Lead Software Engineer

Responsibilities

The Lead Software Engineer will design and develop technical solutions while providing leadership, mentorship, and oversight to team members. They are responsible for participating in the SDLC, conducting code reviews, and ensuring high-quality software delivery through effective planning and troubleshooting.

Requirements

Candidates must have 6-8+ years of software development experience with strong proficiency in the Microsoft full-stack (.Net, Sql Server). A bachelor's degree in a related field is required, along with excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Skills

• .Net
• Sql Server
• Software development
• Angular
• Technical leadership
• Mentorship
• System design
• Code review
• Unit testing
• SDLC
• API integration
• Critical thinking
• Communication
• Troubleshooting
• Technical documentation
• Cloud-native

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) match
• Paid maternity leave
• Paid paternity leave
• Disability insurance
• Open PTO policy
• Mentorship program
• Employee referral bonus
• LinkedIn Learning access
• Tuition discount

About this role

Please note that Insurity will only reach out to interview, make an offer of employment, or conduct onboarding activities for candidates who have applied through our careers site. When interviewing for a position, the candidate experience will include live interaction, such as a video or telephone call, with a Recruiter and/or company employee(s). We will never ask for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process. Recruiters will only reach out from an insurity.com email address; no other email addresses will be used. Examples of fraudulent email addresses that have been used end with @insurityjobs.us. Be aware of suspicious recruitment activity. If you think you are a victim of an employment scam, you may contact your local law enforcement agency and/or visit the Federal Trade Commission website here: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams.
Who We Are
Insurity empowers insurance organizations to quickly capitalize on new opportunities by delivering the world’s most configurable, cloud-native, easy-to-use, and intuitively analytical insurance software. Just as importantly, we empower our people—providing the tools, support, and opportunities they need to grow and succeed.
We don’t just make bold promises—we deliver results. As the largest cloud-based software provider for the Property & Casualty market, Insurity is trusted by 22 of the top 25 P&C carriers and 7 of the top 10 wholesale brokers in the MGA space. Behind that trust is a team that delivers exceptional value and deep industry expertise.
While our technology sets us apart, it’s our people who truly make the difference. At Insurity, you’ll collaborate with some of the most creative and knowledgeable minds in insurance tech—in a culture that fosters innovation, teamwork, and continuous learning. Our award-winning onboarding experience welcomes and supports you from the moment you accept our offer.
Ready to grow your career with an industry leader? Apply today—we’re excited to welcome you. #UatInsurity
Insurity’s Next Lead Software Engineer
We are looking for an experienced software engineer that has experience with the Microsoft full stack (.net / Sql Server) who has the ability to work with others to create requirements, digest, plan and work through complex problems and has solid critical thinking skills. They should also have excellent communication skills to work on a team with others and help refine and grow requests. Being an experienced professional candidates should welcome the opportunity to begin mentoring, guiding and growing the next generation of developers. Working collaboratively with other groups on multi-faceted projects and occasionally building out and working with third party vendors / API's is part of the adventure.
What Our Lead Software Engineer Will Do
Participate in SDLC estimation and development processes and providing light/general guidance to team members.
Design
Determine & define technical solutions of any items
Review other developers' design solutions
Knowledge of common design patterns
Create designs to reduce or eliminate maintenance and ongoing manual testing validation
Work to reduce complexity in the code base
Create design proposals and prototyping support for new problem spaces and first- time development of highly complex solutions or new & emerging technology
Development
Develop technical documentation for software solutions for targeted audience, which may include internal and external customers
Develop solutions for issues and enhancements
Helps to set coding standards
Follows Insurity standards for coding and documentation
Provide technical leadership and oversight to team members, including 3rd party partners
Responsible for the estimating and planning of projects & solutions
Provide peer-review of designs, code, and artifact delivery
Provides in-depth technical troubleshooting and defect investigation & remediation
Test
Write code and unit tests according to Insurity standards, following an approved technical solution, for enhancements and bug fixes
Develop unit tests for code changes and assigned use cases
Documentation
Documents code regularly
Create an impact assessment doc
Prepare and present a technical solution e.g. with PowerPoint / Lucid / etc
Leadership
Provide leadership, coaching, mentorship and technical guidance to team members
Provide performance feedback on team members
Prepare and present to all stakeholders, including customers
Stay up to date on industry and job-related trends and best practices, including reading relevant publications, articles, blogs, etc.
Other duties as assigned
Who We’re Looking For
6-8+ years of software development experience.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field; equivalent work experience may be considered.
Analytical and critical thinking are paramount. Candidates must be able to learn, digest and make educated decisions.
Written and oral communication, including accurately presenting technical information to varied audiences.
Demonstrated ability to independently define technical solutions, review designs, and lead complex development work.
Strong development experience with the Microsoft full-stack technologies (.Net Framework, .Net, Sql Server).
Experience with Angular is strongly desired.
Insurance experience is helpful; a willingness to learn insurance is a must.
Work planning, prioritization, organization, and attention to detail.
Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively; self-direction and continuous learning.
Ability to give and receive feedback constructively, facilitate meetings, and support change.
Advanced use of development AI, multi-agent approaches, and multiple tools. Must be able to understand when it is making proper suggestions and when it is not.
0-25% travel
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About Insurity

Software Development · 1,001-5,000 employees · headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut