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Software Engineering Manager

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Posted: 07/09/2026 Industry: Information Technology Job Number: 55574

Job Description

Position Summary

Our client is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for a direct hire opportunity.   The Software Engineering Manager will lead teams of C# and React engineers across US and India, this individual will manage developers responsible for the delivery of world class software for the entire sales workflow from quoting, insurance applications, e-signature to submission, used by the top US Life and Annuities carriers and distributors.? This role will focus relentlessly on delivering high-quality software products, driving AI adoption, raising the bar on engineering practices, agile development, and help migrate the application stack to a modern services-oriented product while maintaining the highest standards for availability and quality.?
 
Responsibilities:
  • Manage teams of 7–12 across two PODs, consisting of C# and React engineers in North America responsible for implementing Firelight Platform features.
  • Build highly available, fault-tolerant customer-facing applications using service-based architectures and lead the migration from monolithic applications to modern service stacks, including decomposition efforts.
  • Review code and provide consistent, high-quality feedback to maintain strong engineering standards.
  • Develop, mentor, and coach team members while fostering a positive work environment.
  • Lead the practical adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices, including responsible use of coding assistants, developer productivity tools, and customer-facing AI-enabled features.
  • Lead and manage the technical execution of multiple complex software development projects.
  • Drive adherence to existing processes and define new or improved processes within teams.
  • Motivate teams to solve problems and deliver high-quality results.
  • Manage stakeholder relationships across the business group and broader organization.
  • Perform risk and dependency management across the engineering organization.
  • Oversee resource planning activities, align work with organizational strategy, and integrate efforts across teams as needed.
  • Ensure delivery of software within quality standards by facilitating and maintaining a clear definition of done (DoD) for Agile stories.
  • Measure business value delivered by teams, including features committed versus released and user stories completed, and analyze productivity through bug-to-feature ratios.
  • Assess delivery efficiency using lead time (idea to deployment) and cycle time (development to deployment) metrics.
  • Evaluate backlog health by analyzing backlog size, aging items, and prioritization effectiveness.
  • Monitor delivery quality through defect density, code review feedback, and test coverage metrics.
  • Assess sprint performance using completion rates, goal achievement, velocity, and improvement actions to close gaps.
  • Analyze code metrics, including commit volume, pull request activity, and code complexity.
 
Qualifications:
  • 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading diverse, global engineering teams
  • Strong technical background building customer-facing, mission-critical web applications using C#, ASP.NET Core, MVC, Entity Framework Core, React, JavaScript and TypeScript, or comparable technologies
  • Experience designing scalable, secure, high-performance enterprise solutions using Microsoft technologies, SQL Server, Azure Cosmos DB, NoSQL platforms, and modern API security practices
  • Extensive experience with AI coding assistants (Copilot, Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.) and customer facing applications using Azure Foundry, MCP, or OpenAI APIs
  • Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture and Azure services, including App Services, Azure Functions, AKS, Azure DevOps, CI/CD automation, Service Bus, Event Grid
  • Experience applying modern architecture and engineering practices, including SOLID principles, clean architecture, domain-driven design, microservices, code quality, performance optimization, and secure development
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers, conduct effective code reviews, foster a high-performance engineering culture, and drive continuous improvement through Agile delivery practices and metrics
  • Strong product mindset with the ability to shape requirements, influence roadmap decisions, manage competing priorities, and oversee multiple complex projects simultaneously
  • Experience modernizing technology platforms, optimizing existing codebases, improving DevOps-based delivery execution, and supporting SaaS product development
  • Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound technical and architectural decisions under pressure
  • Experience with large-scale third-party integrations, external software integrations, consulting or client-delivery environments, and vendor or partner relationship management
  • Experience in Life Insurance, Annuities, InsurTech, broader FinTech, mobile development, AI/ML capabilities, and tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Git, and Azure Boards is a plus
Kavaliro provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Kavaliro is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Kavaliro will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please respond to this posting to connect with a company representative.

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