Software Engineering Manager - REMOTE

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JOB DESCRIPTION Our Healthcare Insurance Client is looking for a dynamic and driven Senior Engineering Manager to lead software engineering teams focused on building best-in-class digital experiences and delivering complex enterprise initiatives in close partnership with business stakeholders. In this role, you’ll lead multiple engineering teams and be accountable for both people leadership and execution excellence, developing strong engineers while driving predictable, high-impact delivery aligned to business outcomes. You’ll partner closely with Product, Design, and Architecture leaders to shape strategy, remove friction, and ensure teams consistently deliver results at scale. The position we're filling needs an Engineering Manager who can engage directly with principal and senior engineers on complex technical challenges, evaluate architectural tradeoffs with a working understanding of the underlying systems, and help guide the team to the best solution when problems are hard. The tech stack of this organization is NodeJS, Typescript, Java, Angular, React, AWS and Claude Code. This organization is responsible for a Healthcare Insurance Secure Member Portal (Web & Mobile Application). Any candidates having experience in Healthcare, Financial Services or E-Commerce/Digital would be a desirable candidate.

Roles and Responsibilities: • Lead and develop multiple engineering teams (8–20+ engineers total scope) • Partner closely with Product, Design, and Architecture to shape roadmaps and technical direction • Improve execution predictability, quality, and velocity across teams • Establish strong engineering practices (SDLC, testing, observability, reliability, operational excellence) • Create a healthy, accountable, high-trust team culture where individuals and teams can realize their full potential • Manage cross-portfolio dependencies and stakeholder alignment • Use data and metrics to inform decisions and continuously improve outcomes • Manage, support, and evaluate engineers’ performance • Hire new talent for the team and offer coaching and development opportunities • Communicate and collaborate with other managers, stakeholders, and contractors • Provide input in strategic technical decisions and solutions, when needed • Provide technical guidance & support in all phases of SDLC • Ensure delivery of high-quality products • Identify production and non-production application issues • Evaluate information and solve complex problems • Understand complex systems and pay attention to details to avoid issues and provide recommendations for continuous improvement • Be an advocate of security best practices, champion and support the importance of security within engineering

Great benefits for great people We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include: • Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan. • No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching. • Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility. REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Required Qualifications: • 7+ years of overall IT/development experience on building enterprise class frontend applications to support member facing web applications • 2+ years of experience in a management role or leading software development team directly or indirectly which includes FTEs and onshore/nearshore/offshore consultants • 2+ years of experience with modern web/mobile/cloud architectures and distributed systems Preferred Qualifications: • Understanding of SDLC best practices, CI/CD, testing strategies, reliability, and performance • Experience driving operational excellence (incident response, RCA, stability improvements) • Experience in SAFe Agile work environments • Proven experience leading multiple teams or a portfolio • Demonstrated ownership of delivery for complex, cross-functional initiatives • Track record of improving team performance through process, coaching, and systems thinking • Experience with AI/ML or emerging technologies • Bias toward action and accountability • Strong prioritization and decision-making skills • Comfortable having tough performance conversations • Experience influencing without authority across teams • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences • Data-driven mindset (uses metrics to guide improvement)

Education: • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

Skills and Requirements

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Required Qualifications: • 7+ years of overall IT/development experience on building enterprise class frontend applications to support member facing web applications • 2+ years of experience in a management role or leading software development team directly or indirectly which includes FTEs and onshore/nearshore/offshore consultants • 2+ years of experience with modern web/mobile/cloud architectures and distributed systems Preferred Qualifications: • Understanding of SDLC best practices, CI/CD, testing strategies, reliability, and performance • Experience driving operational excellence (incident response, RCA, stability improvements) • Experience in SAFe Agile work environments • Proven experience leading multiple teams or a portfolio • Demonstrated ownership of delivery for complex, cross-functional initiatives • Track record of improving team performance through process, coaching, and systems thinking • Experience with AI/ML or emerging technologies • Bias toward action and accountability • Strong prioritization and decision-making skills • Comfortable having tough performance conversations • Experience influencing without authority across teams • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences • Data-driven mindset (uses metrics to guide improvement)

Education: • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.

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