Developer​/Sr. Developer, Digital Solutions

Crum & Forster Company Overview

Crum & Forster (C&F), with a proud history dating to 1822, provides specialty and standard commercial lines insurance products through our admitted and surplus lines insurance companies. C&F enjoys a financial strength rating of "A+" (Superior) by AM Best and is proud of our superior customer service platform. Our claims and risk engineering services are recognized as among the best in the industry.

Our most valuable asset is our people: more than 2500 employees in locations throughout the United States. The company is increasingly winning recognition as a great place to work, earning several workplace and wellness awards for four years running, including the Great Place to Work® Award for our employee-first focus and our steadfast commitment to diversity, equity and Inclusion.

C&F is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, a global, billion dollar organization. For more information about Crum & Forster, please visit our website:

The Surplus & Specialty Transportation and Sharing Economy Digital Solutions team leverages Agile software development principles to achieve success in its support of the business. We are a dynamic organization always on the lookout for intelligent, capable employees who are passionate about their career. We seek a Software Developer to join our team and help us continue to provide a high level of support to our business partners, while continuing forward to our exciting future in the cloud.

If you are interested in contributing to an organization utilizing cutting edge tools then this is the place for you!

What you will do:

This position is to support in-house, as well as cloud-based, data driven development initiatives, which involves:

• Working with the full suite of AWS Services (CLI, EC2, S3, Lambda, DMS, Glue, etc…)
• Working with databases such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, DynamoDB
• Working with the various business units to analyze need, recommend solutions, and work with the team to prioritize, plan, and execute on deliverables
• Support and development of solutions for various applications within the division
• Using Confluence and JIRA to manage tasks, projects, and documentation
• Working with version control software such as Git and Bitbucket
• Communicate with other Digital teams, as well as the Business Units, to clearly define project goals, discuss timelines, and provide input on solutions

Become an agent of change and use your creativity and skills to implement new technology and skills.

The Transportation and Sharing Economy Digital Developer will work with a group of highly motivated and experienced technologists who have spent the past several years working hard to implement innovative tools to the C&F Surplus & Specialty Division for quick and scalable business solutions.

What you will bring to C&F:

Individuals that would best match our needs should have:

• 0-5+ years of related application development working experience
• Good understanding of the SDLC process (how software is built)
• A passion for a dynamic, fast changing environment
• An enthusiastic and positive attitude
• A passion for learning
• An innovative, entrepreneurial spirit
• Internship experience a plus
• Ability to take ownership and see tasks through to completion
• Degree or certification in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, or equivalent, with a career path and/or career goals centered in IT
• Will abide by departmental policies and procedures, including authority levels, to comply with C&F’s management controls.
• Experience with Production Support and Troubleshooting a plus
• Great communication, note taking, and organizational skills
• Experience with AWS (Amazon Web Services) a plus
• In-depth knowledge of one or more of these programming languages a plus:
  JavaScript or Type Script, Angular or React, Node.js
• Experience working with APIs is a plus

• Competitive compensation package
• Generous 401K employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent benefits that go beyond health, dental & vision. Our programs are focused on your whole family’s wellness, including your physical, mental and…