Staff Software Engineer

SageSure, Chicago, Illinois +5

Overview

If you're looking for the stability of a profitable, growing company with the entrepreneurial spirit of a startup, we’re hiring. SageSure, a leader in catastrophe-exposed property insurance, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help design, build, and evolve the software platforms that support our customers, partners, and business operations.

As a senior individual contributor, you will solve complex engineering problems, influence architectural and technical decisions, and help teams deliver scalable, reliable, and maintainable software. You will work closely with engineers, product managers, quality engineers, architects, and other cross-functional partners to enhance existing products and develop new capabilities

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Staff Software Engineer

SageSure, Chicago, Illinois +5

Overview

What you need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience independently solving complex technical problems and influencing technical direction.
Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as Java, TypeScript, Go, Python, C#, or a comparable language.
Experience designing, developing, integrating, and maintaining APIs, services, distributed systems, or modern software applications.
Experience working with databases and applying software design, architecture, testing, and development best practices.
Proven ability to provide technical leadership, evaluate tradeoffs, and influence the direction of complex, cross-functional initiatives.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to bring structure and sound technical judgment to ambiguous challenges.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, including experience working effectively across remote and geographically dispersed teams.
Ability to travel occasionally, up to 15%, based on business needs

Highly preferred candidates also have

Experience designing and maintaining microservices or distributed systems.
Experience with cloud platforms, containerization, and orchestration technologies, particularly AWS, Docker, or Kubernetes.
Experience with technologies commonly used within SageSure’s software environment, including Java, Spring Boot, and Temporal.
Experience using AI-enabled development tools or agentic coding assistants, such as Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot.
Experience in property and casualty insurance, Insurtech, Fintech, or another regulated industry.

Software at SageSure

Originally founded as a software and analytics business, SageSure's proprietary technology has always been a key source of competitive advantage. We offer agents and policyholders best-in-class, modern capabilities to quote and bind insurance, service policies, and submit and track claims. We operate a microservices-based SaaS platform and conduct a substantial share of our business through our API. Our software product, engineering, and operations teams set the bar for talent in our industry. We work remotely from numerous states across the country and are always looking for exceptional individuals to join us.

We are continually innovating with modern tools and technologies, and we welcome new perspectives. An ideal candidate will have a passion for some of our key technologies and advocate pragmatic industry practices around availability, scalability, security, and automation. A cloud-based infrastructure, continuous integration and delivery, and a quality-first approach help us to better deliver software. A metrics-driven mindset has become part of our DNA and helps us make data-driven decisions. If you have interests across these domains, we want to help grow and foster them.

Staff Software Engineer

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Staff Software Engineer

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