Lead the design, development, and implementation of resilient pricing tools using Python and cloud technologies. Improve automation, deployment reliability, testing, documentation, and technical standards. Coordinate complex projects, research new development practices, identify technical blockers, and mentor junior developers. Collaborate with stakeholders while developing expertise in insurance pricing and supporting applications built with technologies such as Streamlit, Flask, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud compute.
- Serve as a Senior Developer on Pricing Tools initiatives – drive the design, build and implementation of complex tools that improve the ease of bringing pricing programs to market
- Learn the Insurance Pricing domain in depth – create effective tools that solve root business problems
- Improve and automate processes – speed up product deployment and increase the reliability of bringing pricing programs to market
- Architect for resiliency and sustainability – design tools and lead by example using Python, application development and cloud best practices
- Lead complex projects – coordinate work across team members, partner teams and stakeholders
- Establish and promote technical standards – including coding practices, testing strategies, documentation and maintainability expectations
- Research and recommend – new technologies, development practices and process improvements that support current and future Pricing Tool needs
- Identify gaps and blockers – automation gaps, delivery blockers, technical debt and opportunities to improve team effectiveness
- Mentor and guide – provide technical guidance to more junior analysts and developers, including code review and support on complex design or implementation challenges
- 5+ years of Python experience
- Git, GitHub and CI/CD experience required; GitHub Actions experience preferred
- Linux and bash experience required
- Experience in Agile development required
- Strongly preferred: user-facing Streamlit or Flask app experience
- Strongly preferred: Docker experience
- Preferred: experience developing via EC2 or other cloud compute
- Preferred: experience deploying EKS or Kubernetes apps
- Preferred: Insurance Pricing or Compliance experience
- Preferred: experience on a Data Science or Analytics project
Qualifications
Preferred: experience on a Data Science or Analytics project
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