Principal Software Engineer - Remote

Symetra is a national financial services company dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals. The Principal Software Engineer will drive technology excellence, mentor future leaders, and define the technical vision of Benefits Engineering while architecting scalable, secure solutions for complex business problems.

Responsibilities:

• Leverage existing and new products and technologies to architect loosely coupled, cloud native, secure, high-quality, and performant solutions for complex business problems that span multiple development teams
• Champion AI and innovative thinking, evaluating new technologies, platforms and defining technology roadmaps
• Define design patterns and approach and practice for design reviews, impacting the organization
• Define and oversee implementation of security and performance standards, leading implementation of information security, disaster recovery, and capacity standards
• Review and approve Technical Partner agreements and ensure compliance with security, disaster recovery, performance standards, logging and monitoring and issue prevention
• Define code merge and code versioning strategies and policies including automated build strategy and patterns
• Coach and mentor engineers and provide leadership for communities and advisory groups across the organization
• Partner with technical leaders across Symetra to shape technical vision while advancing cost efficiency and optimization efforts

Requirements:

• 15+ years of cumulative, relevant experience in software development and architect roles
• Proven record of architecting and developing software solutions in multiple technology domains and have a deep understanding of the industry
• Passionate about building secure, scalable, and performant applications, with expertise in software system architecture
• Recognized as a technical leader whose knowledge, ideas, and critical thinking impact the organization
• Uses extensive knowledge of theories and practices, and is a key influencer in product research, product innovation, and growth strategies
• Able to articulate and share information with executive leadership, adapting communication style and gaining consensus to get results
• Expert knowledge of architecture patterns around AI, distributed systems, AWS/cloud technologies and full stack development
• Skilled in building high-performance, low-latency, secure, and scalable applications
• High school diploma or equivalent experience required
• Some travel required
• Employer work visa sponsorship and support are not provided for this role. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at hire and must maintain authorization to work in the United States throughout their employment with our company
• Minimum Internet Speed: 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload, in alignment with the FCC's definition of 'broadband.'
• Internet Type: Fiber, Cable (e.g., Comcast, Spectrum), or DSL
• Bachelor's degree or higher education preferred
• Previous experience in a regulated industry handling sensitive data is a plus