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Overview
We are the Huckleberry team at Paychex Insurance Agency. We build an online platform that lets customers quote and purchase workers compensation and business owner/general liability insurance. Our front-end efforts span two products: an internal agent tool and a customer-facing application for self-service quoting. On the back-end, we use Ruby on Rails and integrate with third-party carriers to deliver accurate, real-time quotes. This role is evenly split between front-end and back-end development, with opportunities for technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and shaping the future of our growing insurance platform.
Responsibilities
Develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software to meet requirements, focusing on a 50/50 split between front-end (React/Next.js) and back-end (Ruby on Rails) for both the internal agent tool and external customer-facing application.
Design and develop test automation code
Complete highly complex program changes; self-directed
Perform comprehensive analysis and design for large-scale, project initiatives
Serve as a technical leader; make significant technical contributions, provide technical direction, and evaluate new technologies for adoption
Act as a focal point to communicate project design and status to senior management
Provide project-level estimates and lead team through story level estimation efforts
Ensure team compliance with SDLC standards and CD/CI procedures; introduce new standards and opportunities for improvements
Monitor team progress against project estimates to provide status
Provide technical support and troubleshooting for applications across environments, including high impact production issues
Maintain existing code base, monitoring for failures in non-prod environments
Support changes during quality assurance, user acceptance testing, and post implementation to ensure integrity of application
Share technical expertise; guide and mentor others to maximize team effectiveness and quality
Support multi-team and cross-program project efforts, serve as technical lead where necessary
Initiate and facilitate partnership between multiple software engineering and delivery teams
Observes and communicates performance of team members to assist in their development.
Act as a subject matter expert on Huckleberry's technology stack, business logic, and third-party integrations, ensuring seamless delivery of insurance quoting and purchasing experiences.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer related discipline or equivalent work experience
Expertise in React/TypeScript (with practical experience building and scaling Next.js applications).
Proficiency in Ruby on Rails (understanding of Rails conventions, API design, Active Record).
Experience with Docker for containerizing applications (no deep DevOps background required).
Demonstrated Leadership in project or team settings, including technical mentorship or project ownership.
Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams and external partners on complex integrations.
Familiarity with using GitHub for version control, pull requests, and continuous integration/deployment workflows.
Comfortable deploying applications to AWS (ECS, S3, etc.), although deep infrastructure experience is not required.
While five years of related experience is a useful benchmark, we focus primarily on the depth and quality of your experience rather than the exact number of years.
Compensation
In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share that the starting base pay range for this position is $111,300 - $174,900. Please keep in mind that this range is the base pay only and does not consider other components that make up the total rewards package for the position. If you are hired at Paychex, your overall compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience which may result in total compensation outside of this range.
Live the Paychex Values
Act with uncompromising integrity.
Provide outstanding service and build trusted relationships.
Drive innovation in our products and services and continually improve our processes.
Work in partnership and support each other.
Be personally accountable and deliver on commitments.
Treat each other with respect and dignity.
What's in it for you?
We value your well-being: We provide over 21 comprehensive rewards, including medical coverage, virtual wellness classes, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) + employer match, adoption assistance, financial assistance, and much more.
We value your time: From paid time off to company holidays, culture days, and comprehensive work-life balance programs, we will ensure you have the flexibility you need to be your best.
We value your development: Our award-winning training and development programs empower our employees with ongoing learning opportunities to give you the building blocks to grow your career.
We value your perspective: Our company culture reflects the diversity of our employees. We want you to be you and your voice to be heard.
We value our communities: We offer paid time off for volunteerism and promote many company-wide and local initiatives that benefit organizations you care about.
Paychex is an equal opportunity employer that fosters a workplace culture of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. Our valued employees and commitment to DEI are the essence of our internal and external success.