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  • Software Engineer II  

    - Farmingdale
    Job DescriptionJob Description$80,000 - $115,000 + VIP Bonus $80000 -... Read More
    Job DescriptionJob Description$80,000 - $115,000 + VIP Bonus

    $80000 - $115000 / year

    Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

    Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

    Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

    We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

    JOB DESCRIPTION


    As a Software Engineer II, you will be working within an energetic agile team implementing solutions that support a wide range of customers. You will develop high quality web-based applications for new and existing features. You will also have the opportunity to bring your creative ideas to the table to deliver better solutions to our users.

    If you love technology, have a passion for software, are hungry to learn, and are driven to contribute to a world-class team of engineers, you’re who we are looking for.

    Core Requirements and Responsibilities:
    Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:
    · Contributes independently to multiple functional and technical areas within a product
    · Responsible for developing new features and supporting/bug fixing existing features
    · Unit and integration testing
    · Creates artifacts/documents that are valuable to the team
    · Debugging issues across the whole stack - OS, DB, applications, JavaScript, and network
    · Share what they know by mentoring other team members
    · Writes well-designed, testable code
    · Develops new features and supporting/bug fixing in existing and new features for a wide range of products
    · Troubleshoots issues across the whole stack - OS, DB, applications, JavaScript, and network
    · Participates in code reviews, both of your own code and as a reviewer.
    · Provides feedback and suggestions for process and product improvement.
    · Conducts technical research on new technology for possible new aspects of a product or components needing redesign or updating.
    · Prepares product documentation, support materials, and internal documentation.
    · Mentors and inspires others to raise the bar for everyone around them
    · Shares what they know; Prepares internal technical training and information sessions
    · Follows industry trends and the open-source community

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
    · Adheres to quality/technical team standards
    · Able to diagnose issues and provide solutions for multiple functional and technical areas within a product
    · Can independently frame problems and perform relevant research
    · Collaborate with their peers, designing pragmatic solutions
    · Operate best in a fast-paced, flexible work environment
    · Prepare technical training and information sessions for other staff
    · Enjoy solving problems through the entire application stack
    · Effective communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
    · Problem solver with strong analytical and critical thinking skills
    · An innate curiosity about how things work; proactively acquires new skills and learns new tools and technologies to troubleshoot issues.
    · A team player and excellent collaborator
    · Cares about quality and knows what it means to ship high-quality code; able to define and adhere to quality/technical team standards
    · Proficient with relevant tools and technologies to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues

    Qualifications:
    · Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or related technical field) or equivalent practical experience
    · Experience with Agile software development
    · Have a passion for innovating and crafting clean code
    · 2-3 years of professional experience with C#/.NET and common frameworks
    · 2-3 years of professional experience with MSSQL
    · Experience with User Interface design
    · Understands the value of unit testing
    · Enjoys solving problems through the entire application stack
    · Are interested and capable of learning other programming languages as needed.

    Additional Requirements and Details:
    · Travel required up to 10% of the time.
    · Located and working from an office location.
    · Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.
    · Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.
    · Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).
    · Frequent sitting and/or standing.

    THE VERTAFORE STORY

    Over the past 50 years, Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today, we’re proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster, reduce costs, and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure, cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight— right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

    The Vertafore Way

    Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about.

    · Bias to Action: We're united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.

    · Win Together: We work together as one team, showing empathy and respect along the way.

    · Show Up Curious: We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.

    · Say It, Do It: We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.

    · Customer Success is Our Success: We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.

    · We Love Insurance: We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.

    Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

    Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

    The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

    The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

    Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

    We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

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  • Software Engineer I  

    - Farmingdale
    Job DescriptionJob Description$63,000 + VIP Bonus $63,000 / yearVertaf... Read More
    Job DescriptionJob Description$63,000 + VIP Bonus

    $63,000 / year

    Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

    Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

    Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

    We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

    We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about technology, product development and can thrive in a fast-paced environment to support the growth of our Content Management and Workflow System serving insurance industry. We are looking for a Software Engineer to build new capabilities and apply modern design patterns to our content management product.

    Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

    Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

    Work with colleagues and technical resources to define technical solutions that meet business requirements

    Writes well-designed, testable code

    Participates in the design, development, testing, and debugging of an application

    Troubleshoots and ensures timely and effective resolutions of any project issue

    Participates in code reviews, both of your own code and as a reviewer

    Provides feedback and suggestions for process and product improvement

    Conducts technical research on new technology for possible new aspects of a product or components needing redesign or updating

    Prepares product documentation, support materials, and internal documentation

    Shares what they know by reaching out to other team members

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

    Effective communicator (written and verbal)

    Problem solver with strong analytical and critical thinking skills

    An innate curiosity about how things work; Proactively acquires new skills and learns new tools and technologies to troubleshoot issues

    Ability to learn quickly and work independently or as part of a team

    Adaptable and works best in a fast-paced, work environment

    Understanding of design patterns

    Working Knowledge with Web Applications and programming languages such as

    Angular JS

    JQuery

    Web Services

    HTML5

    REST

    CSS3

    node.js

    API's

    Qualifications:

    Experience in developing enterprise or commercial applications

    Proficient in popular coding languages and frameworks and systems

    Knowledge of the software development life cycle

    Knowledge of Agile and Scrum development methodologies

    Experience with Cloud Computing (AWS), preferred

    Experience integrating with a variety of relational and NoSQL databases, preferred

    Experience with content management system, preferred

    Experience with insurance industry, preferred

    Additional Requirements and Details:

    Travel required up to 10% of the time.

    Located and working from an office location.

    Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

    Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

    Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

    Frequent sitting and/or standing.

    #LI-Hybrid

    THE VERTAFORE STORY

    Over the past 50 years, Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today, we’re proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster, reduce costs, and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure, cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight— right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

    The Vertafore Way

    Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about.

    · Bias to Action: We're united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.

    · Win Together: We work together as one team, showing empathy and respect along the way.

    · Show Up Curious: We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.

    · Say It, Do It: We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.

    · Customer Success is Our Success: We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.

    · We Love Insurance: We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.

    Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

    Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

    The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

    The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

    Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

    We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

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  • Principal Software Engineer  

    - Denver
    Job DescriptionJob Description$135,000 - $165,000 $125000 - $165000 /... Read More
    Job DescriptionJob Description$135,000 - $165,000

    $125000 - $165000 / year

    Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

    Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

    Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

    We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

    JOB DESCRIPTION

    As a Principal Software Engineer, you will shape and improve the experience of key Vertafore customers. You will work cross-functionally across Vertafore, including Customer Support, Account Management, Product Management and Product Development to help guide customers and also contribute to the future growth of your team.

    You will work with a fast-paced, skilled team of business analysts, conversion engineers, developers and quality assurance engineers across multiple high-profile projects with development responsibility of assigned projects. Much of your success in this role will be dependent upon timely, clear, concise and effective verbal and written communication along with the development of solutions that fully meet customer expectations with no/minimal defects or rework.

    Although not a primary duty compared to developing and supporting code, a software engineer at Vertafore also works directly with customers as part of a cross-functional team, which means you need to be a proactive self-starter, able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and be service-focused to help nurture the customer experience. Additionally, you're a mentor and consultant, as well as a customer champion within Vertafore.

    Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

    Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

    Innovates and crafts clean code

    Helps lead and mitigates the impact of technical decisions across the entire product

    Coordinates with Experience Design and software development teams across the department in designing and implementing pragmatic and best-fit solutions

    Takes ownership of vision and development of technologies, infrastructure, and common components across our tech stack.

    Mentors other developers and teams

    Fosters and develops a community of practice across the entire development organization

    Evaluates and recommends tools, technologies and processes ensuring highest quality product platform

    Provides support for existing products and developing new products

    Contributes to defining and enforcing procedures, standards, and methodologies related to software development

    Troubleshoot code problems quickly and efficiently.

    Interacts with customers to gather insights and translate technical concepts

    Is as a role model and mentors other team members technically and culturally

    Lead, join in, and shepherd teams through implementation goals including fostering best practices in creation of code

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

    Advanced communication and interpersonal skills, able to diffuse tension and drive productive conversation, internally and externally.

    Strategic problem solver, analytical, with critical thinking skills

    An innate curiosity about how things work; Proactively acquires new skills and learns new tools and technologies to troubleshoot complex issues.

    Able to define, communicate and ensure adherence to quality/technical team standards

    Comfortable and effective at making decisions across the product that help long-term maintainability, reuse, and security. and performance

    Must be able to work with global, distributed teams

    In-tune with high performance and high availability design/programming

    Highly proficient with multiple database technologies

    Strong in both design and implementation at an enterprise level

    Must be able to work with and help non-development departments communicate with development depart

    Communicate clearly to explain and defend design decisions

    Mentor, lead, and direct multiple teams in implementation best practices

    lead collaboration with the business, designing pragmatic solutions

    Qualifications:

    Minimum 10 years of professional experience with Java and common frameworks.

    Experience working in an Agile environment required

    Degree in computer science, engineering or related field required

    5+ years of experience in security best practices for software and data platforms required

    5+ years of experience with Restful APIs required

    5+ years of experience with design, architecture, and implementation at an enterprise level required

    Experience with Angular or similar technology required

    5+ years of experience with mySQL

    Have experience working in an Agile environment

    Have experience with PHP

    Experience with Node.JS

    Additional Requirements and Details:

    Travel required up to 10% of the time.

    WFH Flexible

    Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

    Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

    Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

    Frequent sitting and/or standing.

    THE VERTAFORE STORY

    Over the past 50 years, Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today, we’re proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster, reduce costs, and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure, cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight— right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

    The Vertafore Way

    Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about.

    · Bias to Action: We're united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.

    · Win Together: We work together as one team, showing empathy and respect along the way.

    · Show Up Curious: We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.

    · Say It, Do It: We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.

    · Customer Success is Our Success: We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.

    · We Love Insurance: We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.

    Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

    Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

    The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

    The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

    Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

    We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

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  • Sr. Software Engineer (.NET/C#)  

    - Farmingdale
    Job DescriptionJob Description$95,000 - $135,000 + VIP Bonus $95000 -... Read More
    Job DescriptionJob Description$95,000 - $135,000 + VIP Bonus

    $95000 - $135000 / year

    Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

    Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

    Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

    We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.

    JOB DESCRIPTION

    As a Sr. Software Engineer, you will shape and improve the experience of key Vertafore customers. You will work cross-functionally across Vertafore, including Customer Support, Account Management, Product Management and Product Development to help guide customers and also contribute to the future growth of your team.

    You will work with a fast-paced, skilled team of business analysts, conversion engineers, developers and quality assurance engineers across multiple high-profile projects with development responsibility of assigned projects. Much of your success in this role will be dependent upon timely, clear, concise and effective verbal and written communication along with development of solutions that fully meet customer expectations with no/minimal defects or rework.

    Although not a primary duty compared to developing and supporting code, a software engineer at Vertafore also works directly with customers as part of a cross-functional team, which means you need to be a proactive self-starter, able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and be service-focused to help nurture the customer experience. Additionally, you're a mentor and consultant, as well as a customer champion within Vertafore.

    Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

    Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

    Innovates and crafts clean code

    Confidently work with customers to describe technical concepts and recommend appropriate solutions whether pure custom or a mix of custom and core Vertafore products

    Assist business analysts as needed with reviewing request information and documenting solution designs that align with customer expectations and business objectives/requirements

    Document, architect and develop forward thinking technical specifications and solutions based on provided business requirements and/or specifications

    Create advanced tables, views, stored procedures, indexes, constraints, cursors, user defined functions and triggers using T-SQL and SSMS

    Optimize query performance and tuning indexes using Query Analyzer and other tools

    Extract, transform and load (ETL) data

    Responsible for interface design, documentation and unit testing

    Develop automated solution deployments as appropriate

    Deploy developed solutions within non-production environments and assist with Vertafore production release deployments

    Working on/with small teams and completing tasks quickly with minimal supervision

    Leading junior developers and providing proactive feedback to senior leadership

    Mitigates the impact of technical decisions across the entire product

    Drives and manages design conversations for features considering business need

    Defines and creates artifacts/documents that are valuable to the team and external stakeholders

    Incorporate new approaches, languages, and technologies into the team

    Develops new features and supporting/bug fixing existing features

    Diagnosis and troubleshoots issues across the whole stack – OS, DB, applications, JavaScript, and network; Provides solutions for complex, ambiguous problems through multiple stacks and products

    Ensures quality of code within the team written or reviewed

    Contributes to defining and enforcing procedures, standards, and methodologies related to software development

    Is as a role model and mentors other team members technically and culturally

    Follows industry trends and the open-source community

    Interacts with customers to gather insights and translate technical concepts

    Other duties as assigned

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

    Advanced troubleshooting experience and resolving production issues

    Excellent written and verbal communication skills (internal and external customers/partners)

    Ability to work within a team in a collaborative manner

    Willingness to learn new technologies and experiment with innovation

    Self-starter who is detail-oriented, quick-learner and deadline-driven

    Advanced communication and interpersonal skills, able to diffuse tension and drive productive conversations, internally and externally.

    Strategic problem solver with excellent analytical and critical thinking skills

    An innate curiosity about how things work; Proactively acquires new skills and learns new tools and technologies to troubleshoot complex issues.

    Comfortable and effective at making decisions across the product that help long-term maintainability, reuse, security. and performance

    Applies knowledge gained and is effective at knowledge-sharing and assisting other team members.

    Able to work with global, distributed teams

    In-tune with high performance and high availability design/programming

    Highly proficient with multiple database technologies

    Strong in both design and implementation at an enterprise level

    Communicate clearly to explain and defend design decisions

    Desire to collaborate with the business, designing pragmatic solutions

    Qualifications:

    Bachelor's degree in computer related field

    Minimum 5 years of professional experience with Java/.NET and common frameworks.

    Experience working in an Agile environment required

    3+ years of experience in security best practices for software and data platforms required

    3+ years of experience with Restful APIs required

    3+ years of experience with design, architecture, and implementation at an enterprise level required

    Experience with Angular or similar technology preferred3+ years of experience with database technologies (e.g., Oracle, SQLServer, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Cassandra, etc.)

    Experience with Identity and Access Management preferred

    Additional Requirements and Details:

    Travel required up to 10% of the time.

    WFH Flexible

    Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

    Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

    Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

    Frequent sitting and/or standing.

    #LI-Hybrid

    THE VERTAFORE STORY

    Over the past 50 years, Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today, we’re proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster, reduce costs, and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure, cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight— right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

    The Vertafore Way

    Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about.

    · Bias to Action: We're united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.

    · Win Together: We work together as one team, showing empathy and respect along the way.

    · Show Up Curious: We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.

    · Say It, Do It: We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.

    · Customer Success is Our Success: We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.

    · We Love Insurance: We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.

    Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

    Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

    The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

    The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

    Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

    We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

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