The Hartford is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and scale cloud-native software systems that power automated document ingestion, classification, and data extraction at enterprise scale. You will be responsible for developing production-grade backend services, driving technical design decisions, and ensuring the reliability, performance, and maintainability of a critical platform.
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend services supporting intelligent document processing workflows.
- Build cloud-native applications on AWS, leveraging managed services to deliver secure, resilient, and highly available systems.
- Develop and optimize automated document workflows, including ingestion, classification, extraction, and validation pipelines.
- Own service-level concerns including performance, reliability, observability, and cost efficiency.
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and fault-tolerant patterns.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate business needs into well-architected software solutions.
- Participate in system design discussions, code reviews, and technical decision-making.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.
- Author and maintain technical documentation and runbooks.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to roadmap discussions.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong programming skills in Python and .NET or Java.
- Experience building cloud-native applications on AWS.
- Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and backend engineering fundamentals.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Intelligent Document Processing or GenAI-powered document platforms.
- Exposure to OCR, NLP, or machine learning technologies.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- AWS certifications.
- Familiarity with insurance or financial document types.
- Experience with agile methodology.
Technical Stack
- Languages: Python, .NET, Java
- Cloud: AWS
- Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
- DevOps: CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-code
Team & Environment
You will partner closely with other software engineers, data scientists, data analysts, and architects.
Benefits & Compensation
- Short-term or annual bonuses
- Long-term incentives
- On-the-spot recognition
- Compensation range: $137,200 - $205,800
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position based in Columbus, OH; Chicago, IL; Hartford, CT; or Charlotte, NC.
The Hartford is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age.
