Application Engineering Manager
Core
Lead a team of application engineers building secure, reliable, and production-ready technology solutions for Great American's externally facing Agent and Insured Portals.
Role type
Senior IC Application Engineering Manager (hybrid leadership)
Builds
Agent and Insured Portals (digital self-service experiences for agents and policyholders)
Domain
Insurance / Enterprise Software
Required skills
Java, Spring Boot, microservices, RESTful APIs, application architecture, CI/CD, incident response, people leadership, technical coaching
Preferred skills
AI-powered tools usage, modernization strategies, observability, synthetic monitoring
Technologies
Java, Spring Boot, microservices, RESTful APIs, databases, CI/CD, synthetic monitoring
Responsibilities
Coordinate daily operations and optimize workflows for the Application Engineering team; Provide direct supervision, coaching, and professional development to engineers; Serve as a working technical leader contributing to design, development, testing, and production support; Lead design and evolution of software applications supporting insurance processes; Guide technical decisions regarding architecture, APIs, security, and performance; Monitor application performance and reliability using logging and telemetry; Provide expert support during complex application issues and production incidents.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management