Senior Software Engineer (Golang, React)

Applied Systems is a company with over 40 years of experience in building technology for insurance professionals. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Employee Benefits team, responsible for developing and maintaining web applications and microservices using React and Golang while collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver high-quality technical solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Support the team with delivery by sharing comprehensive feedback during code reviews and guidance with complex technical problem solving
• Contribute to technical decisions by identifying opportunities and risks
• Share knowledge of software development languages and frameworks as well as testing strategies
• Support with continuous improvement of internal processes and documentation to champion a principles-based approaches to design, implementation, and testing
• Collaborate with other teams to identify and develop integration solutions
• Champion engineering best practices in the areas of writing code, unit testing, E2E testing, performance testing, CI/CD, observability, and documentation while using available AI tools
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve performance bottlenecks, reliability issues, and security vulnerabilities
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to translate business requirements into well-scoped, technically sound solutions
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through pairing, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions

Requirements:

• 3+ years of web development experience creating enterprise software using React
• 5 + years of professional experience building web applications and web services
• Experience with Golang, C#, TypeScript/JavaScript, Node JS, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL/SQL Server, GCP and Visual Studio Code
• Experience in implementing and consuming GRPC and RESTful services
• Knowledge of Agile frameworks, ideally Scrum, and tools like Jira and Confluence
• Understanding of testing best practices
• Understanding of DevOps and CI/CD with knowledge of Kubernetes
• Knowledge of Cypress and RestSharp to develop and maintain Automated End to End Testing
• Ability to communicate in a team-oriented environment to clarify requirements and deliver solutions within committed timelines
• Ability to provide feedback on coding standards through code reviews
• Proven technical abilities, troubleshooting skills, and research abilities
• Knowledge of using GIT for commits, code reviews, merge conflicts and release tags
• Comfortable leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code) to accelerate delivery – extensive usage of these tools is expected and encouraged
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, MIS, or CIS, or equivalent work experience
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, including experience providing guidance and support to members of the team
• Demonstrated experience working across software development languages and frameworks, such as C#, .NET, OR Golang, React, as well as JavaScript or TypeScript
• Passion for continuously expanding knowledge of programming and web development while driving toward principles-based approaches for design, implementation and testing
• Advanced knowledge of experience with modern test strategies and quality gating policies within CI/CT/CD pipelines
• High proficiency with UI and API Testing, with frameworks such as RestSharp and Cypress
• Advanced communication skills, with the ability to distill complex concepts to support others with complex problem solving
• Demonstrated ability to advance discussions, debates, and reviews on coding and design elements while contributing to positive and constructive communication across the team
• Track record of breaking down ambiguous problems, making pragmatic tradeoffs, and delivering high-quality software on schedule
• Experience writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests as a first-class part of the development process
• Prior experience in an Agile/Scrum environment with a track record of consistent sprint delivery