Software Engineer

WHO WE ARE:   

Building on its rich heritage, Zinnia is transforming the way life and annuity products are created, sold, and administered – from lead to origination to claims – through Zinnia Open Insurance. We’re addressing the new realities of the marketplace, and we understand what consumers want and deserve: a great experience from the moment they consider these products until their policies pay out.   

Zinnia Open Insurance is advanced data-driven technology that accelerates innovation, enables unrivaled speed-to-market, deepens relationships with policyholders, and empowers better risk-based outcomes. Open transforms the end-to-end experience to make everything faster, more transparent, and more collaborative for consumers, carriers, and advisors. Zinnia is a new tech company, but we’re not new to insurance. We’re L&A experts and technology innovators building Open Insurance to power exceptional experiences that evolve ahead of the marketplace. We’re Zinnia. And we’re Open. Join us, and experience Life, More Open.

WHO YOU ARE:

Senior Software Engineers play a key role in the design, development/configuration, unit testing, installation, and ongoing maintenance of Zinnia's software platforms. Zinnia's Senior Software Engineers work with stakeholders to develop solutions and/or products that fulfil the needs of Zinnia's internal stakeholders and clients. Those solutions and/or products help Zinnia and our clients to be more efficient and provide better service to end customers. Senior Software Engineers interact directly with Technical leaders, business stakeholders, and may periodically interact directly with Zinnia's clients

WHAT YOU’LL DO:  

Work as part of a global, cross-functional team to develop innovative software for Zinnia's stakeholders.
Contribute to projects by creating well-designed, customized, testable, efficient code for Zinnia's platforms.
Assist our teams in providing ongoing support, troubleshooting, improvements, or custom enhancements to existing Zinnia's platforms.
Flexibility to support the challenging development and delivery needs of Zinnia's 
Collaborate with our global teams, internal stakeholders, and customers.
Act as a mentor and technology expert for team members and conduct technical reviews.
Architect, Design, develop and validate various requirements for Zinnia's platforms
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, recognize and react to changing business needs and effectively prioritize tasks
Must be self-motivated and able to work both independently and in conjunction with team members and business units. Enthusiasm and flexibility to work on a variety of projects

  WHAT YOU’LL NEED:  

5 to 7 years of experience in Backend technologies like Java, J2EE, Spring, Microservices.
Patience and perseverance to overcome challenges, solve problems, and learn new computer languages and techniques.
Ability to comprehend business problems and provide solutions for Automated Straight Through Processing (STP).
Design end-to-end BPM Models with enterprise scale applications integrating different systems with SOA/Microservice Architecture.
Industry exposure to BFSI domain especially Insurance.
Excellent work ethic. Ability to work and travel independently.
Effective communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills. Effective troubleshooting skills.
Ability to work as part of a cross-functional, global team.
BTech / BE / MCA / MTech / ME or equivalent qualification from reputed institutes.

GOOD TO HAVE:

Object Oriented Programming (OOPS) and design patterns.
Programming using Java 8/J2EE.
Competence and comfort using multiple frameworks Spring, Spring Boot.
SOA/Microservice Architecture.
Knowledge and experience with REST.
Git, Maven, Docker.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?  

We’re looking for the best and brightest innovators in the industry to join our team. At Zinnia, you collaborate with smart, creative professionals who are dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technologies, deeper data insights, and enhanced services to transform how insurance is done. Visit our website at www.zinnia.com for more information. Apply by completing the online application on the careers section of our website.  We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.