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Erie Insurance

IT Software Engineer

Erie, PA · On-site

Level of position offered will be based upon the depth and breadth of selected candidate ... May perform as a technical lead on low complexity/isolated applications enhancements or a small ...

Varsity Tutors

Java Tutor

Erie, PA · Remote

$18 - $40/hr

... software engineering. * Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with Java curricula including AP Computer Science A and college-level courses, and common challenges such as ...

Wabtec

Software Engineering Technical Lead

Erie, PA · On-site

$91K - $129K/yr

In this role, this Software Engineer will primarily work with design, software, and validation ... level. The salary rate for this role is currently $91100-129800 The actual salary offered to a ...

Wabtec

Software Engineering Technical Lead

Erie, PA

In this role, this Software Engineer will primarily work with design, software, and validation ... level. The salary rate for this role is currently $91100-129800 The actual salary offered to a ...

Wabtec

Software Engineering Technical Lead

Erie, PA · On-site

$91K - $129K/yr

In this role, this Software Engineer will primarily work with design, software, and validation ... level. The salary rate for this role is currently $91100-129800 The actual salary offered to a ...

Wabtec

Software Engineering Technical Lead

Erie, PA · On-site

$91K - $129K/yr

In this role, this Software Engineer will primarily work with design, software, and validation ... level. The salary rate for this role is currently $91100-129800 The actual salary offered to a ...

Ztek Consulting INC

Solution Architect

Erie, PA · On-site

$61 - $80.50/hr

... programming in JAVA technology stack o Experience in both high level as well as low level design o ... software specialists engineers for the creation implementation of solution architecture for a ...

Wabtec

Lead Engineer - Electric Drives Software

Erie, PA · On-site

$99K - $130K/yr

The Lead Engineer will design, develop, and validate C and C++ embedded software for power ... Support system-level integration of controllers and components into locomotive and off-highway ...

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As of Aug 24, 2026, the average yearly pay for low level software developer in Erie, PA is $108,360.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $87,200.00 and $125,900.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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IT Senior Software Engineer (Guidewire/Java)

Erie Insurance

Erie, PA • On-site

$86K - $138K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 28 days ago

Erie Insurance Group rating

8.8

Company rating: 8.8 out of 10

Based on 84 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

55th of 311 rated insurance

Job description

Division or Field Office:
Service & Experience Technology Division
Department of Position:Claims Tech Department
Work from:
Corporate Office in Erie, PaSalary Range:
$86,954.00 - $138,899.00 *
salary range is for this level and may vary based on actual level of role hired for
*This range represents a national range and the actual salary will depend on several factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the skills, education, training, credentials, location, and experience of an applicant, as well as level of role for which the successful candidate is hired. Position may be eligible for an annual bonus payment.
At Erie Insurance, you're not just part of a Fortune 500 company; you're also a valued member of a diverse and inclusive team that includes more than 6,000 employees and over 13,000 independent agencies. Our Employees work in the Home Office complex located in Erie, PA, and in our Field Offices that span 12 states and the District of Columbia.
Benefits That Go Beyond The Basics
We strive to be Above all in Service® to our customers-and to our employees. That's why Erie Insurance offers you an exceptional benefits package, including:
  • Premier health, prescription, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents. Coverage begins your first day of work.
  • Low contributions to medical and prescription premiums. We currently pay up to 97% of employees' monthly premium costs.
  • Pension. We are one of only 13 Fortune 500 companies to offer a traditional pension plan. Full-time employees are vested after five years of service.
  • 401(k) with up to 4% contribution match. The 401(k) is offered in addition to the pension.
  • Paid time off. Paid vacation, personal days, sick days, bereavement days and parental leave.
  • Career development. Including a tuition reimbursement program for higher education and industry designations.

Additional benefits that include company-paid basic life insurance; short-and long-term disability insurance; orthodontic coverage for children and adults; adoption assistance; fertility and infertility coverage; well-being programs; paid volunteer hours for service to your community; and dollar-for-dollar matching of your charitable gifts each year.
Position Summary
Designs, develops, and maintains computer software.
Provides technical leadership on small, moderately complex, low risk enhancement projects or support teams, with little supervision.
Delivers moderately complex code/configuration changes as part of a larger implementation under a moderate level of supervision in a primarily full-stack development environment including front-end, policy, integration, and cloud.
What You'll Do
This leading IT Software Engineer/IT Senior Software Engineer within the Claims Management Program will focus on delivering first time through projects or transformational new cloud capabilities to drive key business value. Will serve as the overarching technical lead for 3 Agile Scrum teams.
Preferred Experience & Skills
  • 5+ years of advanced Java Programming experience and relational databases
  • Ability to lead projects independently as Technical Project Lead and proactively engage & drive collaboration with peer Erie ClaimCenter (ECC) Developers within the team
  • Engineering Best Practice expertise
  • Ability to mentor and coach others ECC Engineers
  • Understanding of relational database persistence
  • Agile development practices
  • Effective collaboration with different stakeholders
  • Maintaining and promoting a healthy codebase and ensuring high quality of product
  • Experience with multi-tiered web-based applications
  • Guidewire ClaimCenter Integration/Configuration experience
  • Knowledge and experience of Guidewire ClaimCenter
  • 3+ years of Gosu programming language experience
  • Experience in designing REST and SOAP APIs
  • Preferred Guidewire certified - Configuration/Integration specialist or ACE Certified

What Makes You Stand Out
  • Experience working on Guidewire's Cloud Platform
  • Have ACE Guidewire certification in either Configuration or Integration
  • Experience leading other software engineers

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Generates, reviews and debugs code/configurations that contribute to a larger product.
  • Creates designs, unit tests, and code/configuration of that is reviewed and approved by a more senior engineer.
  • Executes tasks in the software development life cycle
  • Develops tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
  • Automates tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
  • Performs validation and verification testing (unit and integration testing)
  • Communicates and collaborates openly and effectively across teams and vendors within their area of focus (practice area).
  • May perform as a technical lead on low complexity/isolated applications enhancements or a small, legacy production support team.
  • May coach and mentor programmers, apprentices, and interns.

The first two duties listed are the functions identified as essential to the job. Essential functions are those job duties that must be performed in order for the job to be accomplished.
This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instruction and to perform any other duties as requested by their supervisor, or as become clear.
Capabilities
  • Self-Development
  • Collaborates
  • Cultivates Innovation
  • Instills Trust
  • Decision Quality
  • Values Diversity
  • Nimble Learning
  • Customer Focus
  • Optimizes Work Processes (IC)
  • Ensures Accountability
  • Coding And Converting
  • Information Management Skills
  • Job-Specific Knowledge
  • Proofing Text And Numbers
  • Using Tables And Graphs

Qualifications
Minimum Educational and Experience Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in IT, MIS, or related field and three years' related experience; or
  • Associate's degree in technical field, plus five years' related experience; or
  • High school diploma plus seven years' related experience

Additional Experience
  • Possesses moderate acumen with continued growth in experience, breadth, and depth in one or more of the following practice areas: front-end, full-stack, back-end, mainframe, integration, document management, or data science, required.

Designation and/or Licenses
  • Willingness to pursue a certification in one or more preferred technologies at ERIE required.

Physical Requirements
  • Lifting/Moving 0-20 lbs; Occasional (<20%)
  • Lifting/Moving 20-50 lbs; Occasional (<20%)
  • Ability to move over 50 lbs using lifting aide equipment; Rarely
  • Driving; Occasional (<20%)
  • Pushing/Pulling/moving objects, equipment with wheels; Rarely
  • Manual Keying/Data Entry/inputting information/computer use; Frequent (50-80%)
  • Climbing/accessing heights; Rarely

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