Principal Software Solutions Engineer/Forward Deployed

Connection is seeking a Principal Software Solutions Engineer/Forward Deployed Engineer for their client specializing in Software Development for Insurance. This remote role involves designing scalable features for a SaaS platform, leading technical sessions, and mentoring engineers while ensuring solutions are built for scale.

Responsibilities:

• Design, architect, and develop scalable features that strengthen and expand our core SaaS platform
• Build full-stack solutions across the application stack, including frontend, backend, APIs, databases, integrations, and cloud services
• Lead technical discovery sessions and architecture workshops with customers and internal stakeholders to define future-state solutions and implementation strategies
• Develop clean, maintainable, and type-safe code using modern technologies such as TypeScript, React, Next.js, and related frameworks
• Translate customer-specific requirements into reusable platform capabilities, ensuring solutions are designed for scale rather than one-time implementations
• Partner closely with Product Management and Engineering leadership to influence product strategy, roadmap priorities, and technical direction based on customer insights
• Design and implement secure, production-ready integrations and automated workflows that improve customer adoption and operational efficiency
• Champion engineering excellence by contributing to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability, performance optimization, and platform reliability
• Mentor engineers, establish technical standards, and promote best practices that elevate the quality, consistency, and scalability of engineering across the organization
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies, architectural patterns, and development practices to improve platform performance, maintainability, and customer experience

Requirements:

• Insurtech experience is required!
• Commercial P&C Insurance/understanding of the underwriting lifecycle is required
• 10+ years of professional experience in full-stack or frontend development, specifically within SaaS products or startup environments
• Excellent Communication skills; client facing role
• Consultative type background - acting as a consultant/partner to end clients while remaining accountable for deliverables
• Strong coder with shown proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Java, C++, or similar
• Hands-on experience with Next.js App Router (server components, layouts, streaming, caching)
• Experience with tRPC or equivalent type-safe API frameworks
• Experience implementing complex, data-heavy views with Tailwind and component libraries (shadcn/ui, Mantine, etc.)
• Ability to design scalable systems and a solid understanding of frontend performance, state management, and accessibility
• Background in UI/UX design or working closely with designers is highly preferred