Guardian Life · 8 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer
Holmdel, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$119K/yr - $195K/yr
8+ years expGuardian Life is a company focused on inspiring well-being and providing support and flexibility for professional growth. The Lead Software Engineer will operate within the Individual Markets Production Support organization, ensuring application stability and availability while collaborating with various stakeholders and providing tier 2/3 support for escalated requests.
DentalFinancial ServicesHardwareInsuranceLife Insurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Support complex solutions in an Agile environment as part of a global team of engineers, designers, and product experts
Gather and analyze data and develop requirements at project level
Conduct and lead technical design discussions across multiple technology disciplines to propose viable solutions to complex problems
Liaise between software engineering teams and production support to facilitate operational readiness. Provide level 2/3 support for escalated incidents/defects
Develop and build strong relationships across the business to effectively influence and accomplish strategic objectives
Assist on-shore and off-shore teams with issues needing technical expertise or complex systems and/or programming knowledge. Mentor and develop new or less experienced team members
Provide technical training to external team members to foster stronger cross-departmental relations
Follow the sun support model thru on-call rotation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related field
8-10 years of professional software development experience
Experience with service-oriented and cloud native software architectures
Experience with a broad range of technologies including .NET, Java/J2EE, Spring boot, Spring batch, Web Services. Node.js, React, and shell scripting as plus
Experience with a broad range of database technologies including MS SQL Server/PL SQL, Oracle, DB2
Experience with modern web application development, including build tools, testing and CI/CD
Experience with secure programming practices, software delivery and cloud security principles
Experience with cloud technology including AWS, Docker, Kafka, SNS/SQS
Experience with source control and development workflows: Bitbucket, Git
Familiarity with trouble-shooting tools such as Splunk, Zenoss and AppDynamics/Dynatrace
Familiarity with API architectures including microservice strategy
Proven ability to take a lead role in projects that span multiple teams, ability to deliver on time working in a fast-paced agile environment
Proven track record of developing and supporting large scale business critical systems
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; solid understanding of coding aesthetics, able to review code, and provide suggestions
Must be comfortable in a fast paced, changing environment
Has strong presentation and collaboration skills and can clearly articulate all aspects of the job requirements, including the creation of formal documentation
Deep subject matter expertise with Individual Markets NSCC/DST applications will be particularly advantageous
Benefits
Skill-building
Leadership development
Philanthropic opportunities
Contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources
Company
Guardian Life
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) is one of the country’s leading mutual insurers.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2016-08-23Non Equity Assistance
Leadership Team
Andrew McMahon
Chairman and CEO
Michael Prestileo
Chief Strategy Officer
Recent News
2025-12-11
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