Backend Software Engineer

Description
We deliver our customers peace of mind every day by helping them protect what they value most. Our passion for placing the customer at the center of everything we do is driving a transformational shift at Liberty Mutual. Operating as a tech startup within a Fortune 100 company, we are leading a digital disruption that will redefine how people experience insurance.

At Liberty, you'll thrive in a hybrid setting that fosters in-person collaboration, innovation and growth. This approach optimizes both remote and in-person interactions, enabling you to connect and ideate with your team and deepen valuable relationships across the company, while still enjoying the flexibility of remote work for focused tasks and projects.

This role has a hybrid work schedule (2 days onsite) and we are considering candidates based in Portsmouth, NH, Boston, MA, Plano, TX, Indianapolis, IN.

Job Introduction:

The US Retail Markets ( USRM) Personal Lines Product Tech group is looking to add 2 Backend Software Engineer's to their team. If selected, you will have the opportunity to leverage your skills to build tools and solutions used to enable our critical operations. You will work on a technology stack consisting of Spring, modern Java, and relational database integration.

We're looking for passionate candidates to join our agile team focused on modernizing our applications. You'll be working with cutting-edge AWS technologies, and event-driven and real-time architecture, while leveraging modern frameworks like React, and Python. Our projects involve new development initiatives and transforming legacy systems, using modern CI/CD pipelines to ensure scalable, efficient delivery. If you thrive in a collaborative environment with a strong team culture and close stakeholder partnerships, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact.

About the job:

• Collaborating closely with a team of software engineers to deliver complex software solutions.
• Designs & Develops maintainable, scalable, defect free source code that meets business requirements and team standards.
• Working in an agile environment with business stakeholders, product owners, solutions engineer and other software engineers to review and refine stories and execute on them using excellent engineering practices.
• Using your technical knowledge to analyze technical system problems and design and implement effective solutions.
• Hands-on development and problem resolution, writing clean, maintainable code and perform peer code-reviews.
• Embracing and modeling engineering excellence and best practices.
• Contributing to the development and growth of the team.
• Being curious and innovating using new tools and techniques.
• Providing periodic production deployments and support.
• Optimizing performance for the applications & web.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of Software Engineering experience.
• Experience working in an agile environment utilizing Scrum, Kanban or XP.
• Demonstrated success in platform modernization initiatives, utilizing technologies such as REST; micro services; cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud; and Java, NodeJS and Spring Boot.
• A desire and ability to code in multiple languages, including an object-oriented language, preferably Java/J2EE, and also Python for GenAI.
• Strong oral and written communication skills-and a knack for explaining your decision-making process to non-engineers.
• A collaborative, adaptable working style, demonstrated initiative and the ability to prioritize your time and efforts.
• A thorough grasp of technology concepts, business operations, design and development tools, system architecture and technical standards.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps tools.

About Us
Pay Philosophy: The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.

At Liberty Mutual, our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive. We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions. This comes to life through comprehensive benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities, and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups. Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work. Together, we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business, our customers, and the communities we serve.

We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://LMI.co/Benefits

Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.

Fair Chance Notices

• California
• Los Angeles Incorporated
• Los Angeles Unincorporated
• Philadelphia
• San Francisco

Client-provided location(s): Boston, MA, Indianapolis, IN, Plano, TX, Portsmouth, NH

Job ID: liberty_mutual-2026-74533-en_2

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-02-18T19:48:29