Software Engineer II at Mercury Insurance Services, LLC
$83,670–$161,815from the description
Jul 5, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level software engineering role at an insurance company, focused on writing and testing code for moderately complex systems, translating product requirements into well-structured designs, and participating in code and design reviews. The position also involves mentoring junior engineers. It suits someone with solid experience in at least one mainstream programming language and a grounding in data structures, algorithms, and database technologies.
Mid level · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 272,000 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 163,000–408,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The title 'Software Engineer II' maps to a Mid-level band; the scope (medium-complexity work, mentoring junior engineers) is consistent with that level.
A Bachelor's degree in CS or a related field is listed under Qualifications but the posting explicitly accepts 'equivalent combination of education and experience,' so no hard degree gate is set. A Master's degree is listed as preferred.
Programming language experience (Java, Python, Go, C++, JavaScript) is listed under Minimum qualifications with 'e.g.' framing — one or more of these is required; alternatives are captured on the Java skill entry.
Familiarity with relational databases, NoSQL, and caching solutions is listed under Minimum qualifications. 'Caching solutions' names no specific technology and is omitted per extraction rules.
Cloud platform knowledge (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) is explicitly listed under Preferred and is marked accordingly.
The posted pay range ($83,670–$161,815/yr) is the national figure shown at the bottom of the posting; state-specific ranges were redacted (shown as $XX to $XX) and cannot be reported.
No overall years-of-experience figure is stated in the posting.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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