Team Lead - Software Development

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 the Team Lead position will lead a dev team, help coordinate the day-to-day activities of various team members, assist team with roadblocks, and lead planning sessions. This developer will work closely with the team’s product owner to become a subject matter expert (SME) for the domain. 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

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science/related field or equivalent working experience
10+ years of experience as a software developer, primarily using C#
Excellent programming, debugging, and troubleshooting skills with C# and .NET
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
Practical working knowledge of ASP.NET MVC, and .NET Core
Experience with TypeScript and SPA frameworks (Angular, React, etc.)

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
Deliver regular and frequent code contributions aligned with User Stories and sprint goals
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.