Software Engineering Manager (Hybrid)

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Manages implementations of new hardware and software solutions and the ongoing maintenance for insurance policy administration systems.
• Collaborates with managers (IT and business) to discuss system requirements, specifications, costs and timelines.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with business and IT counterparts to ensure proper collaboration.
• Leads efforts around project scope, schedule, and budget, ensuring commitments and progress are monitored closely and communicated clearly.
• Forecasts and allocates team members across several development projects.
• Regularly reports key metrics such as resource allocation, software defects, productivity, and efficiency.
• Trains, supervises, assigns projects to, evaluates, and is responsible for hiring/termination of IT personnel and contracting staff.
• Manages talent to ensure high morale and appropriate advancement of individual goals and career aspirations.
• Participates in the evaluation, acquisition, and implementation of software to support business processes.
• Contributes to and implements established quality improvement initiatives and processes.

Requirements

• Proven success as a team leader, supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust and encouraging improvement and innovation.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams including Pega architects, system architects, and developers (.NET/Angular).
• Ability to translate complex functional, technical, and business requirements into architectural designs.
• Experience developing high-level application designs and guiding detailed design work.
• Knowledge of architecting and deploying web-based and web-enabled business applications.
• Understanding of Angular, .NET Framework development techniques, and Low Code Platform development.
• Preferred: Pega experience and understanding of Object-Oriented Design (OOD), UML, and scalable architectures.
• Familiarity with web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, and HTTP protocols.
• Understanding of Microsoft SQL Server and other Microsoft backend technologies.
• Experience working in Agile environments, especially SCRUM and SAFe.

Nice to Have

• Experience with event-driven and delegate-based design paradigms.
• Knowledge of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) principles and patterns.
• Experience with data modeling techniques and multi-tier, cross-platform architectures.
• Familiarity with messaging architectures like SOAP, REST, XML, and Web Services.

Qualifications

• Relevant education, qualifications, and experience in software engineering and team management.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive base salary with incentive plan eligibility.
• Comprehensive health care plans.
• Retirement savings plan with company match.
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement programs.
• Paid time off plans.