What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Software Engineer position at Jewelers Mutual?
Summary:
We are looking for a senior technical leader to own and evolve our Shipping platform. This platform enables jewelers to attach insurance to shipments of high-value items as they move between customers, suppliers, and partners. It is a revenue-critical system with deep integrations across shipping carriers, insurance workflows, and internal platforms.
We are looking for a senior technical leader to own and evolve our Shipping platform. This platform enables jewelers to attach insurance to shipments of high-value items as they move between customers, suppliers, and partners. It is a revenue-critical system with deep integrations across shipping carriers, insurance workflows, and internal platforms.
The Shipping platform exists today as a mature, multi-service application built primarily in C# and .NET, with a small, capable team and significant production usage. It does not currently have a dedicated tech lead and is entering a new phase of modernization and integration into our Core Services platform, which is built on AWS serverless technologies using TypeScript and a Kafka-like event streaming architecture.
This role is not about rewriting everything. It is about setting technical direction, stabilizing and improving what exists, and thoughtfully evolving the platform toward a modern, event-driven architecture while the business continues to move.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the technical lead for the Shipping platform, owning architecture, technical direction, and system health
- Partner closely with Core Services leaders to integrate shipping capabilities into our serverless, event-driven platform
- Lead modernization efforts using pragmatic, incremental approaches such as strangler patterns and service extraction
- Design and evolve event-driven integrations using a Kafka-style streaming model
- Evaluate existing services and integrations to determine what should be wrapped, refactored, replaced, or retired
- Guide the team in improving reliability, observability, testing, and deployment practices in a legacy codebase
- Design APIs and event contracts that expose shipping functionality as reusable platform capabilities
- Balance near-term delivery with long-term platform alignment and technical sustainability
- Mentor and support engineers as they adopt new patterns, tools, and architectural approaches
- Act as a key technical partner to product, operations, and leadership on shipping-related initiatives
What You'll Bring
- 10 years of professional software engineering experience
- Deep experience with C# and .NET in production systems
- Proven success modernizing or evolving legacy systems without disrupting the business
- Hands-on experience designing and building cloud-native systems, preferably on AWS
- Strong understanding of event-driven and asynchronous architectures
- Experience with Kafka or Kafka-like streaming platforms and event-based integration patterns
- Experience working with external vendors, APIs, and complex integrations
- Ability to lead technical direction through influence rather than authority
Strongly Preferred
- Experience integrating Kafka-style event streams with serverless compute (for example Lambdas)
- Production experience with TypeScript
- Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, CDK, or equivalent tools
- Experience designing event schemas, versioning strategies, and backward-compatible contracts
- Background in logistics, shipping, payments, insurance, or other regulated or high-trust domains
- Prior experience as a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, or Senior Tech Lead
What We Offer You
- Competitive Compensation & Benefits: Includes performance bonuses, generous paid time off, and a top-tier retirement program with 401(k) matching and additional company contributions.
- Collaborative Culture: Work alongside talented, passionate peers who value ownership and continuous learning.
- Community & Giving: Benefit from 50% charitable gift matching and paid volunteer time to support nonprofit causes
- Great Place to Work® Certified: Join a team recognized for an environment of innovation and growth.
Accessibility and Accommodations
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know by contacting jmrecruiting@jminsure.com