Associate - Unqork Developer

 

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week

Our New York Life culture has laid the foundation for over 180 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. Here you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring organization with a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance.

 

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities. You will be part of an inclusive team guided by our belief to always be there for each other–providing the support and flexibility to grow and reach new heights while making an impact in the lives of others.

 

You are our future, and we commit to investing in you accordingly.

 

As an Unqork Developer Engineer, you will be in charge of developing, configuring, customizing, and deploying applications on the Unqork platform to meet complex business requirements. You’ll collaborate with cross-tech teams and business teams to drive the successful delivery of business solutions on the Unqork platform. This role demands strong technical expertise, programming, and problem-solving skills.

What You'll Do:
• Build solutions on the Unqork SaaS platform as part of a larger Producer Management development team.
• Work with team engineer leads, architects, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into technology solutions.
• Ensure applications and components are optimized for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Develop reusable components and modules on the Unqork Platform.
• Perform rigorous unit testing and debugging to deliver robust and defect-free solutions.
• Develop into an internal Unqork SME for the applications you support in your value stream: acting as technical point for capabilities that your technology has enabled.
• Develop integrations between the Unqork platform and all the necessary data, solutions, and services endpoints needed.
• Partner with the Scrum Master and Product Owner to refine and analyze the backlog and drive the technical delivery of features and user stories into working software (and specifications).
• Stay current with the latest technology including but not limited to Unqork, database, and AI technologies.

Additional Key Responsibilities
• Actively participates in daily standup calls, sprint planning and Program Increment (PI) planning sessions.
• Actively collaborates with and align to information, data, security and infrastructure strategies.
• Partners with Business stakeholders and to review and understand business requirements.
• Conducts complete assessments of complex business problems, including those involving multiple systems, customers, platforms, and technologies.
• Proposes technology solutions within areas of the team’s development.
• Stays current on NYL architectural standards.
• Identifies and suggests technical and architectural and design improvements in current systems.
• Supports the project through the entire software development lifecycle from initial kickoff to production deployment.

What You'll Bring:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• 2-5 years professional experience as a Unqork Configurator / Developer.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; Can work independently to solve complex technical issues, unit test, and debug.
• Strong SQL skills, including query optimization, performance tuning, and report development.
• Experience with document / NoSQL databases a plus.
• Full-stack development experience a plus.
• REST API development a plus.
• Hunger for continuous learning of new technologies, methodologies, and ways to solve problems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results under tight deadlines.

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Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $65,000-$110,000

Overtime eligible: Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes

Sales bonus eligible: No

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site .

Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.​

Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation . We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of .

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Job Requisition ID: 92091