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Full Stack Developer

Springfield, Massachusetts; Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York
Job Category Technology ID R15728
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Overview

A career with us means you’ll work alongside exceptional people and be empowered to reach your professional and personal goals. Our employees are at the foundation of what enables MassMutual to deliver on our purpose to help people secure their futures and protect the ones they love.

We embrace the idea that we all are stronger and better through our support for one another. We strive to create a culture where employees feel valued and are celebrated for who they are.

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Roger Crandall
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“Since our founding in 1851, mutuality has put our policyowners at the center of everything we do. At our core, we’re a company of people helping people in their time of need, and that spirit extends to the culture we’ve built at our company. Our employees support and rely on each other each day, collaborating to deliver the best solutions for our customers and help millions more secure their future and protect the ones they love.”

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Full Stack Developer, Sales & Distribution Architecture, Distribution Technology

Full-Time, Springfield, MA / Boston, MA / New York, NY

The Opportunity

As a Full Stack Developer on the Wealth & Distribution Technology Architecture team, you will work with a team of skilled and knowledgeable peers who cooperate to design and shape solutions across the sales & distribution value stream. 

The Team

The Sales & Distribution Architecture team is a shared service that supports various support & delivery organizations that facilitate our two main distribution channels. Your peers lead with accountability, coaching, collaboration, creativity, and knowledge to design the solutions that enable meaningful business outcomes and technical modernization for high priority initiatives. Our team is inspired by the role that we play in shaping both business and technical strategies and the value that our partnership offers to the teams that we work with to deliver. We have a lot of demand and are growing as a result.  

The Impact

The role involves staying updated on the industry and using that knowledge to make sure we are creating, designing, and developing solutions that align with our future business goals. As a Full Stack Developer, you’ll work with other experienced technology experts to deliver solutions that improve our business processes. In this role, like in all roles at MassMutual, you will show responsibility, flexibility, a commitment to being inclusive, a strong business sense, and courage, even in the most challenging situations. You will use your excellent communication skills, as well as your enthusiasm for learning, leadership qualities, resilience, and self-awareness.

In this role, you will be expected to:

  • Partner with Solution Architects & Development Teams to translate architecture to design/code-level execution.
  • Partner with development teams to provide hands-on guidance with design, development, testing, and deploying web applications using a variety of technologies, such as React, Node.js, MongoDB, GraphQL, etc.
  • Collaborate with developers, architects, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality products that meet user needs and business goals.
  • Optimize the performance, security, and scalability of the applications, using best practices and industry standards.
  • Research and learn new technologies and tools and share your knowledge and insights with the team.

Typical day-to-day responsibilities include:

  • Strong partnership & collaboration with Solutions Architects
  • Contribute to governed architecture artifacts, including Solution, Decisions, Strategies and Roadmaps.
  • Hands-on collaboration with development teams
  • Project Team Meetings, status, planning, requirement reviews, etc.
  • Participation in Design & Code Reviews
  • Participation Architecture/ Design Decisions & Technology Evaluations
  • Awareness Industry Trends, Research, POC, Tools
  • Participation in Test Plan Reviews
  • Participation in Production Support Transition Reviews
  • Contribute to our architecture community by attending and participating in Architecture & Design Roundtables, Architecture Review Boards, and Solution Architecture Guild meetings.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 8+ years of professional experience as a full stack developer, working on web applications in the financial services industry.
  • 1+ year strong knowledge and skills in front-end development, using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue, etc.
  • 1+ year strong knowledge and skills in back-end development, using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, GraphQL, RESTful APIs, etc.
  • 1+ year experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc., and DevOps tools, such as Git, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
  • 1+ year experience with testing frameworks and tools, such as Jest, Mocha, Chai, Cypress, etc.
  • 2+ years of experience in sales & distribution related business processes and technologies, including at least one of the following sub-domains:  Marketing, Wealth Management, Distribution Management, Incentive Management (compensation, recognition), Broker Dealer Administration, Insurance Distribution.

Preferred Qualifications

  • AWS Certifications
  • 10+ design & development experience including frontend, backend, database, and Integration technologies preferred.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
  • Passion for learning new technologies and keeping up with the latest trends in web development.
  • Strong knowledge of data modeling and ETL development including development patterns, and best practices
  • Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work in a team-based environment including employees, vendors, and third-party contractors.
  • Excellent mentoring skills and the desire to contribute to efforts beyond the scope of the day-to-day project work.
  • Proven ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to less experienced team members.
  • Experience in AWS cloud application design, development, and deployment.
  • Experience with event streaming and web service protocols like SOAP, REST, JSON, or Kafka 
  • Experience with data development, including database design, modeling, ETL and scheduling.
  • General working knowledge of insurance data, investment data and /or financial data
  • Experience in working with and enabling integrations with vendor / SaaS platforms.
  • Can do attitude, with the ability to drive to success in both independent and group projects. 
  • Able to be agile in thinking and approach to solve the problem at hand.
  • Demonstrated experience and ability to deliver results quickly in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects.
  • Strong knowledge of data modeling and ETL development including development patterns, and best practices
  • Experience with one or more of the following platforms/technologies: 
    • Vertica
    • Kong
    • Kafka
    • Salesforce
    • React / NeXTs
    • Springboot
    • Content Management Platforms / Search Engines
    • Needs Analysis / Financial Planning Software
    • DTCC
    • SAP
    • CI/CD Dev Ops
    • Kubernetes
    • Rafay (Kubernetes Management) 
    • Snyk (Vulnerabilities Check) 
    • New Relic (Application Performance Statistics) 
    • SumoLogic (Application Logs Maintenance) 
    • Jenkins 
    • AWS 
      • Secrets Manager 
      • S3  
      • RDS Database (Aurora PostgreSQL) 
      • Route53 
      • Terraform 
    • Knowledge and experience unit testing using test driven development.
    • Knowledge and experience with Informatica Power Center or cloud (IDMC/IICS) 
    • AWS developer and/or solutions architect certifications 
    • Experience modeling and supporting an enterprise data warehouse .

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

  • Regular meetings with the Sales & Distribution Architecture team
  • Agile scrum meetings, as appropriate, to track and drive individual and team accountability.  
  • Conduct technical troubleshooting, maintenance, and operational support for production code  
  • Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager.
  • Access to mentorship opportunities 
  • Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQIA+, veteran, and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
  • Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
  • Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits

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MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.

If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.
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Salary Range: $141,300.00-$185,400.00
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By the numbers*

  • 88% of employee respondents say they are proud to work at MassMutual
  • 90
    %
    of employee respondents say they feel encouraged to bring forth new ideas
  • 86% of employee respondents say MassMutual cares about and supports the well-being of their employees

*Source: 2024 MassMutual employee engagement survey

Award-Winning Culture

Award-Winning Culture

MassMutual is guided by a single purpose: We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company operated for the benefit of our members and participating policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to provide financial well-being for all Americans. It’s more than our company structure — it’s our way of life. We are a company of people protecting people. Our company exists because people are willing to share risk and resources and rely on each other when it counts.

We strive to embrace diversity in every sense, focusing on building a thriving community where everyone is valued, included, and feels that they belong.

At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.

How We Work

How We Work

MassMutual’s flexible workplace approach combines the importance of connecting in person and the flexibility of working remotely. Our hybrid model puts collaboration first with employees coming in at least three days per week to our spectacular campus settings and also enjoying the flexibility of remote Fridays, company-wide remote weeks, and a bank of flexible remote weeks to use throughout the year.

Benefits for the whole you (and your loved ones)

There’s more to your life than your job and there’s more to your aspirations than a paycheck. We take a holistic view of compensation and benefits that provides the flexibility to create a healthy balance in your life for work, family, and community. We offer the benefits you’d expect, like medical, dental, 401(k), and generous vacation time, but we also offer ones you might not expect, like three paid days for volunteering, a $1,250 annual Well-Being Wallet, and up to 320 hours of caregiver leave.

Explore some of our offerings below. Benefit details can be found here.

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Paid Time Off

  • In addition to generous vacation time, paid holidays, and flexible holidays, MassMutual offers 'take care' time to care for yourself or someone you love—whether for physical illness or mental health.
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Health & Well-Being

In addition to top-line medical and dental coverage, personalized mental health solutions, on-site and virtual health coaching, and much more, MassMutual reimburses employees up to $1,250 per year for eligible expenses supporting mental, physical, and financial well-being.

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Financial Well-Being

In addition to competitive salaries and bonuses, educational assistance programs, and much more, MassMutual offers up to a 10% total 401(k) benefit, consisting of a 5% company match and a 5% annual contribution.

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Taking Care

MassMutual offers generous maternity and parental leaves, as well as bereavement leave to mourn the loss of a loved one (and the employee defines 'loved one'). In addition, we offer up to 320 hours of caregiver leave to help employees support loved ones in times of need.

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Giving Back

MassMutual offers three paid days for employees to volunteer with eligible nonprofits of their choice, and the MassMutual Foundation matches employee donation dollars to eligible nonprofit organizations up to $5,000 annually.

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Commuter Benefits

MassMutual offers a Qualified Commuter Program through which eligible employees can pay qualified workplace commuting expenses with before-tax dollars, as well as a commuter wallet option for employees based at Boston and NYC campuses.

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where we work

Springfield Office

Springfield Office

1295 State Street, Springfield, MA

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Boston Office

10 Fan Pier Blvd, Boston, MA

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New York Office

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