Sr Software Engineer

WHO WE ARE

Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth. With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights, Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying, selling, and administering insurance products. All of which enables more people to protect their financial futures. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: be bold, team up, deliver value – and that we do.

Zinnia has over $180 billion in assets under administration, serves 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.

As part of our software engineering team, you will take the lead in building the next‑generation infrastructure and platforms for Zinnia, including scalable data storage infrastructure, analytics platform, streams processing and data pipelines, cutting‑edge search platform, best‑in‑class AI/ML infrastructure, Kubernetes compute infrastructure, and document storage infrastructure. You will work and learn among the best, putting to use your passion for distributed technologies and algorithms, API design, and systems design, and your passion for writing code that performs at massive scale.

You will also work with industry standard open source infrastructure technologies like Kubernetes, GRPC, and Graph

QL. As a senior engineer, you will be a key technical leader and role model within the organization.

• Deliver impact by driving innovation while building and shipping software at scale
• Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to up‑level the engineering organization
• Actively improve the level of craftsmanship at Zinnia by developing best practices and defining best strategies
• Design products, services, and tools and code that can be used by others while upholding operational impact of all decisions
• Function as the tech‑lead for key initiatives, identify problems and opportunities, and lead teams to architect, design, implement, and operationalize systems
• Partner closely with teams within the org and customers to execute on the vision for long‑term success of the core infrastructure teams
• Keep a platform‑first approach while designing products and services

• BS/BE in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent technical experience
• 7+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm‑related solutions
• 5+ years of experience programming in object‑oriented languages such as Java
• 2+ years of experience as an architect or technical leadership position
• Proficient in Spring Framework
• Hands‑on experience developing large‑scale, distributed systems, and databases
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
• Good to have experience with any orchestration platform like Camunda

• MS or PhD degree in Computer Science or related discipline
• 10+ years of experience in software design, development, and algorithm‑related solutions with at least 5 years in a technical leadership position
• 7+ years of experience in an object‑oriented programming language such as Java
• 5+ years of experience with large‑scale distributed systems and client‑server architectures
• Experience in architecting and designing large‑scale distributed systems related to data infrastructure, Kubernetes, and platforms
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS)

• Distributed Systems
• Technical Leadership
• Systems Infrastructure

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.