Sr. Release Train Engineer

$115,000 - $125,000 + VIP Bonus

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better. Whether you’re interested in engineering or development, marketing or sales, or something else – if this sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you!

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in the US, Canada, and India.

$115,000 - $125,000 / year + Bonus

The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations.

Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that’s taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity – speed, performance, and trust - to drive growth at scale.

With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era.

Our reach is global, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a team member embedded in an energetic agile team of Software and QA Engineers, you will create software products utilizing state of the art technologies. With your team, you’ll celebrate all the hard work that goes into a successful release to market while gaining first-hand experience in cutting edge, lean-agile, software development methodologies. Our culture fosters collaboration, innovation, integrity, mentorship, commitment to success and FUN. Our managers are dedicated to growing their people and offering an opportunity that allows you to make impact in your career.

If you love technology, are hungry to learn, and are looking for a creative, fun and friendly workplace where you get to develop software that will transform the insurance industry, we would love to get in touch with you.

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

Lead through example and persuasion, rather than through tasking/directing

Are eager to dive in and learn, with a willingness to be coached

Enjoy solving problems as part of a team

Are servant leaders, strong communicators, and possess strong interpersonal skills

Promote Agile best practices and involving Agile Coaches when needed

Present observed risks/issues to appropriate parties to create awareness and prompt discussion

Ensure that teams have necessary information to deliver on highest priority roadmap items

Understand and foster culture of quality throughout the organization

Align different groups and organization to a common goal

Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Communicate clearly to explain and defend their opinions

Are self-motivated and excellent problem-solvers

Are driven to improve, personally and professionally

Mentor and inspire others to raise the bar for everyone around them

Love to collaborate with their peers, designing pragmatic solutions

Operate best in a fast-paced, flexible work environment

Have a passion for facilitation of planning, Agile ceremonies, and even tough conversations amongst senior leaders

Why Vertafore is the place for you: Canada Only

The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry

Medical, vision & dental plans

Life, AD&D

Short Term and Long Term Disability

Pension Plan & Employer Match

Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave

Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Education Assistance

Additional programs - Employee Referral and Internal Recognition

Why Vertafore is the place for you: US Only

The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry

We have a Flexible First work environment! Our North America team members use our offices for collaboration, community and team-building, with members asked to sometimes come into an office and/or travel depending on job responsibilities. Other times, our teams work from home or a similar environment.

Medical, vision & dental plans

PPO & high-deductible options

Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts Options:

Health Care FSA

Dental & Vision FSA

Dependent Care FSA

Commuter FSA

Life, AD&D (Basic & Supplemental), and Disability

401(k) Retirement Savings Plain & Employer Match

Supplemental Plans - Pet insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance

Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Education & Legal Assistance

Additional programs - Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness

Commuter Benefits (Denver)

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

The Professional Services (PS) and Customer Success (CX) bonus plans are a quarterly monetary bonus plan based upon individual and practice performance against specific business metrics. Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.

The Vertafore Incentive Plan (VIP) is an annual monetary bonus for eligible employees based on both individual and company performance. Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.

Commission plans are tailored to each sales role but common components include quota, MBO's and ABPMs. Salespeople receive their formal compensation plan within 30 days of hire.

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

We want to make sure our recruiting process is accessible for everyone. if you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact recruiting@vertafore.com

Just a note, this contact information is for accommodation requests only.

Qualifications:

Have experience (2-4 Years) working in an Agile environment using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum, XP, Kanban, or other scaled Agile model

Have degree in Computer Science/Business or similar valuable experience

Additional Requirements and Details:

Travel required up to 10% of the time.

Located and working from an office location.

Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

Frequent sitting and/or standing.

Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

Vertafore is a Flexible First working environment which allows team members to work from home as often as you’d like, while using our offices as a place for collaboration, community, and teambuilding. There are times you may be asked to come into an office and/or travel for specific meetings for a specific business purpose and this varies by job responsibilities.