Manager Software Engineering - Hybrid

$129,120 - $193,680/Yr

The Hartford - Hartford, CT

Full-time - Manager

Hartford, CT

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The Software Engineering Manager at The Hartford's Personal Lines IT Team is a leadership role responsible for overseeing engineering teams and managing the application portfolio. This position requires strong technical leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and a focus on delivering quality technical solutions. The manager will be accountable for team development, performance metrics, and driving innovation through modern technologies.

Responsibilities

• Function as the go-to technical leader for the software applications developed/supported.
• Manage a team or teams of cross-functional resources and establish a highly collaborative environment.
• Hire, train, and develop talent for growth opportunities; monitor team/individual morale and engagement.
• Establish OKRs and KPIs to set the engineering team's direction and measure its success.
• Collaborate with teams to identify opportunities for integration across tools used in the Policy life cycle.
• Effectively communicate risks and issues and mitigations to stakeholders.
• Oversee technical deliverables, coaching and mentoring of junior developers, and provide technical leadership.
• Foster an environment of experimentation and continual improvement through regular Innovation Sprints.
• Establish performance goals and career paths for the software engineering team and reinforce with timely coaching and feedback.
• Drive innovation for effectively leveraging modern technologies to solve customer problems.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in application software solution development and managing software engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented design and methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of Java or .NET based frameworks development techniques.
• Experience in front-end web technologies and frameworks like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, and Angular or React.
• Exposure to cloud platform architecture and development, preferably AWS.
• Experience with continuous integration and DevOps methodologies, preferred tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Rally, SonarQube.
• Strategic planning, process analysis, and execution skills for introducing evolving architecture-based solutions.
• Experience working with cross-functional project teams using agile or scrum methodology.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of P&C (Property & Casualty) Insurance.
• Experience on low coding platforms like Duck Creek or Guidewire.
• Knowledge of implementing solutions through Gen AI (Artificial Intelligence).
• Passion to stay current with relevant technology trends.

Benefits

• Short-term or annual bonuses
• Long-term incentives
• On-the-spot recognition