Application Developer

Hartford, CT or St. Paul, MN

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Digital Software Developer

Job Summary

Travelers has an exciting opportunity for a senior engineer on our Digital Technologies team. You will be joining an innovative team that is creating forward thinking software solutions.

As a member of this team, you enjoy seeking opportunities to be a technical advocate to influence, develop and or redesign strategic software applications. You stay on top of the latest technology trends and have a passion for building responsive web, web services and API enabled architecture. Your expertise in Javascript UI Frameworks such as Angular, NodeJS, or React will lead to success. You also enjoy working as a part of a team in a collaborative environment.

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities

Full stack developer/engineer
Design, test, develop, deploy, maintain and improve software assets
Deliver high-quality code thru hands-on development with attention to detail
Responsible for creating/updating automated test scripts
Analyze/Research issues and provide solutions to quickly resolve them
Enjoys mentoring others on development processes
Work closely in an agile team of product owner, engineers and scrum master in a collaborative environment
Actively participate in solution design with system engineers and architects

Education, Work Experience and Knowledge

BA/BS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience
6+ years of relevant hands-on software development experience
High proficiency with Client-side Javascript frameworks
ReactJS, Angular and other modern JS UI frameworks, CSS, Bootstrap
NodeJS/.NET Framework and ES2015+ experience desirable
Hands-on experience working with web service technologies such as REST, JSON, SOAP
Experienced in automated unit testing and acceptance testing frameworks (NUnit, Mocha, Jasmine, Jest, Selenium)
Working experience with version control (Git, SVN)
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process preferred
Ambition to learn and utilize emerging technologies while working in a stimulating environment
Experience in client facing technologies and heavy hands-on development as an individual contributor
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Proven ability to learn and adapt to change quickly and easily
Familiarity with DevOps, continuous delivery, configuration management, and tools is desired