Senior Staff Software Engineer

The Hartford

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Charlotte, NCHartford, CTColumbus, OHChicago, IL
Salary
$127,600–$191,400 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $190k
This role $160k
$115k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays less than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $160k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About The Hartford

The Hartford is a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits, and mutual funds, serving businesses and individuals across the United States. Industry: Insurance & Financial Services

The Hartford currently has 43 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $127,600–$191,400 across 35 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Software Engineer

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Hybrid will join the team to design, build, and modernize Claims IT solutions. This role blends core platform engineering with forward deployed responsibilities to accelerate delivery for business teams and drive production outcomes. The engineer will develop Guidewire ClaimCenter workflows, rules, and integrations while building resilient Java APIs and backend services for high-volume transaction processing. Responsibilities include architecting cloud-native AWS or GCP services, implementing CI/CD pipelines, managing automated testing, and performing root-cause analysis. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders to convert business goals into technical solutions and prototyping AI agents using Google ADK for document understanding and workflow orchestration. Technical requirements include Guidewire ClaimCenter certification, Java expertise, experience with event-driven systems, REST integration patterns, and observability tools. The work focuses on solving complex claims operations challenges through durable platform services and automated workflows.

What does a Software Engineer earn in North Carolina?

Median $167676 from 38 postings across 18 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and enhance Guidewire ClaimCenter workflows, rules, and integrations for claims operations.
  • Build resilient Java APIs and backend services for high-volume transaction processing.
  • Architect and implement cloud-native AWS services focused on reliability, security, and performance.
  • Manage end-to-end engineering delivery including design, testing automation, release, and production support.
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines, code quality gates, and observability standards across all services.
  • Lead incident troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and the implementation of corrective actions.
  • Conduct discovery workshops to identify high-value use cases and define MVP scope for automation.
  • Build AI agents using Google ADK for document understanding and workflow orchestration.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 7+ years of software engineering experience in enterprise environments.
  • Strong hands-on Guidewire cloud experience with ClaimCenter implementation.
  • Must have Guidewire ClaimCenter certification.
  • Strong hands-on Java experience building APIs, integrations, and distributed services.
  • Strong AWS and/or GCP engineering experience delivering production cloud solutions.
  • Experience with event-driven systems, asynchronous messaging, and secure REST integration patterns.
  • Proficiency in automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and production observability.
  • Hands-on Google ADK experience building enterprise-grade agents (preferred).
  • Experience integrating LLM services into business processes with governance and monitoring (preferred).
  • Proven ability to lead delivery across cross-functional teams (preferred).

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