Software Engineer III | Lead Full Stack Developer

Full Stack Developer - Lead Engineer

At Verisk , we rely on a dynamic team of engineers to solve the many challenges and puzzles of our rapidly evolving technical stack.

We're seeking a Lead Engineer who is a full stack developer, smart, proactive, and results-oriented to build elegant solutions for the Life insurance industry's complex business domain and make our industry-leading products even better.

This person will have complete, end-to-end ownership of stories on the customer implementations.

The ideal candidate has experience building products across the stack and a firm understanding of web frameworks, APIs, databases, and multiple back-end languages.

The Lead Engineer will lead a small team to solve challenges for both the front-end and back-end architecture, ultimately delivering amazing experiences for the Life insurance industry .

This role is based in our Holmdel, NJ office which has a flexible hybrid work model (2 days per week in-office required).

Objectives of this role


* Provide guidance to junior and mid-level engineers, helping them develop their technical skills, career growth, and problem-solving abilities


* Identify skill gaps within the team and provide or recommend training resources to ensure engineers are up to date with the latest technologies and industry trends


* Promote a collaborative and open team culture, ensuring smooth communication and cooperation between team members, and with other departments like product management and design


* Work across the full stack, building highly scalable distributed solutions that enable positive user experiences and measurable business growth


* Develop new features and infrastructure in support of rapidly emerging business and project requirements


* Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, and maintain high standards for code quality and application design


* Work with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continued learning opportunities

Responsibilities


* Serve as the primary point of contact for technical discussions with senior management, other engineering teams, and business units.

Translate complex technical topics into clear, understandable language for non-technical stakeholders


* Encourage and implement process improvements to increase team productivity, code quality, and project delivery efficiency.

Advocate for Agile or other development methodologies as necessary


* Anticipate potential technical risks and bottlenecks, and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project timelines and quality


* Advocate for and implement test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and other tools to improve the speed and quality of releases


* Participate in all aspects of agile software development, including design, implementation, and deployment


* Design and provide guidance on building end-to-end systems optimized for speed and scale


* Work primarily in technolog...