Software Engineer

Job Description

Company Description

ISO, a Verisk business, has been a leading source of information about property/casualty insurance risk since 1971. For a broad spectrum of commercial and personal lines of insurance, ISO provides statistical, actuarial, underwriting, and claims information and analytics; compliance and fraud identification tools; policy language; information about specific locations; and technical services. ISO serves insurers, reinsurers, agents and brokers, insurance regulators, risk managers, and other participants in the property/casualty insurance marketplace. To learn more about ISO please visit us at: www.verisk.com/iso . We are proud to be a part of the Verisk family of companies!

At the heart of what we do is help clients manage risk. Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) provides data and insights to our customers in insurance, energy and the financial services markets so they can make faster and more informed decisions.

Our global team uses AI, machine learning, automation, and other emerging technologies to collect and analyze billions of records. We provide advanced decision-support to prevent credit, lending, and cyber risks. In addition, we monitor and advise companies on complex global matters such as climate change, catastrophes, and geopolitical issues.

But why we do our work is what sets us apart. It stems from a commitment to making the world better, safer and stronger.

It’s the reason Verisk is part of the UN Global Compact sustainability initiative. It’s why we made a commitment to balancing 100 percent of our carbon emissions. It’s the aim of our “returnship” program for experienced professionals rejoining the workforce after time away. And, it’s what drives our annual Innovation Day, where we identify our next first-to-market innovations to solve our customers’ problems.

At its core, Verisk uses data to minimize risk and maximize value. But far bigger, is why we do what we do.

At Verisk you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create positive and lasting impact on business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. We have received the Great Place to Work® Certification for the fifth consecutive year. We’ve been recognized by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and a Best Employer for Women, testaments to our culture of engagement and the value we place on an inclusive and diverse workforce. Verisk’s Statement on Racial Equity and Diversity supports our commitment to these values and affecting positive and lasting change in the communities where we live and work.

Job Description

• Responsible for software application development and maintenance for products that generate risk information for all locations in the United States.
• This position uses Postgres/Oracle database and Geographical Information System (GIS) functionality on spatial data for the US.
• The major components of this position include: 1) Maintenance of existing code and resolving issues and questions pertaining to existing processes. 2) Research, investigation, and prototyping new products and improvements in processes flow. 3) Development of code for new products, process improvement, and product changes. 4) Optimize existing algorithms to improve performance. Position requires learning and understanding business rules and logic.
• Learn company products including source code and product market niches.
• Learn functions of other departments and where they fit into software development cycle. Some Web application development and maintenance to support the work of the operations, production/test, or software teams.
• Learn and participate in all areas of Software Engineering Process including design and innovation of new software specifications, implementation, testing, and release cycle.
• Properly document, track, and test work.
• Follow quality standards with regard to coding, commenting, unit testing, debugging, documenting, releasing, and versioning code.
• Provide internal support to determine and resolve software quality problems in existing software products.
• Participate in the development of new departmental processes that improve our ability to develop software to established quality levels, including source code control, configuration management, software releases.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or other scientific discipline
• Up to 5 years’ experience working on group programming projects
• Programming skills: SQL, Scripting, Java or Object-Oriented Programming Language
• Knowledge of SQL and databases – Postgres and/or Oracle
• Graphic Information Systems (GIS) experience/knowledge – Preferred
• Knowledge of GIT and BitBucket – Preferred

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