Application Services - Software Engineer Lead

$159,000 - $159,000/Yr

Woodmen Of The World Life Insurance Society - Omaha, NE

Full-time - Senior

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 ideal candidate will have a growth mindset and a passion for building software solutions that align with the company's mission of serving its members and communities. The role involves significant technical leadership, collaboration with architects, and ensuring quality delivery of technology solutions.

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 architectures and designs.
• Strong understanding of technology trends and system design best practices.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the insurance industry or similar sectors.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and project management tools.
• Knowledge of security standards and best practices in software development.

Benefits

• Work from home option
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Professional development opportunities