Serve as the go-to technical coach, solution designer, and daily mentor within our agile product delivery teams.
Guide engineers, shape solutions, enforce technical best practices, and ensure delivery quality.
Lead by example in technical execution, architecture decisions, and quality standards across backend, frontend, and integration workstreams.
Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, QA, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions that are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
Act as a bridge between architecture and delivery, helping to implement future-state patterns and decompose legacy systems.
Establish and reinforce engineering best practices including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and secure coding.
Identify and escalate technical blockers and risks early, proposing options and tradeoffs.
Contribute actively to the engineering community of practice at AAA Life, helping elevate coding standards and shared knowledge.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
6+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, with at least 2 years in a technical lead or senior engineer role.
Strong expertise in modern development frameworks and platforms (Java, .NET, Spring Boot, React/Angular, REST APIs, cloud-native).
Familiarity with agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban), DevOps, and modern CI/CD toolchains (GitHub, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
Proven ability to lead through influence, drive decision-making, and mentor peers without formal authority.
Experience modernizing legacy systems and integrating with enterprise platforms (e.g., FAST, Guidewire, or similar) is a plus.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Engineering Team Lead

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