Application Services - Software Engineer Lead

$159,000 - $159,000/Yr

Woodmen Of The World Life Insurance Society - Omaha, NE

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Omaha, NE

501-1,000 employees

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The Software Engineering Lead (.NET) at WoodmenLife is a pivotal role focused on leading a team of developers in the insurance industry. This position emphasizes servant leadership, mentoring, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and best practices. The lead will be responsible for overseeing technology implementations, guiding the technical direction of projects, and ensuring high-quality delivery of software solutions. The role is designed for someone with a growth mindset who is eager to take ownership of challenges and contribute to the organization's future success.

Responsibilities

• Oversees, directs, and provides consultation on technology implementations and improvement activities for defined applications and teams.
• Builds and refines the work backlog for technically focused deliverables.
• Leads scope of work estimation and forecasting for development stories and tasks.
• Collaborates with enterprise and solution architects on architectural decisions to ensure solutions are designed for successful implementation within the vision of the enterprise architecture.
• Creates and maintains technical specifications, high-level design, and detailed design artifacts.
• Researches and stays current with technology and system design trends.
• Adheres to established architectural and security standards and best practices.
• Investigates and proposes solutions to development and design problems.
• Coaches and mentors less experienced software engineers.
• Consults/collaborates with business stakeholders to understand functional requirements.
• Consults/collaborates with other technical leaders to understand and implement non-functional requirements.
• Identifies and documents technical debt, advocates and builds actionable plans for its resolution.

Requirements

• Proven experience in software engineering, particularly with .NET technologies.
• Strong leadership skills with a focus on mentoring and coaching team members.
• Ability to take ownership of process improvements and lead without waiting for direction.
• Experience in collaborating with architects to convert requirements into software designs.
• Strong understanding of architectural and security standards and best practices.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the insurance industry or similar sectors.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and project management tools.
• Knowledge of current technology and system design trends.

Benefits

• Work from home option
• World-class benefits
• Opportunities for community engagement and giving back