Vice President of Software Engineering-Insurance

Position: Director - Product Engineering

Location: Chennai

Experience: 17+ years

Grade-VP

Domain-Insurance

Position Summary

We are seeking an seasoned Engineering Leader with deep technical expertise, proven experience in solution architecture, and a track record of successfully delivering complex software products to production at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership:

• Lead cross-functional collaboration between engineering, product, and business teams
• Drive architectural decisions and technology choices that align with business objectives
• Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and development methodologies
• Build and scale high-performing engineering teams

Technical Excellence:

• Oversee the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions
• Ensure robust system architecture that can handle growing user demands
• Lead technical reviews and guide complex engineering challenges
• Drive adoption of modern development practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps

Product Development:

• Manage multiple production rollouts and ensure the successful delivery of features
• Collaborate with product management to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Oversee the entire software development lifecycle from conception to deployment
• Ensure high-quality deliverables that meet performance, security, and scalability requirements

Team Management:

• Recruit, mentor, and develop engineering talent
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Conduct performance reviews and provide career development guidance
• Promote knowledge sharing and technical excellence across the team

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven ability to design end-to-end solutions for complex business problems
• Experience with system integration, data modeling, and enterprise architecture patterns
• Strong understanding of scalability, performance optimization, and security considerations
• Deep expertise in Java programming with hands-on development experience.
• Extensive knowledge of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and software architecture principles
• Experience with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems
• Strong people management experience is required.

TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY

Programming Languages:

• Java

Frameworks & Technologies:

• Spring Boot, Spring Framework

DevOps & Tools:

• CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
• Testing frameworks (JUnit, pytest, Selenium)

Cloud Technologies (Good-to-have):

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field