Company Details
Berkley Technology Services (BTS) is a dynamic company committed to providing world class IT services. We offer a unique culture, enabling our team members to be on the cutting edge of technology while delivering high quality solutions. Our functions include working with various third parties to develop, integrate, and support insurance systems of WRBC's operating units. BTS strives to provide these functions in a holistic manner including helpdesk support, system connectivity, and operational support. Additional responsibilities include coordinating communications regarding best practices in the use of our supported systems and researching new technology. BTS is constantly growing and expanding to meet the changing demands of one of the most successful insurance organizations in the world.
About the job:
You will be part of a fast moving and cross functional software engineering team that has a business first approach to technical problem solving. Being a member of this team you would have the opportunity to contribute to transformation of the insurance business through technology.
About the candidate:
* A product driven mindset where you are constantly evaluating business value in engineering tasks and decisions.
* The courage and motivation to have evidence based discussions on multiple approaches to a single problem.
* Eagerness to learn new technologies and business processes.
* Effective collaboration skills and a team player attitude.
Responsibilities
* Build mission critical business systems.
* Working on multiple projects across various technology platforms.
* Being involved in multiple phases of the software development lifecycle.
* Interact with other engineering teams to build tooling and processes.
* Work closely with product and data teams to build a technology ecosystem driving business transformation.
Qualifications
* BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.
* Experience with object oriented programming in Python.
* Experience with modern Javascript-based technologies.
* Experience with test-driven development.
Preferred qualifications:
* Experience developing and designing databases.
* Experience with automation testing technologies like selenium, cypress, or playwright.
* Experience with behavior driven development.
Greenwich, CT
Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States and operates worldwide in two segments of the property casualty insurance business: Insurance and Reinsurance. Each of the Berkley companies, or operating units, within Berkley participates in a niche market requiring specialized knowledge about a territory or product.
Our competitive advantage lies in our long-term strategy of decentralized operations, allowing each of our Berkley companies to identify and respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and local customer needs. This decentralized structure provides financial accountability and incentives to local management and enables us to attract and retain the highest caliber professionals.
We have the expertise and resources to utilize our strengths in the present environment, and the flexibility to anticipate, innovate and respond to whatever opportunities and challenges the future may hold.