What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. 

Join us and play your part in something special!

Job Description Summary
What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. Because, at Markel, the work you do gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities. Whether you’re wild about horses, bananas for boats or driven by data, you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

The Sr. Software Engineer is responsible for developing and maintaining multi-tiered software solutions. They will collaborate with peers and their Manager to determine scalable solutions that best meets/exceeds the expectations of the requirements. They will work independently as well as part of a development team based on the business application being delivered. Will work closely with Business Analysts, Quality Assurance, and Business Stakeholders to help define detailed requirements and propose technological solutions to business needs. Supports and encourages coding standards and practices. Stays up to date on new emerging technologies.

Essential Functions:

• Develop, implement, maintain, and enhance n-tier Windows/Web applications to support insurance and financial services businesses using C#, .Net, Web APIs (REST/JSON), WCF, .Net Core, GRPC, SOLID Principles, LINQ, Entity Framework, Blazor, MVC, MS SQL Server, and DevOps/TFS.  Adheres to agreed upon standards and tools to ensure consistency and to achieve well-engineered results.
• Perform data analysis and troubleshooting quickly and accurately to minimize software issues and data integrity.  Builds unit tests as new modules are created and modifies existing unit tests as changes are made.
• Ability to provide data analysis, designs, and modeling for new software solutions, based on a detailed understanding of business processes.  Produce relationship diagrams, entity descriptions, and data structures to help present solutions to peers and business end users in a way that's easy to understand.
• Collaborate with Business Stakeholders, Business Analysts and other IT groups to help define and recommend software solutions that are scalable, maintainable and efficient to achieve/exceed the expectations of the business unit.   
• Occasionally required to work late evening and weekends as needed.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent written and oral communication
• Strong organization/time management
• Strong analytical and problem solving
• Ability to grasp and apply new information quickly
• Ability to work/motivate team members as well as being able to work independently
• Shows flexibility and attention to details
• Strong desire for continuous improvement
• Ability to handle ever increasing responsibility and assignments with growing complexity
• Shows initiative on assignments, and professionally executes projects with little direction
• Ability to be creative and innovative
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Well-organized, disciplined work habits
• Ability to manage and complete multiple, concurrent tasks

Education/Experience:

• College degree preferred, high school diploma required.
• 5+ years of client/server and/or Internet/Web application development experience
• 3+ years using the tools listed above
• 3+ years of experience developing software using a SQL database, preferably MS SQL Server.
• US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.  

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better

We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you:

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work. 

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life. 
• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance. 
• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.  
• Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.  

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. 

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• All legitimate job postings with Markel will be posted on No other URL should be trusted for job Markel Group Careers.
• All legitimate communications with Markel recruiters will come from Markel.com email addresses.

We would also ask that you please report any job employment scams related to Markel to [email protected].

Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law. 

Should you require any accommodation through the application process, please send an e-mail to the [email protected].

No Agencies Please 

US Work Authorization

• US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.