Job Description

Trupanion is a leading provider of medical insurance for cats and dogs in North America. Our mission is to help loving, responsible pet owners budget and care for their pets. At Trupanion, we offer a collaborative, casual, and pet-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves.

* US-based (Seattle preferred), with consideration for highly qualified remote candidates. Seattle-based employees will follow a hybrid schedule, working from our casual, pet-friendly office at least three days per week.*

With Trupanion’s commitment and investment in leading-edge insurance technology, we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team. You will be part of a larger server-side team that supports integration of various technologies across the Trupanion ecosystem, including our proprietary Insurance Platform, our public website for enrollments, and partner and affiliate sites that support Trupanion. You will be working in an agile organization on a SaaS scalable cloud-based solution within an Azure DevOps environment. You will work closely with fellow full stack and back end developers and collaborate with our Product Managers, Business Analysts, DevOps and QA teams to deliver new and enhanced features to our applications.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Work as a member of Agile project teams to define, estimate and complete agreed tasks to the timelines.

• Develop and maintain software, databases, and applications as needed.

• Write effective RESTful APIs.

• Troubleshoot complex code bases, with the ability to follow call chains through various systems to identify root causes of issues.

• Work within legacy systems and promote modernization as well as participate in decommissioning of older technologies as needed.

• Develop high-quality solutions in an Azure environment, including specifically but not limited to Azure App Services, Azure Functions, APIM, SQL, NServiceBus, in an event-driven architecture system.

• Independently define and design technical solutions given business requirements, and ability to proactively clarify requirements when necessary to ensure strong business outcomes.

• Usage of and demonstrated effectiveness with cutting-edge AI tools like Claude Code, Codex, or other GPT for development efficiency.

• Test software you develop to ensure integrity, accuracy, responsiveness and performance

• Create and author unit tests, recording all results in accordance with the Trupanion’s procedures and best practice.

• Support on-call rotations as necessary to lead investigations and/or troubleshoot production issues.

• Perform all work in accordance with the company’s documented development, OWASP, ISO27001 and PCI DSS standards and guidelines.

• Promote and embody Trupanion’s Team DNA in all aspects of your work and interactions with internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications

Experience:

Proven experience in a Software Development position focused on the following areas:

• 3-5 years working in an C#/.NET/Azure/ADO tech stack.

• Working in an Agile methodology, utilising DevOps/CI/CD practices.

• Extensive experience in .NET, ASP.NET, MVC and Core.

• Developing scalable solutions in a C#/.NET/Azure tech stack strongly preferred.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• In-depth knowledge of the following technologies:

• C#

• NET Framework and Core

• Vue/JS v3.0

• Microsoft Azure

• NServiceBus

• Azure Functions

• SQL

• AzureB2C is a preferred to have

• Experience in building RESTful APIs and working with software version tracking/coordination tools (e.g. Git, Jira)

• Knowledge of development and management tools such as Swagger, Postman, SOAPUI, Node.js, MSTest, NuGet, NPM, OOD, N-Tier architectures and software patterns and techniques

• Ability to write quality unit tests

• Demonstrate a good understanding of current technology stacks

• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal and organisational skills, with strong accuracy and attention to detail

• Ability and track record of working as part of a busy team and work effectively under pressure to tight deadlines, and to think proactively and logically

• Excellent independent and team time management skills

• Must be decisive, able to focus on priorities

Education, Registration & Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems or related preferred, equivalent experience accepted.

Additional Information

Compensation:

• The base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $150,000 on a full-time schedule.
• Along with base compensation, Trupanion employees are currently eligible for monthly bonuses.
• We want all employees to be invested in Trupanion’s success, so we grant Restricted Stock Units to all new team members. Our new hire grants vest over 4 years.

Benefits and Perks:

• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits at no cost to the employee
• Four weeks of paid time off and 9 paid float holidays (you can decide which days are most important to you!)
• Five-week sabbatical after five years of employment
• Open, casual, pet-friendly, and fun office environment
• Free medical health insurance for your pet (1 dog or cat)
• Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
• Seattle Office Amenities: Free on-site gym, free dog walking services for office pets during business hours, free parking, and paid ORCA cards.

For more information about Trupanion, visit https://trupanion.com/about

Learn more about how Trupanion has revolutionized our industry and the reimbursement model: https://www.youtube.com/watch-v=vdWZ4KHiPTQ

Trupanion is an equal-opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, and skills.

We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations.