous parental leave programs
  • Open Hack Days every other Friday and Productivity blocks every Tuesday
  • Quarterly learning and development budget
  • Optional virtual and in-person events 
  • Holiday mailers
  • Diversity groups including Snapsheet Women’s Advocacy Group, Parents Circle, and more

At Snapsheet we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Snapsheet is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know by emailing [email protected]

Snapsheet is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. 
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The Company
HQ: Chicago , IL
593 Employees
Remote Workplace
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

Snapsheet is an insurance technology company bringing the future to auto claims processing. We build products to drive efficiencies using data and technology. When the insured is at their worst, Snapsheet is there to help! We are experiencing hyper growth mode — check out our open positions!

Why Work With Us

We are the company that sets the standard for excellence across the insurance industry. The innovative solutions we develop touch every part of the industry. Because of our impact, the expectations of customers and carriers will forever be changed on a global scale.

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