Senior Software Engineer (Back End), Assurant, India

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team and contribute to our innovative platform. This individual will play a key role in analyzing requirements, architecting solutions, coding, testing, and maintaining high-volume, complex backend applications. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies and tools, solving some of the most challenging problems in industry. This role also includes providing leadership, technical guidance, and mentorship to peers and junior engineers.

This position will be in Hyderabad/Bangalore/Chennai at our India location.

What will be my duties and responsibilities in this job?

• Architect, design, and develop scalable, high-performance backend applications and features.
• Participate in requirements gathering, technology selection, data modeling, Azure infrastructure design, and CI/CD pipeline development.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using modern programming languages and frameworks.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• Lead features or components through the full software development lifecycle—from design to deployment and support.
• Create technical documentation and support release validation and beta testing.
• Perform system analysis and contribute to project estimation and prioritization.
• Collaborate closely with Business Analysts, QA Engineers, Architects, Product Owners, and other stakeholders.

What are the requirements needed for this position?

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in backend development using C# (.NET Core Web APIs, Microservices).
• 6+ years of experience with RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server).
• 3+ years of experience with NoSQL/document databases (preferably MongoDB).
• 2+ years of experience with Azure Cloud Platform and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of OOP principles and design patterns.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience mentoring junior developers and sharing technical knowledge.
• Passion for learning and staying current with industry trends.

What other skills/experience would be helpful to have?

• Experience with front-end frameworks such as Angular or React.
• Familiarity with Terraform for Azure resource deployment.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.
• Quick learner with the ability to disseminate best practices across teams.
• Familiarity with Assurant’s development and architecture standards (if applicable).