Principal Software Engineer, Investments Technology (Private Credit)

The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.

At Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI), we manage a high-quality investment portfolio utilizing a disciplined strategy. We have a large and varied customer base, supported by strategic business units that function as a complete investment firm within our Fortune 100 Company. Our investment professionals are critical to our ability to keep our promises to policyholders, claimants, and their families.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Note: This role has a hybrid work arrangement (2 days per week in Boston).

About the job

The Lead Engineer for the Private Credit Agile Squad will:

• Lead a team of Software Engineers to design and build technology solutions for LMI’s Private Credit product suite
• Partner with key business and tech stakeholders to identify and deliver data and analytics automated solutions that meet business needs and align with technology guardrails & strategy
• Act as hands-on advisor and technical lead and collaborate with scrum masters, product owners, and engineering team to iteratively create technical solutions that meet business and technical requirements
• Research, recommend, design, and develop systems and application architecture with a specific focus on software quality, security, and compliance
• Deliver artifacts, technical alternatives and architectural designs that meet business requirements
• Collaborate with development teams and architects building Innovative, API first, cloud native solutions using AWS platform, Snowflake, Informatica/Glue, Power-BI/Dash, Python, Rest API, Django, React, etc
• Continually enhance full delivery pipeline through automation, expanded yet increasingly efficient test coverage, ultimately optimizing time-to-market and quality
• Mentor engineers/individual contributors in the team; conduct design and code reviews and champion engineering excellence/best practices
• Collaborate with architecture team and across LMI Tech/Corporate tech team
• Drive innovation in the team through continuous learning and building Prototyping complex, cross platform business solution

Experience

• Eight or more years of Software Engineering experience in an agile environment
• Investments domain knowledge (Private Credit a plus)
• Strong background in business operations and strategies, including global technology and financial services trends
• Hands-on involvement with layered systems architectures, designs and shared software concepts
• Familiarity with functional and system integration testing
• Experience working in an agile environment

Skills

• Python, AWS (S3, Lambda, Fargate, step functions) Rest API, Snowflake, Informatica/Glue, Power-BI/Dash, Django, React, Data Ingestion
• Excellent negotiation, facilitation and consensus-building capabilities
• Openness and adaptability to respond to fast-moving circumstances
• Proficiency in multiple object-oriented programming languages and tools
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Aptitude for working in teams

Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of diverse and emerging technologies, architectural concepts and principles
• A deep understanding of layered solutions and designs
• Awareness of policies regarding security and privacy
• Understanding of backlog tracking, burndown metrics and incremental delivery

Education

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical or business discipline, or equivalent experience

At Liberty Mutual, our purpose is to help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow. That's why we provide an environment focused on openness, inclusion, trust and respect. Here, you'll discover our expansive range of roles, and a workplace where we aim to help turn your passion into a rewarding profession.
Liberty Mutual has proudly been recognized as a "Great Place to Work" by Great Place to Work® US for the past several years. We were also selected as one of the "100 Best Places to Work in IT" on IDG's Insider Pro and Computerworld's 2020 list. For many years running, we have been named by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers for Women and one of America's Best Employers for New Graduates as well as one of America's Best Employers for Diversity. To learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion please visit: https://jobs.libertymutualgroup.com/diversity-inclusion
We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://LMI.co/Benefits
Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.