Engineering Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Establish and propel the technical direction for Implementation Platform Configuration and Enrollment Platform Core.

• Offer architectural guidance across configuration, enrollment processes, and event-sourced domain services.

• Prioritize configuration-driven methodologies to enhance the efficiency and reduce costs of carrier implementations.

• Lead cross-team initiatives and clarify ownership roles.

• Manage delivery obligations to carrier partners, including UAT handoff timelines.

• Accurately communicate project status to executive leadership.

• Collaborate with Product, Delivery Management, Underwriting, and Compliance to determine requirements and dependencies.

• Drive urgency in incident response, conduct root-cause analysis, and identify systemic issues with follow-up actions.

• Develop a scalable automated testing framework that provides clear outcomes and allows for repeatable regression tests.

• Lead, mentor, and cultivate Engineering Managers; oversee performance and succession planning.

• Oversee hiring processes and manage contractor and vendor partnerships.

• Formulate AI adoption strategies, promote AI tooling and AI-first delivery methodologies, and set standards for AI-generated code.

• Represent Bestow in dealings with carrier partners, vendors, and technology firms during due diligence and negotiation processes.

• Report directly to the VP of Engineering and supervise a team of Engineering Managers.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

• Over 8 years of professional software development experience.

• At least 5 years of progressive engineering management experience, including oversight of other managers.

• Experience managing 2 to 3 Engineering Managers and approximately 20 to 30 engineers.

• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, and maintain microservices architectures at scale.

• Familiarity with event-driven and event-sourced design approaches.

• Proficient in Golang and/or Python for backend services.

• Experience in API design utilizing gRPC and REST.

• Knowledge of asynchronous messaging patterns.

• Extensive experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design, data modeling, and query optimization.

• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform and Kubernetes.

• Successfully transformed at least one team to fully adopt agentic engineering principles.

• Capability to conceptualize frontend composition, data platforms, and infrastructure.

• Aptitude to contribute to codebases and participate in architectural decision-making.

• Strong advocate for automated testing and test-driven development methodologies.

• Ability to define metrics, enforce accountability, and adhere to deadlines and SLAs across various teams.

• Competence in attracting, hiring, mentoring, and retaining engineering talent.

• Skill in articulating complex systems and trade-offs to executives, carrier partners, and engineers.

• Experience in life insurance, annuities, or other regulated industries is a significant advantage, though not mandatory.

• Proven track record in delivering implementations for enterprise or carrier partners within contractual timelines is a notable advantage, though not mandatory.

• Must be eligible to work in the United States; Bestow utilizes E-Verify to validate employment eligibility.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity based on role.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Parental leave programs.

• 100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Lifestyle stipend to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

• Flexible work-from-home policy.

• Remote and work-from-home options available.

• Access to a state-of-the-art office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum for those who prefer an office environment.

• Employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.