Key Requirements & Responsibilities
Project & Delivery Management
Own end-to-end delivery of multiple software projects, from planning through execution and release
Manage Project scope and milestones effectively
Project estimations, assessing resource needs and allocation
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
Identify and mitigate delivery risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks
Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and other stakeholders to align delivery with business goals
Track and report project progress, metrics, and outcomes to leadership
Ensure adherence to engineering best practices, SDLC processes, and quality standards
Technical Leadership
Provide technical guidance and decision-making across projects
Review system designs, architecture, and key technical solutions
Ensure code quality through reviews, standards, and best practices
Support teams in resolving complex technical challenges
Drive adoption of modern tools, frameworks, and engineering practices
Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term technical scalability
People Management & Team Leadership
Lead and manage a team of software engineers and/or technical leads
Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development discussions
Set clear goals, expectations, and development plans for team members
Mentor and coach engineers to improve technical and professional skills
Foster a high-performance, collaborative, and inclusive team culture
Support hiring, onboarding, and team capacity planning
Address performance issues constructively and proactively
Stakeholder & Communication Management
Act as a primary point of contact for delivery-related communication
Translate business requirements into actionable technical plans
Communicate risks, trade-offs, and progress clearly to non-technical stakeholders
Partner with cross-functional teams (Product, UX, DevOps, QA, Support)
Required Skills & Qualifications
Overall 12+ years of Industry experience and a minimum of 4+ years of experience as Technical Manager,
Strong Experience developing production code using TypeScript, Go-Lang, PHP, React, Node JS. Expertise in a few of these technologies is mandatory.
Experience developing SaaS applications that run on top of AWS (and familiarity with S3, EKS, RDS, EC2)
Familiarity with Docker
Experience with CI/CD tooling
Collaborate on complex customer requirements with internal and external stakeholders
Contribute towards the design of a specific customer implementation over the development lifecycle, with a particular focus on delivery components
A desire to work with engineers to develop their test-driven development practice
A firm understanding of object-oriented design or functional programming, as well as common data structures and algorithms
Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross cross-functional team
Experience working with 3rd party software integrations (REST APIs, SOAP APIs, XML, JSON, etc.)
Experience building secure applications and methodically improving application performance (Profilers, APM tools, Security scanning tools)
Experience Needed to Qualify
Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
Minimum 12+ years of work-related experience
Experience in developing complex integrated technical solutions involving vendor software across the development lifecycle
Experience building customer solutions using existing assets and capabilities, including alliances
Problem-solving skills, costing, and technology-based solutions with deals and offerings
Industry knowledge across different technologies, especially in Cloud/SaaS/PaaS solutions and the role of IT in digital change
Experience in Insurance Technology solutions (preferably policy administration systems), in Life & Annuity, will be an added advantage
Why Join Sureify?
At Sureify, you’ll be part of a collaborative, innovation-driven culture where your expertise will directly influence the quality and success of products, transforming the life insurance landscape. You’ll work alongside passionate technologists and industry experts, tackling complex challenges with cutting-edge technologies while helping shape the future of digital insurance.
Our Guiding Principles
Our products are for nothing if their creators are not fulfilled in their work. We want our employees to flourish at Sureify. We do not fawn over status or titles, instead, we honor effort and intelligence. The best idea wins no matter which colleague proposed it. We do not shortcut our mission with overblown claims or false promises. Sticking to the truth is both a strategy and a principle for us.
Sureify is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
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