Sr Software Engineer- API

| Greater Denver Area
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Pinnacol Assurance does just one thing, and does it better than anyone: provide caring workers’ compensation protection to Colorado employers and employees. Although employers are required by law to provide Worker’s Comp insurance, we believe our service is making a meaningful impact in worker’s lives across Colorado in their moments of need.

We have big hearts and love big ideas. We’ve been around for over 100 years, but don’t let that fool you. Pinnacol is committed to taking care of Colorado employers and workers in the most innovative of ways! We celebrate continuous improvement, new ideas, compassion, teamwork, integrity and excellence.
With our number one priority to keep everyone safe, along with the heart of Pinnacol’s “culture of caring” to do what is right and not what is easy, we’re currently having our team members work from home. During remote work, we’re still making time for fun! We host virtual painting classes, virtual yoga and Zumba classes, and virtual happy hours!

What you’ll do:

As a Sr Software Engineer, you’ll be helping to blaze new trails for API development and best practices in our GCP environment.  You’ll work collaboratively on our API team and across the organization to develop and enhance Pinnacol’s APIs.  You may mentor junior level Software Engineers to elevate the performance of the team.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need a strong understanding of Python, experience building APIs, knowledge and experience with Cloud Platforms, databases and SQL.

What you can expect:

  • Leads projects through software development lifecycle ensuring timely completion and effective communication to maximize value created and minimize costs
  • Pushes teams to improve processes, procedures, and team make up when necessary 
  • Provides feedback to other developers, team members, and leadership on ways to improve and continues to help move the team forward with those changes 
  • Proactively embodies high performance and pushes team members to higher standards through their example
  • Write software that satisfies business requirements and follows applicable coding standards
  • Prepare and install solutions by determining and designing system specification, standards and programming
  • Be able to individually contribute to a team with a focus on learning the processes, patterns, and standards in place
  • Maintain code to enhance functionality, improve efficiency and replace malfunctioning or obsolete code, following team standards, defined patterns and industry standards
  • Identify system or program problems efficiently and effectively and propose pragmatic solutions. 
  • Test programs to ensure they meet business requirements and functionally work well, following testing standards
  • Participate in deployment and configuration management processes as necessary
  • Document code in a way that can be understood by other Software Engineers
  • Create design documents that satisfy business requirements, follow adopted methodologies and lead to efficient, easy to maintain, and reliable systems, which may require the use of unfamiliar languages and technology 
  • Demonstrate and standardize solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
  • Stay current on knowledge and skills necessary for software development, including programming tools, development techniques and related technologies. 
  • Leverage internal and external resources for learning and focus on what is pertinent to organization’s needs 
  • Conduct research and development, as assigned to expand the IS’s groups’ knowledge and capabilities 
  • Conduct technical interviews with candidates to make sure they have the technical skills to complete the job
  • Lead and facilitate code reviews with team members and encourage positive feedback while maintaining agreed upon development standards
  • Perform additional duties as assigned

What you’ll bring to the table:

  • Strong understanding of software development cycle, standard and best practices in order to shape coding methodologies and best practices and elevate the knowledge and skill set of the team.
  • Must possess excellent data analysis, debugging, testing and problem-solving abilities
  • Must be proficient in team specific technologies, ranging from PL/SQL, Python, or other technologies dependent on team and business needs
  • Ability to explore large, poorly understood problems and determine the correct course of action
  • Developing Others: Ability to mentor others through constructively challenging assumptions and sharing knowledge with more junior engineers to foster collaboration and innovative development solutions 
  • Adaptation: Ability to adapt in order to work effectively in ambiguous or changing situations, and with diverse individuals and groups, and lead others through ambiguous or changing situations.
  • Communication: Ability to listen to others and convey ideas effectively and foster open communication
  • Innovation: Ability to generate novel solutions and creative ideas in order to identify system or program problems, and propose pragmatic solutions
  • Teamwork: Fostering collaboration within the team and across the organization

We can’t do our work without people like you.
Our employees are extraordinary and committed to making a difference. Here’s some of the ways we show our appreciation.

  • Our benefits go beyond the basics. You’ll get to choose from diverse benefit offerings for medical, dental and vision.
  • We care about each other. We enjoy a positive, collaborative work environment. We are hard workers and high performers.
  • Take a day (or 20!) off. Enjoy 20 paid days off your first full year plus 9 paid holidays.
  • Take care of yourself. Sign up for unique wellness programs, including on-site, company-paid fitness facilities and classes
  • Get your learning on. We promote a learning culture to help you master your current job and cultivate the skills of the future through a variety of on-site, online, and off-site professional development opportunities.
  • Give back and get paid. Through our employee volunteer program, Pinnacol in Action, employees receive paid time off to volunteer with Colorado nonprofits.
  • Share in our success. You’ll have the opportunity to earn a quarterly incentive, up to 20 percent of your annual base salary, when your team exceeds their goals and objectives.

When we find the right person, we try to put our best foot forward with an offer that excites you. We consider what you’d like to be paid, the skills and experience you bring, what similar jobs pay in the Denver area and make sure there’s equal pay for equal work among those you’ll be working with. The compensation amount for this role is targeted at $88,600.00 - $ 130,000.00. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including your experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Want to love your work? Apply today!


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Location

If you decide to come into the office, we’re just seven miles from downtown Denver, in the heart of the Lowry neighborhood. Our office is minutes away from a variety of restaurants, coffee shops, grocery stores, fitness facilities and lush parks and open spaces.

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