Software Engineer IV

At The Standard, you’ll join a team focused on putting our customers first.

Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We’re looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what’s right – across the company and in our local communities.

We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.
 
Ready to reach your highest potential? Let’s work together.

Job Summary

The Standard is looking for a Software Engineer focused on AI to join our Team. As a key member of the team, you will be working along with Product Owners, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers and AI Engineers to build modern AI solutions. The ideal candidate should possess strong Python programming skills, REST API development experience, and familiarity with front-end technologies such as React or Angular alongside strong understanding of data engineering to drive innovation and efficiency in building enterprise grade solutions.

As a Software Engineer focused on AI, you will have the opportunity to:

• Build highly scalable and reliable APIs, services and applications that enables custom AI (ML & GenAI) capabilities to be used by other enterprise systems.
• Develop intuitive, user-friendly interfaces with React or Angular to ensure seamless user experiences across AI-driven applications
• Contribute to innovation and development of best-in-class data engineering patterns and methodologies that can be used to drastically evolve business processes as we know it.
• Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for application deployment, ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
• Play a crucial role in driving The Standard’s AI and user experience initiatives, advancing software engineering and UI/UX practices.

Skills and Background You’ll Need

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Information Systems.
• Experience: Typically requires 6+ years of related experience.
• Strong skills in implementing Python API design patterns using frameworks like FastAPI or Flask. Skilled in Java is a requirement of the role.
• Experience optimizing UI applications for speed, responsiveness, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker or Kubernetes on Azure platform.
• Demonstrable experience in configuring and implementing Azure Application Gateway and API management solutions like Azure API Management or Kong Konnect.
• Hands-on experience implementing and optimizing API applications for sub-second performance.
• Experience in load testing REST API applications with tools like Apache JMeter or SOAPUI.
• Strong data background with experience in building highly scalable data pipelines in Azure Data ecosystem including Databricks supporting Data Science and AI applications
• Hands on experience pre-processing multi-modal data (text, images) to handle user input, cleaning and formatting text.
• Experience in working with event driven publish-subscribe solution patterns using solutions like Azure Event Hub or Kafka and developing end to end orchestrations.
• Experience in developing API applications to include package/dependency management tools (e.g., Poetry) and functional testing (e.g., Pytest, PyLint).
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Working within an Agile delivery / DevOps methodology to deliver proof of concept and production implementation in iterative sprints.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills. Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Adaptability – Demonstrates flexibility by willingly accepting new situations such as teams, projects or work processes.
• Customer Focus – Responds to standard requests from internal/external customers; performs necessary duties consistently and reliably to meet customer expectations.
• Improvement Mindset - Demonstrates curiosity by asking questions regarding current approaches/methods and identifying potential changes.

Why Join The Standard?

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, innovation and financial strength thanks to the contributions of the talented, creative and compassionate people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard, you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
• An annual incentive bonus plan
• Generous paid time off
• A supportive and responsive management approach
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement 
• Paid time off to volunteer
• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools
• Much more!

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Please note - the salary range for this role is listed below. In addition to salary, our package includes incentive plan participation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits, as well as an initial PTO accrual of 164 hours per year. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays and 2 wellness days per year.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.

Salary Range:

Positions will be posted for at least 5 days from original posting date.

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.