Manager, Software Engineering

Job Description:

Applied Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in insurance technology, is currently searching for a knowledgeable, passionate and empathetic Engineering Team Lead / Manager (75% people management and 25% technical engineering awareness) with excellent interpersonal skills to join our Engineering people leadership team in the UK due to expansion.

Reporting into the UK Engineering Director, and working under minimal supervision, you will provide guidance and direction to assigned teams of developers working on Applied Systems product programming, enhancements and defect fixes, including mentorship, coaching and career Engineering to the individuals assigned to your teams.

Our Engineering Teams are responsible for developing, maintaining and delivering to market the software solutions of Applied Systems. This includes all commercial software systems as well as system level components, migrations tools, and integration toolkits.                                                                                                                                                                                      

What You’ll Do

• Maintain awareness of the Company’s strategic goals as well as Engineering plans and, upon request, to develop specific project programmes and implementation plans which support these targets
• Agree the priorities and timescales of all business activities with the Manager
• Assist with the Engineering of necessary personnel resource plans in terms of appropriate skill levels and competencies
• Manage multiple Engineering teams, which includes addressing mentoring responsibilities as well as coordinating closely with Engineering Technical Leads
• Develop direct reports under your remit and manage their training needs as well as providing consultative, technical and employee support, as appropriate
• Communicate with direct reports on a regular basis in order to ensure that they remain briefed on a wide range of topics such as strategic and specific Engineering plans
• Drive and enable the performance of direct reports through effective collaboration, clear goal setting and regular performance feedback in support of Applied’s Performance Enablement program
• Pursues a program of self-Engineering through the use of selected reading, seminars, and participation in continuing education
• Work closely with the team’s Scrum Masters to coordinate to support the Engineering team’s health and productivity
• Coach and mentor direct reports to assist in meeting their career goals, improve technical capability and performance objectives by honing new capabilities, establishing IDPs (Individual Performance Plans) and complete quarterly performance enablement reviews
• Actively participate in daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, and sprint planning representing Engineering input to ensure delivery of Applied’s product performance
• Ensure quality continually improves in your Engineering team’s respective areas of responsibility
• Manage, prioritise and schedule your own work to meet all targets and deadlines
• Coordinate, and support where necessary, the interview process for new Engineering team members

What You’ll Need to Succeed

We’re looking for someone who:

• Can work remotely or hybrid from an Applied Systems Europe Office
• Is ideally educated to degree level (BSc or BEng) or equivalent in Computer Science or a related discipline, or has equivalent work experience
• Is able to travel a maximum of once per month to Belfast

Your experience should include some or all of the following:

• Previous experience managing and coaching one or more sizeable engineering teams
• Familiarity with the SDLC and modern Engineering best practices
• 5+ years’ experience within a DevOps environment, using Kanban boards and Agile practices.
• Over 2 years full stack engineering experience with .NET technologies is a plus

What You’ll Gain

• Private Medical Insurance and Eye Care
• Wellness incentives
• Pension scheme with employer matched contributions

Work-Life Balance

• Competitive paid vacation time and a free day for your birthday
• Personal/sick time
• Paid holidays
• Flex Time
• Volunteer time off

Empowering Career Growth and Success – We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We grow our teams from within and give our employees opportunities to advance.

What We Value

We strive for excellence at every turn to be the best at what we do. We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We fulfil the promise of insurance – safeguarding and protecting what matters most in people’s lives. And there is no more important job than that.

Our focus on the workforce, workplace and marketplace gives us a qualified individual in an environment in which they can be productive while we maintain our position in the industry. To help drive that change toward a vibrant, modern workplace, we have employee-driven networks with commonalities in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and military status.

Who We Are

Applied Systems is the leading global provider of cloud-based software that powers the business of insurance. Recognized as a pioneer in insurance automation and the innovation leader, Applied is the world’s largest agency and brokerage management systems provider, serving customers throughout the United States, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. By automating the insurance lifecycle, Applied’s people and products enable millions of people worldwide to safeguard and protect what matters most.

For 40 years, Applied Systems has led an industry we helped to create with a mission to continuously improve the business of insurance. From partnerships, acquisitions, and insurance innovation initiatives, Applied has focused on efforts to be the indispensable partner in our industry.

It’s an exciting time at Applied. You can do big things here, in an environment that supports creative thinking and bold ideas. Visit http://www.AppliedSystems.com for more information on how you can challenge what’s possible.

EEO Statement 

At Applied we acknowledge the value of diversity, promote equality and challenge unfair discrimination. We are an equal opportunities employer and consistently aim to recruit the most suitable person to the job. We particularly encourage applications from women, individuals with disabilities, and underrepresented ethnicities. All applicants will be treated on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination.

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