The Department
Life Technology Solutions (LTS) is a practice within Milliman, one of the largest actuarial consulting firms in the world. Our system, Integrate, is a market-leading application used throughout the life insurance industry for activities such as financial modelling and reporting, business planning and reporting, and insurance product pricing. Our cutting-edge cloud-hosted product Integrate uses Microsoft Azure for large-scale financial modelling and reporting calculations, making us the leading actuarial Microsoft Azure Partner and one of the largest worldwide users of cloud computing services.
We are an agile team working within an entrepreneurial business. We are not just a software vendor; we provide a full range of actuarial consulting services. We believe this differentiates us in the industry as our software is built in close collaboration with our consultants and in partnership with our customers, which provides us a feedback loop and lean mindset not usually possible in a heavily regulated market.
We believe technology will fundamentally change the way actuaries work in the life insurance industry, making them more efficient, effective, and informed. We built Integrate to help them focus on what they do best: lead with confidence. We are not only changing the way actuaries work, we are changing the way actuarial solutions are built and delivered.
Our team members have the chance to learn a complex business domain from some of the most regarded actuaries in the world. Our team is a fusion of skills and people, we value a growth mindset, practice continuous delivery, build hyper-scale computational systems, make big data usable, automate complex financial workflows, and provide a development environment for actuaries to build risk models. We break new ground, so above all, you must love to learn and demonstrate an ability to adapt to new challenges.
What We Offer
- A fun, flexible and collaborative working environment
- A team comprised of outstanding professionals, with a passion for excellence
- A competitive salary, an excellent benefits package, and various subsidies
- A team that challenges and likes to be challenged
- Equal Opportunity Employer
The Role
The Software Engineer brings energy and experience to build actuarial systems. They are a part of our team in Seattle, Washington or Chicago, Illinois based in the USA. Remote team members may also be an option depending on experience.
The purpose of this role is to work with the Integrate™ Product Development team to:
- Improve the Actuarial modelling and reporting workflows
- Support our customers
- Continue to help maintain and advance technical best practices.
Your Responsibilities:
- Deliver industry-leading software with competitive cadence
- Build and ship a GPU-accelerated subsystem in production
- Help Modernize a large C++ codebase: memory safety, modularity, build systems, and refactoring
- Implement high-performance data processing using memory efficient big data technology
- Contribute to operational excellence: CI, automated tests, profiling, and performance regression detection
Job Knowledge, Experience Skills
Job Knowledge Required
- Strong modern C++ (memory models, templates, large-scale refactors)
- Experience with GPU computing, CUDA preferred
- Comfortable working close to the metal: memory layout, concurrency, profiling
Preferred Job Knowledge
- C# and .NET Core are highly desirable.
- Experience building, using, or maintaining actuarial modelling systems
- Familiarity with columnar data formats and performance-oriented data systems
- Experience with functional programming
Experience and Soft Skills Required
- 5+ years of relevant software industry experience with a bachelor’s degree focused on software engineering, computer science, financial engineering, actuarial science, or mathematics.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex) in production engineering workflows.
- A degree is not a requirement if you have relevant industry experience.
- Strong modern C++ (memory models, templates, large-scale refactors)
- Experience with GPU computing, CUDA preferred
- Comfortable working close to the metal: memory layout, concurrency, profiling
- Test automation and continuous integration
Location
This role is based out of the Milliman office in Chicago, IL, but candidates hired into this role may work remotely anywhere in the US.
The expected application deadline for this job is March 31st, 2026.
Compensation
- The overall salary range for this role is $78,800 - $145,130.
- For candidates residing in: Alaska, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York City, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, or the District of Columbia the salary range is $90,620 - $145,130.
- All other locations the salary range is $78,800 - $126,200.
A combination of factors will be considered, including, but not limited to, education, relevant work experience, qualifications, skills, certifications, etc.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial security, and well-being.
Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental and Vision – Coverage for employees, dependents, and domestic partners.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Confidential support for personal and work-related challenges.
- 401(k) Plan – Includes a company matching program and profit-sharing contributions.
- Discretionary Bonus Program – Recognizing employee contributions.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – Pre-tax savings for dependent care, transportation, and eligible medical expenses.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) – Begins accruing on the first day of work. Full-time employees accrue 15 days per year, and employees working less than full-time accrue PTO on a prorated basis.
- Holidays – A minimum of 10 paid holidays per year.
- Family Building Benefits – Includes adoption and fertility assistance.
- Paid Parental Leave – Up to 12 weeks of paid leave for employees who meet eligibility criteria.
- Life Insurance & AD&D – 100% of premiums covered by Milliman.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability – Fully paid by Milliman.
Equal Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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What We Do
Milliman is among the world’s largest independent actuarial and consulting firms. Founded in Seattle in 1947, Milliman has offices in key locations worldwide. Through consulting practices in employee benefits, healthcare, investment, life insurance and financial services, and property & casualty/general insurance, Milliman serves the full spectrum of business, financial, government, union, education, and nonprofit organizations. In addition to consulting actuaries, Milliman’s body of professionals includes numerous other specialists, ranging from clinicians to economists.






