Retirement, life insurance, and employee benefits for mid-market financial planning
Symetra operates a diversified insurance and retirement business built on a hybrid stack spanning legacy enterprise systems (COBOL, DB2, SAP, WebSphere) alongside modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, Python, Snowflake). The hiring surge is finance-heavy (21 roles) rather than engineering-driven (10 roles), reflecting operational scaling in underwriting and benefits administration. Active projects signal a company in transformation: treasury modernization, stop-loss platform expansion, responsible AI adoption, and a new login/identity layer—paired with persistent pain around automation maturity and claim resolution efficiency.
Notable leadership hires: ICS Reporting Lead
Symetra is a privately held financial services company based in Bellevue, WA, with 1,001–5,000 employees. The business spans three primary product lines: retirement solutions (IRAs, deferred compensation, pension alternatives), life insurance (term, universal, variable), and employee benefits (group health, disability, voluntary coverage). The customer base includes mid-market employers, financial advisors, and individual retirement savers. Operations are distributed—the vast majority of roles support remote work. The technology foundation combines on-premises systems (legacy COBOL, DB2, SAP) with cloud-first initiatives (Snowflake data platform, AWS container services), indicating an ongoing infrastructure modernization alongside product innovation.
Symetra uses Python, Snowflake, Salesforce, and AWS (Lambda, ECS, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB) for modern workloads, paired with legacy systems: COBOL, DB2, SAP, WebSphere, CICS, and VSAM. Authentication runs through OAuth 2.0 and SAML; data exchange uses ACORD, XML, and SOAP.
Bellevue, Washington. The company was founded in 1957 and is privately held with 1,001–5,000 employees, all hiring conducted in the United States.
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