API Software Engineer I

WHO WE ARE:

Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth. With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights, Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying, selling, and administering insurance products. All of which enables more people to protect their financial futures. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: be bold, team up, deliver value – and that we do. Zinnia has over $180 billion in assets under administration, serves 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.

WHO YOU ARE:

As a Software engineer, you will execute on product’s vision for a modern, frictionless, scalable, API first and persona-driven customer identity and access management system, which collectively result in the best end-to-end Life & Annuities solution in the industry. You will partner with fellow engineers to create a reusable, predictable, and discoverable design and development framework allowing rapid, consistent, and maintainable customer authentication and authorization solutions. We are seeking a team player with leadership experience, exceptional users and API security skills, and a proven track record of successful delivery.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Design and implement API policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Develop enterprise API solutions using an industry leading API platform (Kong).
• Integrate the enterprise CIAM solution for all internal and external APIs.
• Collaborate with CIAM team to extend its capability to serve our clients.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
• 2+ years of software development experience using typescript frameworks like NestJS.
• Understanding in supporting APIs.
• Working knowledge of AWS services such as Lambda, EC2, S3, etc.
• Working knowledge of common DevOps tasks (Environment provisioning, CI/CD Pipelines, and application monitoring).
• Excellent work ethic. Ability to work and travel independently. Effective strategic thinking skills.
• Expert level communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills. Expert level troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to influence, lead, and work as part of a cross-functional, distributed team.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

We’re looking for the best and brightest innovators in the industry to join our team. At Zinnia, you collaborate with smart, creative professionals who are dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technologies, deeper data insights, and enhanced services to transform how insurance is done. Visit our website at www.zinnia.com for more information. Apply by completing the online application on the careers section of our website. We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

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