Senior Software Engineer - Agency Compensation

Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Job Category Technology Compensation Overview The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards. Salary Range $142,900.00 - $235,800.00 Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? Travelers is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our team as we grow and transform our technology landscape. In this role, you will lead advanced, end-to-end software engineering across multiple systems and technologies — spanning design, development, analysis, configuration, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, documentation, health monitoring, and implementation. You will serve as a subject matter expert across multiple applications and systems, consulting with users to define hardware, software, and functional specifications. Leveraging deep technical and business knowledge, you will drive the planning and execution of complex initiatives, manage resources effectively, and provide meaningful technical leadership throughout the design and development process. This role carries real influence — you will determine the technical approach within the domain's applications, shape direction across teams, and recommend strategic investments to senior leadership. What Will You Do? • In this role, you will set technical direction within the domain, influence engineering decisions across teams, and recommend strategic investments to the Sr. Director. • Technical Direction & Ownership • Define the technical approach for the domain's applications, including design patterns, code-review standards, test and release practices, and root-cause fixes for production issues. • Influence direction across the domain's teams by collaborating with tech leads, Travelers and GSO engineers, and Enterprise Architecture on architecture, modernization sequencing, and tooling. • Recommend investments, vendor choices, and cross-domain trade-offs to the Sr. Director. • Reduce key-person and vendor dependency by documenting platform knowledge and developing in-house team capabilities. • Tier 1 Reliability, Accuracy & Controls • Maintain the reliability, accuracy, and audit-readiness of Tier 1 applications. • Lead hands-on root-cause analysis and technical deep dives into production incidents — including data, integration, and access issues — and drive permanent fixes rather than workarounds. • Partner with controls, audit, and information security teams to maintain evidence, change controls, and audit readiness. • Agreement Application & E-Signature • Lead engineering for the compensation agreement application, including phased releases, production readiness, and issue resolution. • Own the integration with the e-signature platform, including session management, performance under load, and failure handling. • Manage user identity resolution and access for agreement signers. • Compensation Platforms & Data • Drive modernization of commission calculation and compensation analytics. • Support the i