Software Engineer

15 Jun 2024

Vacancy expired!

If you believe in making a difference, then Sentry is the company for you! As a member of a multi-billion-dollar organization, you will have the opportunity to make a direct, and immediate impact on our business and customers. Do you enjoy building new and innovative solutions to old, outdated problems? How about working on fast-paced teams with the passion for driving change and continuous improvement? You'll have the opportunity to apply the power of your imagination to drive our business forward. Sentry is setting itself apart from the old insurance platforms of yesterday, and we want you to come along for the cutting-edge vision of tomorrow.

This position may be filled as a Software Developer, Software Engineer, or Senior Software Engineer depending on the related experience and qualifications of the selected candidate.

What You'll Do

As a developer on the Application Delivery team, you'll:
  • Deliver innovative solutions to real-world problems
  • Work collaboratively with others across the organization, including architecture, project management, infrastructure, and application development teams
  • Full stack development on a variety of applications
  • Maintain quality through code reviews, applying programming and security standards, and develop automated tests
  • Continuously improve by expanding business domain knowledge, collaborating with associates, participating in training and development opportunities, maintaining personal networks, and involvement in professional
  • Participate in an agile environment, including team and program level ceremonies
  • Coordinate software deployment and releases in a continuous delivery pipeline

What it Takes

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Web Development, or equivalent work experience in a related field
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
  • Experience with an object-oriented programming language, such as Java, C#, C, JavaScript, and/or Angular
  • Sentry will not sponsor employment in this position to holders of F-1, J-1, and H-1 Visas

Preferred Qualifications
  • 2+ years of related work experience
  • Prior experience in a programming role on projects involving delivery of web and/or mobile applications
  • Experience with front-end technology such as Vue.js, Angular, NativeScript, TypeScript, RxJS, SASS
  • Experience with Spring, .NET MVC, REST, Git, Gradle, SQL Server, HTML, CSS
  • Experience with automated unit and integration testing
  • Experience in Cloud (AWS) computing is highly desired
Within the Cloud and Platform Engineering group we make use of a wide range of technologies and while no one is expected to know them all; experience administering any of the following platforms is highly desired:
  • Windows & Linux (particularly RHEL, CentOS, and AWS Linux) Servers
  • RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, Redis
  • HTTP load balancers (AWS ALB/ELB in particular),
  • Performance management tools such as Dynatrace
  • Workflow & Collaboration Tooling - BMC Control-M, Docker, Atlassian Products (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Opsgenie)
  • Continuous integration/continuous deployment solutions such as Jenkins, Artifactory, SonarQube
  • Infrastructure-as-Code tooling (e.g. Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)

What You'll Receive

We take great pride in making Forbes' list of America's Best Midsize Employers since 2017. A lot of different factors go into that honor, many of which contribute to your job satisfaction. At Sentry, your total rewards go beyond competitive compensation. Below are some benefits and perks that you'll receive.
  • To best support our associates and our culture, Sentry is happy to offer flexibility through a scheduled work from home (Monday and Friday)/in office days (Tuesday through Thursday) after we begin to return to the office.
  • Generous Paid-Time Off plan for you to enjoy time out of the office.
  • 401(K) plan with a dollar for dollar match on your first eight percent , plus immediate vesting to help strengthen your financial future.
  • Group Medical, Dental, Vision and Life insurance to encourage a healthy lifestyle.
  • Pretax Dependent Care and Health Expense Reimbursement Accounts to ease taxes on health spending.
  • Extensive Work-Life Resources to lend a helping hand.
  • Sentry Foundation gift matching program to encourage charitable giving.
  • Continue your education and career development through Sentry University (SentryU).

How You'll Apply

If you are interested in joining Sentry's team, select the one position that you are most interested in being considered for and complete your online application details. If you have applied with us before, you will only need to provide your email address and password. If this is your first time applying, you'll need to create an account. Please complete your application and upload your resume online.

About Sentry

All of us at Sentry-more than 4,000 associates-have various talents, skills, and backgrounds. We work together to deliver on our promises to our policyholders every day. We're proud to offer a full line of property, casualty, and life insurance products to help protect businesses, cars, homes, lives, and retirement income.

Our headquarters is in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, with claims and service offices located throughout the United States. From sales to claims, and information technology to marketing, we enjoy a rewarding and challenging work environment with opportunities for ongoing professional development and growth.

Our bright future is built on a long track record of success. We got our start in 1904 and have been helping businesses succeed and protect their futures ever since. Because of the trust placed in us, we're one of the largest and financially strongest mutual insurance companies in the United States. We're rated A+ by A.M. Best, the industry's leading rating authority.

Get ready to own your future at Sentry. Opportunities await.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Thank you for your interest in Sentry!

Katelynne Rivera

Company sponsorship for , for qualified candidates needing H1B sponsorship, OPT / CPT can apply too!

Equal Employment Opportunity

Sentry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy that there be no discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, or sexual orientation.