The American Medical Association (AMA) is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive end-to-end solution design and implementation for business-critical applications within their AMA Insurance team. The role aims to translate complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performing technical solutions, optimizing existing processes and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and business goals.
Requirements
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, and 5 years’ experience in the life/health insurance industry.
- Strong SQL skills required.
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing scalable, secure, and maintainable systems in a production environment.
- Proven ability to lead solution design efforts and collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional technical teams.
- Experience with process optimization, system troubleshooting, and root cause analysis in complex environments.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex business requirements into clear technical documentation and visual workflows.
- Excellent writing skills and the ability to clearly translate business needs to technical specifications.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Business Analysts, Stakeholders, and Sponsors to ensure proposed technical solutions align with business objectives
- Develop and articulate the technical vision and architecture for proposed solutions, with a focus on scalability, security, and performance
- Translate business requirements into comprehensive, actionable technical designs
- Serve as a hands-on developer when needed, writing production-level code and conducting code walkthroughs
- Oversee the implementation of new systems/processes and monitor outcomes and reporting on performance metrics
- Design streamlined workflows and drive innovation through modern architectural approaches
- Troubleshoot system issues, conduct analysis, and recommend targeted improvements
Other
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems strongly preferred or equivalent work experience and high school diploma or equivalent education required
- Experience in people management preferred.
- PMP certification preferred.
- Financial services or claims processing experience preferred.
- Experience using and administering LifePRO software developed by EXL is preferred.
