Senior Team Lead - Software Development - Angular Solutions

Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company•Jenkins Township, PA

just now•Hybrid

About The Position

biBerk is building a cloud-first, API driven, dynamic insurance platform that enables customers to purchase insurance policies directly online. Expanding our team, we are adding experienced software innovators to enhance our development efforts. This role combines technical expertise with leadership skills. Developers in this position will serve as the lead of a full-stack development team with a focus on designing and implementing Angular and .NET solutions, supporting multiple domains across the platform. Success in this role relies on close coordination with backend teams to align Angular UI development with business logic exposed via RESTful APIs. This leader will coordinate day-to-day activities, assist team members in overcoming roadblocks, and guide planning sessions. This role requires close collaboration with multiple product teams to ensure that UI solutions meet business objectives across diverse areas. They will also serve as individual contributors on the dev team, taking on tasks for both technical design and development. This is a hybrid-remote role that currently requires 2 days of in-office work per month in Pittston, PA.

Requirements

At least 5 years development experience focused on Angular (versions 12+)
Deep understanding of Angular architecture including advanced routing, state management NgRx, RxJS, and performance optimization
Proven experience with TypeScript, including advanced types, generics, and modern ES features
Strong knowledge of component architecture patterns (smart/presentational components, feature-based structures)
Experience with modern build tools and monorepo architectures (Nx, Webpack, etc.)
Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining shared Angular component libraries
Understanding of library versioning, semantic versioning, and dependency management
Knowledge of public API design for reusable components with proper input/output contracts
Experience with component documentation strategies (Storybook, Compodoc, or similar)
Familiarity with library packaging and distribution (ng-packagr, npm publishing)
Ability to create flexible, configurable components that work across multiple applications
Understanding of theming strategies and CSS architecture for shared components
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science/related field or equivalent working experience
10+ years of experience as a software developer, with deep experience in C#, .NET and Angular
Excellent programming, debugging, and troubleshooting skills with C#, .NET and Agular
3+ years of experience leading development teams
Enterprise level system architecture experience, designing and delivering RESTful APIs, integrations, and complex business processes
Enterprise level design and configuration of cloud services including serverless, data storage, messaging, logging, etc., preferably with Azure
Experience with design and implementation of both monolithic and microservice architectures
Experience designing reliable and performant data storage solutions and schemas utilizing cloud technologies including SQL DBs, Document DBs, and unstructured data
Experience with creating CI/CD pipelines supporting Infrastructure as Code (IAC)
Strong verbal and written communication skills, collaboration capabilities, and attention to detail
Experience working on large software development projects while collaborating across multiple agile teams

Nice To Haves

Commercial Property and Casualty insurance experience

Responsibilities

Lead a cross functional, agile development team including members from development, quality assurance, and business analysts
Serve as technical SME for a particular domain within the overall platform
Provide guidance and mentoring including pair programming, code reviews, demos, group/1:1 coaching, and career development planning
Design system features to meet business objectives while fitting into the enterprise platform ecosystem
Contribute to cross-team platform design decisions
Collaborate with Product team to ensure that requirements are understood, and short-term and long-term business objectives are met
Follow department-wide technical, process, and quality standards while contributing to their improvement
Participate in staffing decisions including interviews and hiring
Take a lead role in creating technical documentation and content, ensuring that knowledge is transferred across the team
Day to day code contributions to our repo completing user stories/tasks
Guide the team regarding unit testing; collaborate closely with QA leadership to guarantee successful functional and regression testing of all features
Ensure that the team achieves system performance goals
Lead the dev team to think with a security first mindset
Take ownership of problems and solutions, being proactive to ensure success
Provide innovative problem-solving skills, thinking outside the box
Occasional travel to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PA area for strategy meetings (several times per year)
Normal working hours based on Eastern US time

Benefits

Medical (PPO/HDHP), vision, disability, and life insurance.
Enhanced dental plan with orthodontia coverage in addition to a standard plan.
Generous PTO plan for all benefit-time eligible employees.
Paid company holidays and 4 floating holidays.
Paid parental leave.
Employee Retirement Savings Plan/401(k) with company match and immediate vesting.
Education Assistance Program that offers 100% upfront tuition reimbursement after 6 months of service for approved degree programs.
Service Recognition Program that provides a monetary award to be used toward a vacation every 5 years of employment.
Wellness Initiatives that include Fitness Center and Weight Watchers Reimbursement programs.
Voluntary benefits that include accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity.
Employee discount and rewards program on travel, tickets, electronics, home, and more.