[Hiring] Senior Staff Software Engineer @Milliman

Role Description

The Senior Staff Software Engineer will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organization by driving early-stage innovation and zero-to-one development of new products and capabilities. As a key member of our R&D team, this role focuses on transforming ideas into working solutions - rapidly developing MVPs, testing concepts, and iterating based on real user feedback.

• Lead the design, development, and iteration of MVPs, prototypes, and early-stage solutions to explore new product and capability opportunities.
• Rapidly test ideas by building lightweight implementations and getting them in front of users for feedback.
• Translate ambiguous problem spaces and emerging needs into tangible technical solutions.
• Continuously refine concepts through experimentation, data, and user insights to determine what delivers value.
• Build and deploy solutions primarily within AWS, leveraging cloud-native services to enable rapid development and iteration.
• Experiment with AI-driven approaches both as a tool for faster delivery and as a core component of new product features.
• Provide technical leadership within a small, cross-functional team to shape and validate new ideas and approaches.
• Partner with technical and non-technical stakeholders across business units to gather feedback, validate assumptions, and ensure focus on solving the most valuable problems.
• Balance speed and quality by applying appropriate engineering practices for early-stage development.
• Drive technical decisions and architectural direction that enable fast iteration while supporting future scalability, building scalable solutions and infrastructure.
• Support deployment of prototypes and early solutions to enable real-world testing and learning.
• Set best practices for R&D that enable us to deliver software that is easily adopted by the organization upon handoff.
• Responsibly self-manage workload given project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables, and help guide the priorities of others on the team.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and mentor, educating and consulting with internal teams on new and emerging technologies, including AI-driven development approaches.

Qualifications

• 12-15+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Advanced experience with an array of technologies, including C#, React, and SQL-based databases.
• Cloud development experience, preferably with AWS.
• Experience with DevOps best practices using GitHub and Terraform.
• Experience working in Agile teams (e.g. Scrum), particularly remotely.
• Experience with full software development lifecycle.
• Excellent technical design, problem solving, and debugging skills.
• Excellent collaborative skills, work well independently and as a team member.
• Proven analytical skills to interpret and implement business and functional requirements.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Requirements

• Mentors others in effective collaboration and communication skills.
• Leads by example, consistently demonstrating trust, empathy, and a shared sense of responsibility within the team.
• Leads by example in continuous learning, drives team development initiatives, and stays ahead of industry trends and innovations.
• Effectively assesses and interprets information, identifying patterns and trends to inform decision-making and problem solving.
• Analyzes intricate systems, identifies deep patterns and connections, and uncovers significant opportunities for advancement.
• Strategically influences outcomes within the organization, navigates complex negotiations, and leverages relationships for impact.
• Develops strategies for problem solving, enhances organizational capabilities in creative solution development, mentors others in advanced problem solving techniques.
• Drives a culture of improvement, mentors others in improvement methodologies, and leads organizational change initiatives.
• Coaches others on the importance of reliability, ensures team commitments are met, and leads by example in high pressure situations.
• Can manage high risk and coach team members on risk management best practices and policies.
• Demonstrates a “let’s find a way to do it” attitude and is comfortable leading through ambiguous situations.
• Customer obsessed with a business-centric focus, understands both strategic and tactical needs, and balances them appropriately.
• Seeks out input from others, shares insights and opportunities, and fosters a culture of open technical dialogue.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision – Coverage for employees, dependents, and domestic partners.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Confidential support for personal and work-related challenges.
• 401(k) Plan – Includes a company matching program and profit-sharing contributions.
• Discretionary Bonus Program – Recognizing employee contributions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – Pre-tax savings for dependent care, transportation, and eligible medical expenses.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) – Begins accruing on the first day of work. Full-time employees accrue 15 days per year, and employees working less than full-time accrue PTO on a prorated basis.
• Holidays – A minimum of 10 paid holidays per year.
• Family Building Benefits – Includes adoption and fertility assistance.
• Paid Parental Leave – Up to 11 weeks of paid leave for employees who meet eligibility criteria.
• Life Insurance & AD&D – 100% of premiums covered by Milliman.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability – Fully paid by Milliman.