Lead engineering teams to deliver measurable outcomes by building secure, reliable, and compliant applications through high-quality, scalable, and pragmatic design and implementation
Partner with product, architecture, and other stakeholders to define engineering requirements and lead solution design for new features, enhancements, and platform initiatives
Develop sufficient product and domain understanding to effectively support solution design and engineering decisions, particularly in complex, regulated environments such as health insurance marketplace
Grow, lead, inspire, and actively listen to a team of engineers; promote strong engineering practices and continuous learning
Manage and promote professional development for team members as well as advocate for team needs and growth opportunities
Drive continuous improvement across engineering processes, development workflows, automation, and operational reliability
Provide estimates and assessments for proposed development efforts and support roadmap planning
Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards, design principles, and best practices
Support multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously across teams, including other product domains, security, compliance, and customer experience enhancements
Support and lead engineers through production emergencies and incident management, ensuring strong post-incident learning and remediation
Leverage AI-assisted software development tools (preferably GitHub Copilot) to improve productivity, code quality, and development speed
Stay current with industry trends, engineering practices, and emerging technologies, and identify opportunities to apply them.

Requirements

Colorado resident
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Mathematics, or a directly related field, and/or equivalent years of work experience
A total of 7 or more years of experience in application and software systems development as a leader and/or as an individual contributor
Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools to drive improvements in engineering productivity, customer experience, or operational effectiveness
At least 2 years of experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
3+ years leading application developers and engineers
Experience leading teams across multiple geographies preferred
Strong experience in full-stack development and best-practice web-based application frameworks
Proficiency in Angular, Spring Boot / Java, Message Queue, PL/SQL, and REST services in a cloud-based, automated, and containerized microservices architecture
Experience with developing solutions that take advantage of AWS/Cloud services
Experience working in an Agile environment required; DevSecOps experience preferred
Experience with architecting and developing applications that support zero-downtime deployments
Strong knowledge of the software engineering principles, methods, and tools for analyzing and developing software test and evaluation procedures
Familiarity with health insurance marketplace and/or public welfare eligibility systems preferred
Proven track record of delivering complex software features to required timelines with high-quality results
Experience managing both offshore and onshore teams that are geographically dispersed
Experience managing a mix of FTE and contracting resources
Experience leading teams in which developers support their code in production in an on-call rotation
Ability to work within a very fast-paced, quickly evolving organization, managing multiple complex priorities and responding effectively to change
The candidate must be a committed team player with exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Benefits

Health insurance
403(b) plan
Paid time off
Short- and long-term disability
Life insurance

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

full-stack developmentAngularSpring BootJavaMessage QueuePL/SQLREST servicescloud computingDevSecOpszero-downtime deployments

Soft Skills

leadershipteam managementinterpersonal skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationcontinuous learningadvocacyadaptabilitycollaborationinspiration

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree in Information SystemsBachelor's Degree in Business AdministrationBachelor's Degree in Mathematics