Senior Software Engineer I

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.

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

What You'll Do

• Work as part of a global, cross-functional team to develop innovative software for Zinnia stakeholders.
• Contribute to projects by creating well-designed, customized, testable, efficient code for company platforms.
• Assist our teams in providing ongoing support, troubleshooting, improvements, or custom enhancements to existing company platforms.
• Occasionally participate in on-call rotations and/or provide after-hours support.
• Collaborate with our global teams, internal stakeholders and customers.
• Act as a subject matter expert for junior team members.
• Assist or lead in defining the requirements for custom built software projects.

What You'll Need

• 7-10 years of software development experience.
• Undergraduate degree in technology, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Knowledge and experience working in the insurance industry
• Advanced Knowledge of cross-platform C++ development using CMake.
• Strong Mathematical Skills
• Strong desire to work on back-end systems and services
• Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines in GitHub (GitHub Actions)
• Demonstrated expertise with software engineering tools (Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, etc) and methodologies (Kanban, Scrum, etc).
• Experience with Microsoft Windows, Office.
• Excellent work ethic. Ability to work and travel independently.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking skills.
• Highly effective communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills. Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work as part of a cross-functional, global team.
• Awareness of advanced technical concepts (examples: design patterns, SOA, SaaS, SDLC, DDD).

Bonus Points

• Additional C-like language experience (C#/Java/TypeScript)
• Financial Industry Background

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
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 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