Bestow is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead an engineering team working closely with product managers, underwriters, and external partners to develop and support solutions for their digital life insurance enrollment experience. This role involves collaborating across teams to execute the product roadmap and ensuring the smooth operation of their modular services.
Requirements
- Professional experience with Python or Java is preferred
- Comfortable using Docker for local software development
- Familiar with modern, scalable system architectures (load balancing, horizontal scaling, etc.)
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases (comfortable writing ANSI SQL)
- Familiar with API design tools/languages (Protocol Buffers, Swagger, OpenAPI, etc.)
- Cloud computing & Kubernetes (or similar container orchestration) preferred
- Deep understanding of the entire software development lifecycle, including feature inception, system maintenance, continuous integration and release strategies, and GenAI developer tooling.
Responsibilities
- This is a player / coach role that will have FTE and contractor direct reports with 20% of your time spent contributing to the production level code.
- All Eng leaders at Bestow remains hands-on in the code and actively participating in system design and architecture decisions
- Regularly reviews pull requests, providing thoughtful feedback that elevates code quality
- Partners with engineers on complex technical challenges, offering guidance without micromanaging
- Willing to drive large initiatives
- Balances technical excellence with business objectives
- Demonstrates sound judgment when making technical trade-offs
Other
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required
- 8+ years professional experience in the software industry, with at least 1 years of management experience while keeping your coding skills strong.
- Ability to track key metrics and consistently meet established Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Ability to understand complex technical problems and identify areas of risk.
- Ability to ‘go deep’ technically when necessary. You should be able to contribute changes to the team’s codebases at any time.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Proven track record of building and retaining high-performing teams
