Sr Software Engineer II, Sr Tech Lead

Who We Are:

Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth. With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights, Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying, selling, and administering insurance products. This empowers individuals to better protect their financial futures. Zinnia manages over $180 billion in assets under administration, serves 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: Be Bold, Team Up, and Deliver Value and we live by these values every day.

Who You Are:

As a Staff Software Engineer at Zinnia, you will be a key technical leader responsible for building the next-generation infrastructure and platforms that drive our business. This includes scalable data storage, analytics platforms, data pipelines, search platforms, AI/ML infrastructure, Kubernetes compute infrastructure, and document storage infrastructure. You will leverage your passion for distributed technologies, algorithms, API and systems design, and writing code that operates at massive scale. You'll also work with industry-standard open-source infrastructure technologies like Kubernetes, GRPC, and GraphQL.

You are a technical lead who will help shape the future of Zinnia's infrastructure. You will work closely with other teams to drive impact, mentor engineers, and contribute to building best-in-class core systems that support our mission and business objectives.

What You'll Do:

• Drive Innovation:
• Deliver impact by driving innovation and building software solutions at scale, focused on operational excellence and long-term success.
• Architectural Leadership:
• Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to engineering teams, up-leveling the organization's technical capabilities and ensuring adherence to best practices.
• Set Technical Standards:
• Develop and define best strategies and practices for software craftsmanship, ensuring that the team maintains high standards for quality and performance.
• Tech Lead for Key Initiatives:
• Function as the tech lead on key initiatives, driving the architecture, design, and implementation of systems that align with business objectives.
• Collaborate Across Teams:
• Work closely with cross-functional teams within the organization and with customers to execute on long-term infrastructure goals and ensure success.
• Platform-First Approach:
• Always maintain a platform-first mindset when designing products and services to ensure scalability and sustainability in the long term.

What You'll Need:

• Education:
• BS/BE in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent technical experience.
• Experience:
• 8+ years of experience in software design, development, and algorithm solutions.
• 5+ years of experience programming in object-oriented languages such as C#, Typescript, or similar.
• 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership or architect role, driving key technical initiatives and mentoring teams.
• Hands-on experience developing large-scale distributed systems and databases.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education:

• MS or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in software design, development, and algorithmic solutions.
• 7+ years of experience in an object-oriented programming language such as C# or Typescript.
• 5+ years of experience working with large-scale distributed systems and client-server architectures.
• Experience architecting and designing data infrastructure, Kubernetes, and platforms