Principal Software Engineer

Do you have the skills—and drive to join a tech team that’s working to digitally transform a trillion-dollar industry? From test-driving the latest technologies to creating intuitive consumer apps, Liberty Mutual is constantly innovating and creating industry-leading solutions that provide peace of mind for our customers worldwide. As a principal software engineer at Liberty Mutual, you’ll consult on highly complex projects and solve technical problems, while working in an agile environment that has the creative energy of a start-up—and the full backing and comprehensive benefits of a Fortune 100 company.

Join us at the center of Liberty Mutual’s digital workflow ecosystem. Our Workflow & Automation squad powers Bridgeway, our Micro Frontend platform that enables rapid, scalable React application development and onboarding of rep‑facing experiences. In this role, you’ll shape mission‑critical systems, lead a motivated team of engineers solving complex, high‑impact problems. If you’re passionate about modern engineering, and leading teams that move fast and innovate boldly, we’d love to talk.

This is a hybrid role requiring two days in the office a week in one of our five tech hubs:
Columbus, Plano, Indianapolis, Boston and Portsmouth.

U.S. based role only

We encourage you to apply and bring your expertise if you’re a:

• Technical problem solver:
  Going far beyond simply developing error‑free source code, test scripts, components and system architectures, you’ll document and build deployment guides aimed at maintaining robust, relevant software
• Customer‑centric engineer:
  Putting clients’ needs first, you’ll translate customer requirements into technical applications and support the implementation of new software
• Motivated mentor:
  Exercise your technical chops while coaching and collaborating with junior software engineers.
• Forward thinker:
  Merely fixing a problem isn’t enough – using your proactive mindset and initiative, you’ll also identify opportunities to enhance performance, quality and efficiency

• Design, build, and integrate full‑stack solutions using JavaScript/Type Script, React, Node.js, Next.js, and/or Java.
• Build and execute AI driven workflows.
• Drive our Micro Frontend (MFE) strategy, rapidly onboarding React apps into the Bridgeway MFE platform.
• Develop a deep understanding of upstream and downstream systems to maintain end‑to‑end data quality, proactively identifying risks, resolving root causes, and preventing data‑induced defects.

• Break down ambiguous technical problems, identify root causes across complex systems, and deliver incremental improvements with clear milestones.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional partners across product, design, platform, security, and data to ensure system accuracy, streamline interactions, and drive continuous improvements to reliability, performance, and customer experience.
• Establish and champion engineering best practices, mentor engineers, driving measurable improvements across SCORP engineering excellence pillars.

• Eight or more years of software engineering experience

• A strong background in business operations and strategies, including knowledge of global business, technology trends and the financial services industry
• Hands‑on involvement with layered systems architectures, designs and shared software concepts;
  Working knowledge of contemporary frameworks and emerging technologies
• Familiarity with functional and system integration testing, a history of practicing Dev Ops and Sec Ops

• Experience working in an agile environment

• Strong enterprise architecture and technical leadership skills, with the ability to make architectural decisions that promote scalability, resilience, maintainability, and long‑term…