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About this Engineer - IT role at Guardian Life

Guardian Life · Onsite · Chennai

Job Description:

Engineer

Job Profile Summary

We are seeking a Engineer with hands-on engineering experience in designing, developing, and delivering scalable enterprise applications. This role requires technical expertise across full-stack development, API-driven architecture, cloud-enabled delivery, automation quality practices, and the ability to contribute to reliable, secure, and high-performing solutions.

The Engineer will contribute to solution design, develop quality engineering deliverables, support code reviews, and collaborate closely with Technical Leads, Product Owners, architects, developers, QA engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into robust technology solutions.

Key Skills

  • At least 3+ years of engineering experience
  • Strong communication skills, with passion for quality and attention to detail
  • Experience working across teams and driving alignment across multiple stakeholders
  • Significant experience with Java (Spring Boot preferred), React JS , Next JS.
  • Knowledge of server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), and API-driven development
  • Significant experience designing and building scalable RESTful APIs and microservices
  • Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT, or similar platforms to support code generation, refactoring, test creation, debugging, documentation, and developer productivity.
  • Ability to use AI coding assistants responsibly, including validating generated code, following secure coding practices, maintaining code review discipline, writing effective prompts, and protecting confidential information.
  • Understanding of web performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive design.
  • Experience building applications from concept/design → architecture → development → production deployment
  • Understanding of design patterns and architectural approaches such as MVC, MVVM, layered architecture, microservices, and event-driven architecture
  • Experience with authentication/authorization (OAuth, JWT, SSO)
  • Good in cloud platforms (AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Use/Integrate with Observability tools – App D, Splunk etc.
  • Knowledge of database technologies (SQL/NoSQL – PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.)
  • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (Git)

Domain Experience (Added Advantage)

Experience working with US Insurance domain (Group Benefits, Billing, Claims, Enrolment, etc.)

Familiarity with platforms or business processes related to MetLife, Sun Life or similar insurers will be a strong advantage Understanding of regulatory, compliance, and customer experience aspects in insurance systems

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to development of end-to-end full-stack solutions across frontend and backend systems
  • Collaborate with UX/design teams to ensure consistent, intuitive, and responsive UI/UX patterns
  • Develop scalable, secure APIs and backend services
  • Build and maintain high-performance React/Next.js applications
  • Development of server-side rendering and SEO-friendly web applications
  • Manage application deployments across environments including Dev, QA, UAT, and Production
  • Responsible for production support (PROD support) on a rotational/on-demand basis, ensuring system stability and quick issue resolution
  • Ensure high test coverage (unit, integration, and UI tests) and enforce quality gates.
  • Ability to guide and influence test automation via AI.
  • Adoption of coding standards, architectural guidelines, and best practices
  • Champion the adoption of AI-assisted development practices using tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT, and similar platforms to improve code quality, automation, refactoring, documentation, productivity, and engineering consistency
  • Suggest solutions for security, scalability, and high availability
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver complex technical initiatives
  • Work shift: Work in overlapping time zones with US teams on the East coast as required

Location:

This position can be based in any of the following locations:

Chennai

Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday

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About Guardian Life

Every day, Guardian helps our 29 million customers realize their dreams through a range of insurance and financial products and services. Our Purpose, to inspire well-being, guides our dedication to the colleagues, consumers, and communities we serve. We know that people count, and we go above and beyond to prepare them for the life they want to live, focusing on their overall well-being — mind, body, and wallet. As one of the largest mutual insurance companies, we put our customers first. Behind every bright future is a GuardianTM. Learn more about Guardian at guardianlife.com . Visa Sponsorship: Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas (

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