Trupanion

Principal Software Engineer

Trupanion

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: SeattleWashingtonUnited States

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Salary

💰 $180,000 - $200,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Architect and perform systems design for web portals, customer communication tools, and workflow management software featuring bidirectional integrations.
  • Bridge organizational boundaries to design systems that support new product initiatives and core business simultaneously.
  • Be a hands-on developer to define, design, build, integrate, deploy, monitor, and maintain/sustain solutions from ideation to production.
  • Be fluent in AI technologies with hands-on experience in using productivity enhancing tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, others, with demonstrable performance and velocity improvements for both project teams and ability to cross-pollinate across the organization.
  • Prefer a buy over build with integration mindset for technology roadmap.
  • Ability to evaluate pros and cons of vendor solutions that match business requirements, and be able to articulate tradeoffs and risks.
  • Work alongside IT leadership to ensure software is responsive, highly available, and capable of handling increasing user loads.
  • Maintain and optimize existing portal functionality while identifying opportunities for new feature development and system integrations.
  • Partner with business stakeholders, Project/Program Managers, Product Managers, and development teams to translate operational needs and business requirements into technical requirements while ensuring all solutions align with long term corporate and overall technology organization goals.
  • Collaborate with core product architects and technical leads to validate assumptions and work items to ensure “fit to purpose”, scalability, maintainability, and observability of all solutions.
  • Lead the technical planning and delivery phases of software projects, ensuring modern web and cloud technologies are utilized effectively.
  • Ensure technical dependencies, blockers, risks, etc are documented and communicated to stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Proven experience working with C#, .NET Core and .NET Framework, SQL, Postman, microservices architecture, and in particular strong demonstrable experience with integration of 3rd party platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics or Oracle Netsuite.
  • Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in software development, preferably with consumer-facing portals and/or practice management systems (i.e. EHR, pharmacy, or veterinary).
  • Exceptional ability to troubleshoot complex issues and solve technical challenges independently, particularly in production.
  • A collaborative mindset with the ability to be a positive and productive teammate.
  • A strong desire and demonstrated ability to learn new skills, languages, and development frameworks as technology evolves.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to work flexible hours and travel up to 15% as required by project needs.
Benefits
  • Full medical, dental, and vision benefits at no cost to the employee
  • Four weeks of paid time off and 9 paid float holidays (you can decide which days are most important to you!)
  • Five-week sabbatical after five years of employment
  • Open, casual, pet-friendly, and fun office environment
  • Free medical health insurance for your pet (1 dog or cat)
  • Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
  • Seattle Office Amenities: Free on-site gym, free dog walking services for office pets during business hours, free parking, and paid ORCA cards.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
C#.NET Core.NET FrameworkSQLPostmanmicroservices architectureAI technologiesintegration of 3rd party platformssoftware developmenttroubleshooting
Soft Skills
collaborative mindsetproblem-solvingcommunication skillsability to learn new skillsteamworkindependent workflexibilitypositive attitudetechnical explanationstakeholder engagement
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceBachelor’s degree in Engineeringrelated technical field