Staff Software Engineer – .NET

The Hartford

Tech Lead responsible for software design and development, focusing on cloud-native solutions for insurance sector. Leading engineering best practices at a progressive insurance company.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeHartford • Connecticut, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $116,000 - $174,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed Systems.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end-to-end solution design, technical direction, and delivery quality of complex software systems
Drive engineering best practices related to code quality, testing, security, accessibility, and performance
Lead hands-on design and development of cloud-native solutions, with strong emphasis across AWS and .NET-based platforms, with strong emphasis on event-driven patterns and scalable architectures
Provide hands-on technical leadership for both .NET (C#, .NET Core) and cloud-first services supporting critical business platforms
Troubleshoot and resolve complex application, integration, and performance issues across distributed systems and APIs
Contribute to and influence solution design and architectural decisions, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards
Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, UX, QA, and platform teams to deliver business outcomes
Enable incorporation of AI / GenAI capabilities where appropriate, including intelligent automation, decision support, and productivity-enhancing solutions
Guide CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps practices across AWS and .NET workloads to support rapid, reliable delivery of new functionality
Mentor and coach software engineers, raising overall technical maturity and ownership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
7+ years of progressive, hands-on software engineering experience delivering enterprise-scale solutions
Demonstrated experience serving as a technical lead or senior individual contributor on complex product teams
Strong hands-on experience designing and building cloud applications with AWS preferred
Hands-on development experience with .NET technologies (C#, .NET Core) in enterprise environments
Experience with modern application architectures, RESTful APIs, asynchronous/event-driven patterns, and system integrations
Ability to lead technical design discussions and drive decisions across engineers and stakeholders
Experience working in Agile delivery models with modern CI/CD and DevSecOps practices
Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts and trade-offs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

short-term or annual bonuses
long-term incentives
on-the-spot recognition

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Hard Skills & Tools

C#.NET CoreAWScloud-native solutionsevent-driven patternsscalable architecturesRESTful APIsasynchronous patternsCI/CDDevSecOps

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingdecision-makinginfluencingcoachingdesign discussionsownership

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Engineering