Senior Software Engineer

Job DescriptionJob Description

Job Title: Software Engineer
Location: Irvine, CA
Company: Eterna Insurance Solutions

About Us:
Eterna is a fast-growing tech-enabled insurance agency that is changing the way families across America purchase and access life and health insurance products. Founded by a team of Silicon Valley software engineers and one of the largest retail sales organizations in the country, our approach blends a modern tech platform with a proven sales structure to provide our team with a best-in-class platform and the highest compensation in industry. Join us in transforming the insurance industry and empowering lives.

Position Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be integral to building, scaling, and optimizing our technology platform. You’ll collaborate closely with our product and data teams, driving technological innovation and ensuring our platform meets the needs of our rapidly growing user base.

Key Responsibilities:

· Microservices & API Design: Architect, design, and implement RESTful and GraphQL services, defining clear API contracts, versioning strategies, and documentation.

· Performance & Scalability: Optimize system performance using profiling, load testing, caching strategies, and autoscaling to meet high availability requirements.

· Infrastructure & Deployment: Manage provisioning and deployment processes using modern tools and best practices to ensure consistent, scalable, and reliable environments.

· Observability & Reliability: Build and maintain monitoring, logging, and tracing solutions, and participate in on-call rotations to ensure system reliability.

· Deployment & Automation: Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines, integrate error catching and anomaly detection to surface deployment issues in staging and production, and support database schema migrations and performance monitoring as a complementary skill.

· Database & Schema Management: Design and maintain relational and NoSQL database schemas, optimize queries and indexing strategies for performance, ensure backup, recovery, and data integrity processes, and collaborate with data teams on governance and modeling.

· Secure Coding & Access Controls: Enforce secure coding practices, implement permission controls, manage authentication and authorization mechanisms, and adhere to secure development guidelines.

· Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Lead architecture and design reviews, conduct thorough code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and champion best practices and coding standards.

· Cross-Functional Communication: Serve as a strong team player partnering closely with product, operations, sales, and executive teams; demonstrate outstanding communication to align stakeholders and deliver impactful solutions.

Qualifications:

● Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

● 5+ years of software engineering experience in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment, with a proven track record of building and scaling production-grade systems.

● Proficiency in multiple programming and familiarity with modern web frameworks and RESTful APIs.

● Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure.

● Strong understanding of system architecture, distributed systems, and performance optimization.

● Demonstrated leadership in code reviews, technical design discussions, and mentorship of junior engineers.

● Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to lead complex projects to completion.

Why Join Us?

● Be part of a mission-driven company transforming the life insurance industry.

● Work with a team of innovative thinkers and experienced professionals.

● Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

● Comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and more.

● Opportunities for professional growth and development in a rapidly scaling company.

How to Apply:
Interested candidates are encouraged to send their resume to recruiting@goeterna.com.

Eterna Insurance Solutions is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Company DescriptionEterna is a fast-growing tech-enabled insurance agency that is changing the way families across America purchase, and access, life and health insurance products. Founded by a team of Silicon Valley software engineers and one of the largest retail sales organizations in the country, our approach blends tech efficiencies with a proven sales structure to provide our team with a best-in-class platform and the highest compensation in industry. Join us in transforming the insurance industry and empowering lives.Company DescriptionEterna is a fast-growing tech-enabled insurance agency that is changing the way families across America purchase, and access, life and health insurance products. Founded by a team of Silicon Valley software engineers and one of the largest retail sales organizations in the country, our approach blends tech efficiencies with a proven sales structure to provide our team with a best-in-class platform and the highest compensation in industry. Join us in transforming the insurance industry and empowering lives.