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Job Description
This role combines strong technical expertise with a commitment to mentorship, quality, and ownership. Senior Developers I take on complex technical tasks, influence architectural decisions, and champion engineering best practices throughout the development lifecycle, with particular emphasis on designing scalable and maintainable APIs and event-driven systems within AWS.
They balance strong execution with long-term system health and maintainability, working independently with minimal oversight while collaborating closely with cross-functional partners. They apply sound judgment, drawing on established best practices and proven patterns to deliver effective, sustainable solutions.
Senior Developer Is are also expected to participate in on-call rotations and provide support for production systems as needed. This position represents a key milestone in the technical career track and may serve as either a long-term role or a stepping-stone toward advanced technical leadership.
Responsibilities
For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.
At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.
For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and second consecutive year in Poland. We value learning, caring and results and make inclusivity and diversity a top priority. In addition to our Great Place to Work® Certification, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and Best Employer for Women, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.
We’re 7,000 people strong. We relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation. And we are looking for people like you to help us translate big data into big ideas. Join us and create an exceptional experience for yourself and a better tomorrow for future generations.
Verisk Businesses
Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision
Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences
Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient
Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance
Catastrophe and Risk Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to catastrophic events.
Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing,relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement
Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.
Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger
Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.
Verisk invests in a benefits package for all employees that includes the following: Health Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Disability benefits, and a Paid Time Off program. We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location.
All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability. Verisk’s minimum hiring age is 18 except in countries with a higher age limit subject to applicable law.
https://www.verisk.com/company/careers/
Unsolicited resumes sent to Verisk, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Verisk business mailing address, fax machine or email address, or directly to Verisk employees, will be considered Verisk property. Verisk will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
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This role combines strong technical expertise with a commitment to mentorship, quality, and ownership. Senior Developers I take on complex technical tasks, influence architectural decisions, and champion engineering best practices throughout the development lifecycle, with particular emphasis on designing scalable and maintainable APIs and event-driven systems within AWS.
They balance strong execution with long-term system health and maintainability, working independently with minimal oversight while collaborating closely with cross-functional partners. They apply sound judgment, drawing on established best practices and proven patterns to deliver effective, sustainable solutions.
Senior Developer Is are also expected to participate in on-call rotations and provide support for production systems as needed. This position represents a key milestone in the technical career track and may serve as either a long-term role or a stepping-stone toward advanced technical leadership.
Responsibilities
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code that meets product requirements and aligns with team standards.
- Apply and reinforce SOLID design principles in code, architecture, and reviews, providing guidance and mentorship when deviations occur.
- Approach complex problems with a SOLID-first mindset to ensure solutions remain modular, testable, and adaptable over time.
- Stay current with evolving technologies, frameworks, and industry standards, applying them pragmatically to improve quality and efficiency.
- Contribute to architecture and system design discussions, making sound technical decisions around API contracts, service boundaries, event-driven patterns, and AWS integrations.
- Break down complex technical challenges into manageable parts and deliver high-quality solutions with minimal supervision.
- Review code contributions from team members, offering constructive feedback and promoting consistent engineering practices.
- Lead and facilitate team discussions with professionalism and pragmatism, advocating for optimal technical and business outcomes.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, QA, and other stakeholders to ensure solutions meet both user and business objectives.
- Design, build, and maintain applications built for Docker container deployment across all environments, from local development to production deployment in AWS.
- Define and manage AWS infrastructure as code.
- Design and implement APIs, Cron applications, and Queue consumers making use of an eventing system to support scalable and decoupled systems.
- Work with relational and non-relational databases to design efficient schemas and optimize performance.
- Troubleshoot production issues and advocate for system reliability, observability, and continuous improvement.
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to other developers, helping them navigate challenges and grow their expertise.
- Participate in the team’s on-call rotation and assist in incident response when necessary.
- Contribute to improving team workflows, development practices, and performance through active participation and feedback.
- Identify and advocate for the resolution of long-term technical debt to improve quality, scalability, and maintainability.
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning, professional growth, and the pragmatic application of modern engineering practices.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Deep fluency in SOLID design principles demonstrated through design decisions, code reviews, and mentorship.
- Strong expertise in C# .NET Core.
- Proven ability to design and implement AWS infrastructure solutions and contribute meaningfully to technical discussions.
- Expertise in Docker, including creating, building, debugging, and managing containers across multiple environments.
- Proficiency with infrastructure applied in AWS.
- Proficiency in both relational and non-relational databases.
- Strong understanding of software design principles, system architecture, and the software development lifecycle.
- Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
- Experience mentoring junior developers and influencing technical direction.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools and the maintenance of reliable build and deployment pipelines.
- Solid understanding of engineering best practices and quality-driven development workflows.
- Strong attention to detail and a proven track record of consistent, dependable delivery.
For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.
At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.
For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and second consecutive year in Poland. We value learning, caring and results and make inclusivity and diversity a top priority. In addition to our Great Place to Work® Certification, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and Best Employer for Women, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.
We’re 7,000 people strong. We relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation. And we are looking for people like you to help us translate big data into big ideas. Join us and create an exceptional experience for yourself and a better tomorrow for future generations.
Verisk Businesses
Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision
Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences
Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient
Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance
Catastrophe and Risk Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to catastrophic events.
Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing,relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement
Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.
Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger
Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.
Verisk invests in a benefits package for all employees that includes the following: Health Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Disability benefits, and a Paid Time Off program. We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location.
All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability. Verisk’s minimum hiring age is 18 except in countries with a higher age limit subject to applicable law.
https://www.verisk.com/company/careers/
Unsolicited resumes sent to Verisk, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Verisk business mailing address, fax machine or email address, or directly to Verisk employees, will be considered Verisk property. Verisk will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
Verisk Employee Privacy Notice