This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law. Markel is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead the development of Claims Integrated Services within its Azure cloud ecosystem, focusing on scalable, secure, and intelligent cloud-native applications that support automation, search, and AI-driven claims capabilities; the role demands deep expertise in Azure architecture, C# (.NET Core), Python, RESTful APIs, and services like Azure Functions, Event Grid, and OpenAI, along with strong leadership, DevOps maturity, and experience in mentoring teams and aligning technical solutions with business goals, preferably within insurance or enterprise-scale environments.