VP, Head of Engineering Practice - Hybrid (Jersey City or Raleigh)

Arch Insurance Group Inc. • Jersey City, NJ

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠. Position Overview: We are seeking a visionary and hands-on VP, Head of Engineering Practice to drive innovation across Engineering initiatives, shared services, and foundational frameworks. This role will be pivotal in shaping the engineering culture, establishing best practices, and delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions that power our enterprise platforms. This is a hybrid, 3x per week, in-office position in our Jersey City or Raleigh Offices.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Principal Engineer or senior technology leader with a strong hands-on full-stack background.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• Minimum 15+ years in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a senior technology leadership role.
• Proven track record of leading large engineering teams and delivering complex enterprise solutions.
• Expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Angular, and relational/non-relational databases.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures and API-first design principles.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and related services.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices, design patterns, and architectural principles.
• Experience with microservices, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and event-driven architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale engineering initiatives and deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence at all levels.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Insurance P&C domain is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity in building AI-driven applications and integrating machine learning models into production systems

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Governance: Define and execute the engineering strategy for engineering initiatives and shared services
• Facilitate Engineering Practice meetings with broad representation across teams, including Infrastructure and Security
• Champion engineering excellence and modern development practices across the organization.
• Lead workgroups/guilds focused on key engineering topics with defined charters and deliverables
• Develop and maintain engineering policies and standards
• Technology Delivery & Innovation: Spearhead the creation of reusable libraries, templates, and frameworks to accelerate development across teams.
• Lead the design and development of cloud-native, API-first applications with a strong emphasis on scalability, security, and performance.
• Oversee reference implementations and participate in tool evaluations
• Participate in architecture decisions and ensure alignment with enterprise standards and business objectives.
• Drive adoption of DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and observability practices.
• Innovation & Enablement: Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within engineering teams.
• Collaborate with product and business leaders to identify opportunities for leveraging AI and emerging technologies.
• Champion AI-driven solutions and integrate GenAI capabilities into engineering workflows (e.g., automated testing, release notes).
• Establish engineering playbooks and best practices for full-stack development.
• Build and mentor a team of Junior Engineers
• Promote knowledge sharing and cross-functional collaboration.

Benefits

• multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• a competitive 401k with generous matching
• PTO beginning at 20 days per year
• up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer
• basic Life and AD&D Insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave of up to 10 weeks
• Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
• Backup Child and Elder Care

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level