Piper Companies · 12 hours ago
Lead Engineer
Durham, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $130K/yr
5+ years expPiper Companies is seeking a Lead Engineer for a technology-driven Insurance organization focused on modern, cloud-native application services and SaaS platform enablement. This position will lead the design, development, and integration of internal applications and vendor-based SaaS platforms.
Management Consulting
Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and maintenance of in-house applications and SaaS-based platforms, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance
Own and evolve the SMART (CRM) and related internal platforms, including configuration, workflow management, and platform customization
Design and implement integration patterns between internal systems and third-party SaaS platforms, managing data flows, APIs, and event-driven workflows
Ensure systems are operationally sound by establishing monitoring, alerting, documentation, and runbooks to support production stability
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to one direct report and collaborate with additional engineering resources, including offshore team members
Participate in architectural planning, technical decision-making, and platform roadmap discussions
Conduct light people leadership duties, including annual performance reviews, coaching, and skill development
Qualification
Required
5–9 years of professional software engineering experience with increasing technical ownership and leadership responsibility
Proven experience as a Lead Engineer or Technical Lead in an individual contributor capacity
Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, React, TypeScript, and modern AWS services (Lambda, ECS, SQS, etc.)
Experience with CRM platforms or internally built 'fact systems.'
Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling
Demonstrated experience integrating and configuring SaaS platforms alongside internally developed applications
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package including Medical
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
Holidays
Sick leave as required by law
Company
Piper Companies
At Piper, we obsess about the success of our customers and consultants.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Justin Jordan
Founder and Chairman
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