Applications Developer II

Job Description

Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead — our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It’s a big ask, but it’s one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate — pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better.

Why? Because it’s the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it’s a career with purpose. It’s a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future — including your own.

Pacific Life is on the lookout for a driven and innovative Illustrations Application Developer to join our forward-thinking Illustrations Team. Our Illustrations platform is more than just a system — it’s a key strategic differentiator that fuels enhanced customer experience and powers business growth across the organization.

The CMD Illustrations team within Pacific Life Technology develops and maintains the desktop and web applications that financial professionals use to create life insurance illustrations. These illustrations help clients understand how Pacific Life products can meet their financial goals.

The Illustrations Application Developer is a key member of a team responsible for translating business requirements into reliable, maintainable application code. In this role, you’ll work closely with analysts to understand functional needs and deliver high-quality software solutions that align with system architecture and coding standards. You’ll be expected to write efficient, maintainable code using established development practices. Career progression in this role will typically involve increasing levels of responsibility in areas such as peer code review.

As experience with Life Insurance and Annuities products grows, the Illustrations Application Developer will be required to collaborate with business partners and stakeholders to ideate and design features and functionality.

What You’ll Do

• Implement Complex Life Insurance and Annuity Products
• Build and modify existing life insurance and annuity products in our Illustrations platform, ensuring accuracy and alignment with product specifications and business requirements.

End-to-End Development

Use .NET and proprietary tools to build maintainable, efficient, and well-documented code, delivering complete business solutions from design through deployment.

Adhere-to and promote quality development processes, including performing unit testing, version control, and continuous integration.

Analyze Business Requirements & Technical Design

Evaluate and review complex product specifications—including actuarial formulas and business requirements for the User Interface and Illustration Output—to identify technical challenges, establish the development scope, and estimate the level of effort required for implementation.

Collaborate with actuaries and other business units

Validate complex scenarios and case designs specific to Illustrations.

Contribute to Process Improvements

Identify opportunities for technical/process improvements and efficiencies to reduce the complexity and increase speed in the application.

Conduct Code Reviews

Participate in peer code reviews to ensure quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards. Provide thoughtful, constructive feedback to support team growth.

Support Timely Delivery and Execution Excellence

Identify and elevate risks or issues promptly and clearly to ensure they are addressed in a timely manner. Collaborate with our business partners on the timelines, risks, and issues.

The Experience You Bring

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, with 5 years of experience in application development.

Strong proficiency in Excel, , C#, JavaScript, Html, CSS, JQuery UI, Bootstrap, SQL. Intense visual/listening concentration required to troubleshoot problems and determine best solution; and to make informed decisions and recommendations.

Self-motivated and capable of working independently with minimal supervision, while also excelling in a collaborative team environment.

Willingness and initiative to…