The Next Phase
Our mission is to provide these services for as many people as we can. To achieve that, we need to continue to grow and evolve. We need to boldly embrace innovation and technology, and your leadership will help us deliver on our mission together and achieve our transformation. At AAA Life, empathy and progress go hand in hand, creating a culture where bright ideas flourish and meaningful impact grows. If you are drawn to an environment that values purpose as much as potential, we invite you to join us. Because here, being there for people isn’t just a promise—it is our driving force.
We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and grow a team of engineers focused on delivering high-quality technology through a strong, consistent development lifecycle. In this role, you’ll be responsible for engineering performance and resource planning while also ensuring best practices are followed across the SDLC—from planning and development to deployment and support. You’ll create a high-performing environment where engineers are empowered, supported, and accountable.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Do
Manage a team of engineers, ensuring clarity around responsibilities, goals, and deliverables
Oversee engineering execution across the SDLC—ensuring consistency, quality, and velocity in delivery
Drive team resourcing, including workforce planning, hiring, and skill development
Partner with Product, QA, and DevOps to improve end-to-end delivery processes
Identify and address gaps in team performance, technical capability, and delivery throughput
Lead performance management processes: setting expectations, providing feedback, and enabling growth
Own capacity and demand planning—ensuring engineering efforts are aligned with business priorities
Support Agile planning and sprint ceremonies, and remove blockers to keep teams moving
Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Promote SDLC discipline by reinforcing use of tools, code standards, documentation, and testing
Serve as the primary escalation point for engineering-related delivery challenges
Qualifications
What You Bring
6+ years of experience in software/technology engineering, including 2+ years managing or leading engineering teams
Proven experience driving performance and delivery across full SDLC environments
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, engineering velocity, and quality metrics
Experience with capacity planning, workforce development, and strategic hiring
Comfortable managing team structure and adapting to shifting priorities
Effective communicator with the ability to coach, guide, and support engineers
Track record of fostering team engagement, accountability, and growth
Familiarity with modern engineering tools (e.g., Git, Jira, CI/CD, monitoring tools)
Nice to Have
Experience in regulated or compliance-heavy industries like insurance or fintech
Exposure to cloud-native environments, microservices, and DevOps practices
Experience leading hybrid or remote teams across multiple time zones
How You’ll Work
Work Solution: Hybrid (non-regular cadence) or Remote (USA)
What We Bring to the Table
Hybrid or remote work environment that promotes work-life balance
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage starting from your first day
Employer 401k match and employer contribution to a pension plan
Generous PTO and paid parental leave to support your family needs
Various associate resource groups and community involvement initiatives
Essential Job Functions
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
This job requires the ability to perform duties contained in the job description for this position, including, but not limited to, the above requirements. Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants as needed to enable them to fulfill these requirements.
AAA Life Insurance Company does not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. This includes visa types such as H-1B, TN, and STEM OPT. Please do not apply if you currently require or may require employer-sponsored immigration support now or in the future.
