Sr. Manager, Applications Development – Remote
Core
Lead a team of software engineers to build, enhance, and support annuity-business applications, including custom-built and vendor-configured solutions for Symetra's Retirement Division.
Role type
Senior Manager, Applications Development (Engineering Leadership)
Builds
Annuity-business applications (custom and vendor-configured) supporting core financial services functions
Domain
Financial Services / Insurance / Retirement
Required skills
Technical leadership, team management (7+ engineers), modern programming (C#/.NET, TypeScript, Python), cloud architecture (AWS, serverless, containers), API design and lifecycle management, microservices/Event-Driven Architecture, SQL/NoSQL, strategic roadmap alignment
Preferred skills
Insurance/financial services domain experience, AI/ML integration (GenAI tools), API management platforms (Apigee)
Technologies
C#/.NET, TypeScript, Python, AWS, Apigee, GraphQL, SQL, NoSQL
Responsibilities
Provide strategic and technical direction to the engineering team, guide adoption of modern technologies, lead delivery across multiple projects, improve development processes and tools, attract and develop engineering talent, partner with Product leadership on roadmap and PI planning, mentor future leaders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
