Software Engineering Lead

Milliman • Chicago, IL

19h • $117,500 - $222,985 • Remote

About The Position

The Department Life Technology Solutions (LTS) is a practice within Milliman, one of the largest actuarial consulting firms in the world. Our system, Integrate, is a market-leading application used throughout the life insurance industry for activities such as financial modelling and reporting, business planning and reporting, and insurance product pricing. Our cutting-edge cloud-hosted product Integrate uses Microsoft Azure for large-scale financial modelling and reporting calculations, making us the leading actuarial Microsoft Azure Partner and one of the largest worldwide users of cloud computing services. We are an agile team working within an entrepreneurial business.  We are not just a software vendor; we provide a full range of actuarial consulting services.  We believe this differentiates us in the industry as our software is built in close collaboration with our consultants and in partnership with our customers, which provides us a feedback loop and lean mindset not usually possible in a heavily regulated market.  We believe technology will fundamentally change the way actuaries work in the life insurance industry, making them more efficient, effective, and informed.  We built Integrate to help them focus on what they do best: lead with confidence.  We are not only changing the way actuaries work, we are changing the way actuarial solutions are built and delivered.   Our team members have the chance to learn a complex business domain from some of the most regarded actuaries in the world. Our team is a fusion of skills and people, we value a growth mindset, practice continuous delivery, build hyper-scale computational systems, make big data usable, automate complex financial workflows, and provide a development environment for actuaries to build risk models.  We break new ground, so above all, you must love to learn and demonstrate an ability to adapt to new challenges.  The Software Engineering Lead is a hands-on team member that helps a capable product team deliver their Integrate actuarial development environment reliably and continuously. This is a player–coach role: you write code, support engineers, improve how work moves from idea to production, and keep the team aligned with Product, QA, and Operations. Our engineers act as product engineers. Your impact comes from creating clarity in ambiguous spaces, improving delivery discipline, and raising the bar across the team.

Requirements

• Strong practical engineering background with .NET/C# and/or React/TypeScript or similar stack.
• Experience delivering software via CI/CD and automated quality gates.
• 5+ years of relevant software industry experience with a bachelor’s degree focused on software engineering, computer science, financial engineering, actuarial science, or mathematics.  A degree is not a requirement if you have relevant industry experience.
• Experience leading engineers in a hands-on engineering lead or player–coach capacity.
• A mindset oriented toward continuous delivery, reliability, and sustainable pace.
• Comfort working in ambiguous problem spaces where requirements are evolving or incomplete.
• Ability to understand enough of the domain to help define solutions—not just execute specs.
• Comfort leading through influence in cross-functional, matrixed environments.
• Clear, pragmatic communication and sound judgment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex) in production engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Contribute directly to the codebase while supporting, shielding, and unblocking the team.
• Continuously improve how workflows from idea to production so changes ship quickly, safely, and with minimal ceremony.
• Help shape solutions when problems are not fully defined—working with stakeholders to understand the domain, clarify intent, and make pragmatic trade-offs.
• Champion modern engineering practices: small changes, automated testing, CI/CD, and low-risk releases.
• Partner with QA and Operations to build quality, observability, and reliability into everyday work.
• Use simple metrics and feedback loops to improve flow, reduce risk, and learn from incidents.
• Coach engineers across experience levels through reviews, pairing, and clear expectations.
• Act as connective tissue across Product, QA, Ops, and Engineering—clarifying ownership and keeping teams aligned.

Benefits

• A fun, flexible and collaborative working environment 
• A team comprised of outstanding professionals, with a passion for excellence 
• A competitive salary, an excellent benefits package, and various subsidies 
• A team that challenges and likes to be challenged
• Medical, Dental and Vision – Coverage for employees, dependents, and domestic partners.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Confidential support for personal and work-related challenges.
• 401(k) Plan – Includes a company matching program and profit-sharing contributions.
• Discretionary Bonus Program – Recognizing employee contributions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – Pre-tax savings for dependent care, transportation, and eligible medical expenses.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) – Begins accruing on the first day of work. Full-time employees accrue 15 days per year, and employees working less than full-time accrue PTO on a prorated basis.
• Holidays – A minimum of 10 paid holidays per year.
• Family Building Benefits – Includes adoption and fertility assistance.
• Paid Parental Leave – Up to 12 weeks of paid leave for employees who meet eligibility criteria.
• Life Insurance & AD&D – 100% of premiums covered by Milliman.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability – Fully paid by Milliman.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees