Liberty Mutual
Principal Software Engineer
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Job Description
Do you have the skills—and drive—to join a tech team that’s working to digitally transform a trillion-dollar industry? From test-driving the latest technologies to creating intuitive consumer apps, Liberty Mutual is constantly innovating and creating industry-leading solutions that provide peace of mind for our customers worldwide. As a principal software engineer at Liberty Mutual, you’ll consult on highly complex projects and solve technical problems, while working in an agile environment that has the creative energy of a start-up—and the full backing and comprehensive benefits of a Fortune 100 company. Join us at the center of Liberty Mutual’s digital workflow ecosystem. Our Workflow & Automation squad powers Bridgeway, our Micro Frontend platform that enables rapid, scalable React application development and onboarding of rep‑facing experiences. In this role, you’ll shape mission‑critical systems, lead a motivated team of engineers solving complex, high‑impact problems. If you’re passionate about modern engineering, and leading teams that move fast and innovate boldly, we’d love to talk. This is a hybrid role requiring two days in the office a week in one of our five tech hubs: Columbus, Plano, Indianapolis, Boston and Portsmouth. U.S. based role only We encourage you to apply and bring your expertise if you’re a: Technical problem solver: Going far beyond simply developing error-free source code, test scripts, components and system architectures, you’ll document and build deployment guides aimed at maintaining robust, relevant software Customer-centric engineer: Putting clients’ needs first, you’ll translate customer requirements into technical applications and support the implementation of new software Motivated mentor: Exercise your technical chops while coaching and collaborating with junior software engineers. Forward thinker: Merely fixing a problem isn’t enough – using your proactive mindset and initiative, you’ll also identify opportunities to enhance performance, quality and efficiency
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Eight or more years of software engineering experience
- A strong background in business operations and strategies, including knowledge of global business, technology trends and the financial services industry
- Hands-on involvement with layered systems architectures, designs and shared software concepts
- Working knowledge of contemporary frameworks and emerging technologies
- Familiarity with functional and system integration testing, a history of practicing DevOps and SecOps
- Experience working in an agile environment
- Strong enterprise architecture and technical leadership skills, with the ability to make architectural decisions that promote scalability, resilience, maintainability, and long-term evolution.
- Strong experience in distributed systems, event-driven architectures, API design, microservices, integration patterns, and distributed computing for high-throughput applications.
- Proficiency in cloud-hosted and modern web application development using Node.js, React, TypeScript, HTML/CSS, Micro Frontends, and contemporary JavaScript frameworks; working knowledge of Java.
- Experience building and optimizing cloud-native platforms using modern cloud services (preferably AWS), CDK, DevOps practices, GitHub Actions or equivalent CI/CD platforms, and infrastructure automation.
- Strong database and data engineering skills, including relational database design, data modeling, large-scale data ingestion, cloud-scale data management, governance, performance tuning, and scalability.
- Deep understanding of application and platform security, including authentication, authorization (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect), secure coding practices, and OWASP Top 10 principles.
- Expertise in engineering quality practices, including design thinking, test-driven development, automated testing with Playwright, performance testing with JMeter (or equivalent), and rigorous code review processes.
- Experience implementing observability and operational excellence practices using Datadog, Splunk, monitoring, diagnostics, and reliability engineering methodologies.
- Experience building and implementing solutions leveraging Generative AI, Agentic workflows, workflow automation, and intelligent process orchestration capabilities to improve engineering productivity and business outcomes.
- Strong negotiation, facilitation, and influence skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders and drive consensus-based outcomes.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify systemic issues, recognize cross-team dependencies, and translate ambiguity into actionable solutions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts and collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- Demonstrated adaptability, resilience, continuous learning, mentorship, and a commitment to fostering innovation and building high-performing engineering teams.
Skills & Technologies
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Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Senior
Location
Plano, TX
Posted
1 day ago
Country
US