Software Engineer - Insurance Operations

Hiring organization: Confidential — Confidential insurance operations company (employer named before interviews)
Location: Newark, NJ, US
Workplace: On-site
Employment: Full-Time
Pay: $115,500 - $156,500 per year
Date posted: 2026-10-06

Typical pay for this kind of job

Software Developers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area

Posted pay is in the typical range

Median$80.21

Low$62.81

High$99.02

This job pays $55.53–$75.24 · Amounts are per hour

Low and high are the 25th and 75th percentiles: half of people in this occupation in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn between them. This is typical pay for the occupation, not an offer from this employer. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Job titles matched using the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.

Job description

Role overview: The Software Engineer - Insurance Operations is based in Newark, New Jersey and supports policy servicing, claims support, and customer correspondence. This position combines hands-on execution with reliable documentation and collaboration across operational and technical teams. Responsibilities: Design service interfaces, implement tested application code, review pull requests, and resolve production defects. Apply these responsibilities to policy servicing, claims support, and customer correspondence. Work with process owners to maintain accurate case histories and escalate coverage questions to authorized specialists. Identify problems early, record the evidence behind recommendations, and coordinate handoffs so agreed work is completed accurately. Qualifications: 2+ years of relevant professional experience or equivalent demonstrated project work. Demonstrated capability in APIs, automated testing, Git, and one production programming language. Experience supporting insurance operations is preferred. Ability to document decisions, communicate clearly, and handle business information responsibly. Initial priorities: Deliver a documented feature with tests, monitoring, and rollback instructions. Begin by reviewing the current process, agreeing on a baseline with stakeholders, and identifying the most useful improvement to deliver. Report results using measures appropriate to the role and explain any unresolved dependencies. Work arrangement: Full-Time, On-site in Newark, New Jersey. Estimated annual cash compensation: USD 115,500 to 156,500. This illustrative range is centered on a national occupational benchmark; local pay, seniority, incentives, and benefits require employer review. No benefits or incentive plan is asserted.

Required skills

APIs, automated testing, Git, and one production programming language

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