Software Solutions Engineering Tech Lead

Ryan Specialty • Chicago, IL

15d • $100,000 - $125,000

About The Position

The Software Solutions Engineering Tech Lead is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of the business. The role creates robust and scalable software applications that streamline various processes within the insurance domain, such as policy management, claims processing, and risk assessment. They understand business requirements, translate them into technical specifications, conduct code reviews and implement innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency and customer experience.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Software or Application Development.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, Software Engineering, Computer Science is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, tests, and maintains software applications and systems related to the insurance industry including writing codes, debugging issues, and ensuring overall quality.
• Provides technical leadership to their team members by guiding and mentoring junior developers, conducting code reviews, and prompting best practices.
• Designs and implements the architecture of software systems, ensuring that they are scalable, secure, and maintainable and makes decisions on technologies, frameworks, and infrastructure.
• Analyzes complex technical problems and comes up with effective solutions, investigates issues, troubleshoots problems, and implements fixes.
• Stays abreast with the latest technologies, trends, and best practices, conducts research, and introduces innovative solutions to improve existing systems or develop new ones.
• Documents software designs, technical specifications, and development processes and ensures compliance with regulatory standards, security protocols, and data privacy regulations.
• Oversees integration of software systems, platforms, and third-party services to streamline insurance processes, such as policy management, underwriting, claims processing, and customer relationship management.
• Conducts automated and manual testing to ensure the quality, accuracy, and reliability of software applications in compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Improves the software development process and workflow, identifies bottlenecks, proposes process improvements, and implements tools.
• Collaborates with other team members in product management, quality assurance, and infrastructure teams to ensure successful delivery of software projects.
• Estimates project timelines, coordinates with stakeholders, and tracks progress towards goals.

Benefits

• In addition to paid time off for company holidays, vacation, sick and personal days, Ryan offers paid parental leave, mental health services and more.
• The target salary range for this position is $100,000.00 - $125,000.00 annually.
• Full-time roles are eligible for bonuses and benefits.

What This Job Offers

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