Manager, Software Engineering (Product Engineering)

Acrisure, LLC - Austin, TX

Full-time - Manager

Austin, TX

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The Software Engineering Manager at Acrisure Innovation plays a crucial role in leading a team of engineers to develop innovative software solutions aimed at transforming the insurance industry. This position involves cross-functional collaboration with product teams and other engineering leaders, overseeing resources and processes to achieve engineering goals, and providing technical leadership. The manager will also assist in strategic planning for future initiatives, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software that meets the needs of the business and its customers.

Responsibilities

• Attract, develop, and retain top talent for the engineering organization, including recruiting and interviewing candidates.
• Enable the use of consistent tools, processes, and documentation to improve the development lifecycle and support onboarding new team members.
• Provide career development and growth opportunities for team members while fostering a culture of accountability.
• Align key stakeholders around the vision and requirements for projects.
• Drive improvements to quality, resilience, and scale through both process and technology using a data-driven approach.
• Actively participate in architecture design and guide implementation to ensure robust and maintainable systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field with strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals and engineering principles.
• 5+ years of industry experience as a Software Engineer, including 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Experience mentoring and guiding the professional and technical development of team members.
• Expertise with modern software tools, libraries, and languages, with experience delivering production code at scale.
• Product and customer-focused, with a passion for delighting the end user.
• Empathy, kindness towards others, a positive attitude, and self-awareness.
• Willingness and ability to work from the headquarters in Austin, Texas.

Nice-to-haves

• Eagerness to work for an early-stage company to experiment and discover product-market fit.
• Solid engineering skills with a focus on data or insurance-related platforms/products.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
• Career development and growth opportunities.
• Collaborative and diverse team culture.