# Staff Software Engineer - Underwriting & Pricing at Homeprotect

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- **Company:** Homeprotect (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/homeprotect)
- **Location:** United Kingdom
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 10+ years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Software engineering, Architecture, C#, Java, Cloud-native development, Azure, GCP, Continuous integration, Continuous deployment, Automated testing, Observability, Technical leadership, Mentoring, Risk modelling, Pricing strategy, Underwriting
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-10-05
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-11-02
- **Listed until:** 2026-12-04
- **Status:** Active
- **Apply:** https://careers.homeprotect.co.uk/jobs/8498338-staff-software-engineer-underwriting-pricing (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/staff-software-engineer-underwriting-pricing-homeprotect

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Define and own the technical direction and architecture for the Underwriting & Pricing domain (pricing/rating engines, underwriting rules, risk appetite logic).
- Lead cross-team initiatives to modernise the platform so pricing and underwriting changes can be made quickly and safely across the business.
- Translate product and actuarial requirements into robust, testable designs and platform services; ensure backward compatibility and auditability.
- Drive engineering standards: CI/CD, automated testing, observability, security and cloud-native best practices.
- Mentor engineers, make multi-team architectural decisions, participate in incident response and promote operational excellence.

Requirements:
- Extensive staff-level engineering experience (10+ years) with a proven track record defining domain-level architecture and standards.
- Strong hands-on experience with backend languages such as C# or Java and running production systems in public cloud (Azure/GCP/AWS).
- Experience with distributed systems, CI/CD, automated testing, observability and building resilient financial or insurance platforms.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder skills to partner with product, actuarial and dependent teams and drive cross-team change.
- Familiarity with risk modelling, pricing strategies and regulated domains (insurance/financial services) is highly desirable.

## Responsibilities

Define and own the technical direction and architecture for the Underwriting & Pricing domain, including pricing engines and risk appetite logic. Lead cross-team technical initiatives and partner with product and actuarial teams to translate business strategy into robust technical solutions.

## Requirements

Requires extensive experience as a Staff Engineer with a strong track record in defining architecture and engineering standards across multiple teams. Must possess deep hands-on expertise in modern backend languages like C# or Java and experience operating production systems in public cloud environments.

## FAQ

- **Is this Staff Software Engineer - Underwriting & Pricing role still open?** It was posted on 2026-10-05 and is listed as active on The Stack. Confirm on Homeprotect's application page before applying.
- **Does Homeprotect offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Homeprotect's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as United Kingdom. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Software engineering, Architecture, C#, Java, Cloud-native development, Azure, GCP, Continuous integration, Continuous deployment, Automated testing, Observability, Technical leadership, Mentoring, Risk modelling, Pricing strategy, Underwriting.

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