VP, Head of Engineering Practice - Remote (Jersey City or Raleigh preferred) at Arch Insurance Group Inc. | CT, US | Rezi

VP, Head of Engineering Practice - Remote (Jersey City or Raleigh preferred) at Arch Insurance Group Inc.

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

Arch Insurance Group Inc. · CT, US

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

Arch Insurance Group Inc. · CT, US

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About the Role

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.

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Principal Engineer or senior technology leader with a strong hands-on full-stack background.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Skills

  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • Angular
  • relational databases
  • non-relational databases
  • cloud-native architectures
  • API-first design principles
  • Microsoft Azure
  • software engineering best practices
  • design patterns
  • architectural principles
  • microservices
  • containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
  • event-driven architectures
  • AI-driven applications
  • machine learning models

Location

  • Jersey City
  • Raleigh
  • Remote

Work Type

  • Hybrid
  • 3x per week in-office
  • Fully remote

Experience Level

  • 15+ years in software engineering
  • 5+ years in a senior technology leadership role

Education Level

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Master’s degree preferred

Salary/Compensations

  • $180,000 - $250,000/year

Benefits

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

About the Company

  • 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℠.
  • Arch is committed to helping employees succeed through our comprehensive benefits package.
  • Arch Insurance Group Inc.