Job Summary:
The Software Development Engineer role at Clearwater Analytics spans a spectrum of responsibilities with a focus on designing, implementing, and managing software systems. The role requires continuous learning and application of new technologies and trends. Engineers at entry-level work on coding, debugging, and learning new software technologies. With progression in this track, the responsibilities expand to include leading teams, designing complex software systems, providing mentorship, and managing cross-functional integration. The more senior roles are responsible for defining the company's technological vision, making strategic decisions, driving innovation, and setting new industry standards. Across all levels, a successful software development engineer will demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, clear communication, excellent coding abilities, a keen understanding of the software ecosystem, and a cooperative team player attitude.
Responsibilities:
Lead the technical strategy, operational excellence, and professional delivery of a broad set of neighbouring domains in the Clearwater architecture.
Establish relationships with stakeholders in neighboring divisions and departments.
Help experienced engineers successfully mentor less-experienced engineers.
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies.
Identify innovations and helpful patterns within teams and encourage sharing them with other teams.
Drive improvements in how work gets done and results get delivered.
Lead multi-team multi-system projects to timely and quality delivery.
Build operational maturity and maintainability into software systems and monitoring.
Create clear designs that result in high quality, maintainable products that can be debugged, updated, and extended by less-experienced engineers.
Any other reasonable activity required by management.
Required Skills:
Exceptional leadership and mentorship skills, including having led an engineering team (either as a tech lead or manager).
Enthusiasm for software work in a software-as-a-service company.
Driven by client satisfaction.
Strong teamwork skills.
Ability to manage own time and deliver expected results on time.
Commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
Exceptional analytical skills.
Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Excellent attention to detail and strong documentation skills.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
Exceptional problem-solving abilities.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's/master's degree in engineering or a related field.
9+ years of enterprise software development experience using a modern language (Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.).
Experience with designing and implementing distributed systems using a microservices architecture.
Professional experience with running software systems on a public-cloud provider.
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Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) New York, New York, USA Office
1 Rockefeller Plaza Floor 27, New York, NY, United States, 10020
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