The Lead Software Engineer is a hands-on technical leader responsible for architecting, designing, developing, and testing multi-platform application programs, services, and related software components. This role addresses the most complex and high-risk technical challenges, driving innovation and quality within time and budget constraints.

In this role, you will provide strategic software development guidance and mentorship to engineers while maintaining direct oversight of technical delivery processes. Your team will be responsible for delivering products that continuously provide measurable business value, while embracing modern development practices and technologies.

This is a hybrid role to be on site a few days per week.

What will be my duties and responsibilities in this job?

Technical Leadership

• Architect and deliver IT solutions that demonstrate clear business value using a strategic blend of people, process, and technology.

• Define, monitor, and enforce coding standards while promoting the use of industry-standard design patterns.

• Stay current with emerging technologies and identify opportunities to apply them to solve complex business problems.

• Ensure all solution and system architecture decisions are documented and traceable.

Team Collaboration & Mentoring

• Partner with QA, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and Agile teams to form high-performing, cross-functional delivery teams.

• Foster collaboration, resolve team issues, and provide consistent coaching and feedback.

• Lead onboarding efforts and ensure team members have the tools and training needed to succeed in their roles.

• Provide mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Delivery & Execution

• Drive consistency across feature delivery teams for implementation, design, and testing.

• Maintain and prioritize a team backlog focused on platform health, feature growth, and technical debt reduction.

• Ensure the delivery of integrated, functioning software that meets technical specifications and business requirements.

What are the requirements needed for this position?

• 7+ years of experience developing enterprise-level software applications.

• 5+ years of hands-on programming experience with .NET, C#, SQL Server, and RESTful APIs.

• 2+ years of experience in leadership or team lead capacity.

• 1+ years of development experience using Microsoft Azure cloud services.

• Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming, multi-threading, and distributed systems.

• Proficiency in .NET Core (including .NET 8), Entity Framework, or other ORM technologies.

• Experience with Azure Service Bus, message queues, event-driven architecture, and Event Grid.

• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including Agile methodologies and DevOps practices.

• Demonstrated ability to write clean, testable, and maintainable code.

What other skills or experience would be useful in this role? 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).

• Experience building cloud-native, microservices-based architectures using Azure technologies.

• Knowledge of enterprise design patterns, cloud architecture, and event-driven design.

• Development experience using CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code.

• Microsoft certifications (e.g., AZ-204, AZ-305, AZ-400) are a strong plus.

• Experience building both on-premise and cloud solutions.

Other Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.

• Strong time management skills with the ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously.

• Proficiency in modern web browsers and operating systems (e.g., Windows, Chrome, Edge).

• Experience designing and building scalable, high-throughput back-end systems.

• Familiarity with domain-driven design (DDD), command-query responsibility segregation (CQRS), and secure development practices.

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Pay Range:

Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.

If there is no posting end date listed then this is a pipeline requisition, and we will continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis.

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Company Overview
Assurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world’s leading brands to develop innovative solutions and deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products, and other specialty products.

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