Sr. Software Engineer - Travelers Design System

Company: Travelers
Location: Hartford
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Company Summary Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.Target Openings 1Job Description Summary We are looking for a Sr. Software Engineer to join the Travelers Design System team. The Travelers Design System was created so that we can offer exceptional experiences for customers, partners, and employees. As the Sr. Engineer, you will leverage your passion for front-end engineering, UX, and inclusivity to tackle the next phase of growth of our design system. You will also provide engineering leadership, support & mentor application teams. As the Sr. Engineer on the team, you'll leverage insights and guide the team to define and prioritize the creation of interface patterns and content. You'll also serve as a key point of contact for other teams across the enterprise using the design system. You'll provide coaching and consulting to ensure they deliver exceptional products. Join us in our effort to make high quality user-friendly solutions with speed and confidence. Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform complex analysis, advanced level design, configuration and develop functions for impactful and high-visibility tasks.
• Take the lead on directing and implementing solutions to moderately complex, loosely scoped problems that are aligned with team goals.
• Deliver efforts both independently and by leading other team members.
• Lead investigation and resolution efforts for critical, high impact problems, defects, and incidents.
• Act as a technology advocate, independently seeking opportunities where technology can be utilized to improve the business.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship while fostering a team environment.
• Apply knowledge of current industry trends and techniques to formulate solutions within the context of assigned efforts.
• Seek opportunities to expand technical knowledge and capabilities. Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or its equivalent in work experience.
  • Three years of programming/development experience.Education, Work Experience, & Knowledge
    • Five years of programming/development experience preferred.
    • Design system experience or contribution
    • Expertise in Javascript
    • An understanding of visual design, typography and colors
    • Experience in listening to user research and analyzing insights critically
    • Strong communication and presentation skills
    • Experience with enterprise components and repositories
    • An understanding of the principles of accessibility and can build products that are accessible to users with disabilities. Job Specific Technical Skills & Competencies
      • Delivery - Advanced delivery skills including the ability to determine the software design strategy and methodology to be used for efforts, use automated tests, analysis, and informed feedback loops to ensure the quality and production readiness of work before release, monitor the health of work efforts and that of adjacent systems.
      • Domain Expertise - Demonstrated track record of domain expertise including the ability to develop business partnerships and influence priorities by identifying solutions that are aligned with current business objective and closely follow industry trends relevant to domain, understanding how to apply them, and sharing knowledge with coworkers.
      • Problem Solving - Strong problem solver who utilizes data and proofs of concepts to find creative solutions to difficult problems, reflects on solutions, measuring their impact, and uses that information to ideate and optimize. Also adept at making decisions that involve a significant number of factors with broad implications.
      • Communication - Strong communicator who possesses the ability to describe technology concepts in ways the business can understand, document initiatives in a concise and clear manner, collaborate effectively with teammates and others regardless of role, quickly extract core issues from discussions and meetings, give and receive constructive feedback, offer help when asked, and ensure everyone has a chance to share their thoughts and are heard; an attentive and empathetic listener.
      • Leadership - Advanced leadership skills with the ability to take action even when there is no clear owner, inspire and motivate others, and be effective at influencing team members.Our tools:
        • HTML5, CSS3, Sass, Web Components
        • Mobile-first, responsive HTML and CSS framework
        • Accessibility - WCAG 2. 0 AA-compliant markup, ARIA
        • React, ES6, Node, Gatsby, Stencil
        • Git, npm Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.If you have questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. - provided by Dice

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