Lead Software Engineer, Front End (Hybrid or Remote)

Our employees are at the heart of what we do: helping people, businesses and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times. When you join our team, you are bringing this purpose to life alongside a passionate community.

Feel empowered to learn and grow while being valued for who you are. At Intact, we commit to supporting you in reaching your goals with tools, opportunities, and flexibility. It’s our promise to you. 

Who we are

At Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, we are experts at what we do in protecting what makes businesses unique. Our deep understanding of the specialty insurance market is the foundation for our customized solutions, backed by targeted risk control and claims services. Our employees are passionate about providing insurance coverage that’s aligned to our targeted customer groups.

Intact’s Global Specialty Lines business spans across more than 20 verticals in four distinct markets: U.S., Canada, UK and Europe. The following opportunity is for our U.S. team.

The opportunity

We currently have an opportunity for a Lead Software Engineer, Front End to join our Corporate IT team based in our Canton, MA or Boston MA office. This position can also be located remotely within the United States. The Lead Software Engineer is a senior level technology individual contributor that will help create, define, and execute web and mobile front-end software solutions for Intact.  The Lead Engineer role is a key technical and leadership role responsible for guiding the design and implementation of web and mobile client applications using technologies such as React Native, React, Angular, and Typescript.  This role demands a hands-on approach, involvement in solution architecture and architectural decisions, agile scrum team leadership, and the ability to mentor less experienced engineers. 

He/she will work closely with the technology and business architects to help refine the business need, design and apply solutions to web client applications and the BFF layer to support them, and create/update documentation of the technologies under his/her leadership. The Lead Engineer will be creative in the research and use of mobile technologies such as CarPlay/Android Auto, Voice, GPS, Camera, etc. to introduce mobile capabilities to our platform. In addition, the Lead Engineer will partner with peer Lead Engineers in back-end, data, cloud engineering, and other teams to ensure alignment, architectural harmony, prioritization, and share ideas. The incumbent is a technologist who is passionate about technology and uses this inquisitive nature to anticipate and test IT industry technologies and future directions and brings the results of that passion to benefit his/her software delivery. The Lead Engineer will work closely with UX architects to ensure consistent design, flow, architectural consistency, and alignment to marketing and branding standards. Where necessary, the Lead Engineer will meet with business and customer partners and communicate about technical topics at a level consumable by the audience, including demonstration of functionality. While this is an individual contributor hands-on development role, the Lead Engineer position requires mentorship, oversight of the technical workings and delivery of the team, and agile team leadership (leading standups, sprint reviews, and working closely with architects and product owners on prioritization, sprint planning, roadmaps, etc.). Some of the Lead Software Engineer, Front End responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop robust, scalable back-end solutions, focusing on microservices and core business logic.
• Collaborate with architects, other developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to align back-end services with client-side applications.
• Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and security practices.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends in back-end development and cloud technologies, applying them to improve existing systems.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in current technology and that of individual systems. Avoids the creation of tech debt, identifies tech debt quickly, and prioritizes the swift remediation of technical debt.
• Participate in code reviews and other activities to ensure code quality and performance
• Maintain DevSecOps scripts (build, test, deploy) and help implement automated testing and deployment

The expertise you bring

• 5+ years of experience in a senior software development role, with a focus on front-end technologies, within an agile environment.
• Expertise in React, React Native, Angular, and Typescript.
• Expertise in leveraging capabilities of mobile devices.
• Strong understanding of modern front-end architectures and design patterns.
• Experience in building responsive, user-centric web and mobile applications.
• Proficient in front-end testing frameworks and practices, and observability and sentiment technology.
• Experience building and maintaining front-end supporting integration solutions (BFFs – back-ends for front-ends) leveraging REST, and/or GraphQL, etc.
• Familiarity with cloud environments and their impact on front-end performance and scalability.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities, logical thinking, and leadership (by influence and example) skills.

Our salary ranges are determined by many factors including location, role, experience, and skillset of the candidate. The following ranges displayed reflect the target base salary for new hires, but your recruiter will share more specific compensation information with you during the hiring process. The typical base salary range for this position is: $122,000 – $162,000, based on the factors aforementioned. For candidates located in San Francisco, CA; Hoboken, NJ; and the New York City metro area, the base salary range is $142,000 -$166,000. In addition to base salary, full time Intact employees are also eligible for bonus potential and a full range of benefits to include:

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance with no waiting period
• Competitive paid time off programs
• 401(k) savings and annual contributions of up to 12% of annual salary
• Mental health support programs, life and disability insurance, paid parental leave and a variety of additional voluntary benefits

Why choose Intact

We live our Values:  We are committed to acting with the highest of ethical standards through our five core values: integrity, respect, customer driven, excellence and social responsibility.

Our commitment to Diversity: Founded in our values, we see diversity as a strength and aspire to create an environment where everyone can be themselves, grow and succeed. Together, we will stand up for what’s right to build an inclusive society.

Manage your Time: What you accomplish matters more than hours in the office. We are committed to creating a positive and supportive environment in which you perform your best. Our Time-Off and Flexible Work Arrangement options help foster a healthy work-life balance. 

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Our promise to you

Our Values are foundational to our success at Intact. You’ll make a difference every day when you live our Values, do your best work, are open to change, and invest in yourself.

In return, we promise you support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards in a flexible work environment where you can:

• Shape the future: Help us lead an insurance transformation to better protect people, businesses and society.
• Win as a team: Collaborate with inspiring people to do your best work every day and together, stand up for what is right.
• Grow with us: Refresh and reinvent your skills, learn from our diverse teams, lift others up, and grow.

About Intact 

At Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions we are experts at what we do. Our deep understanding of the specialty insurance market is the foundation for our customized solutions, backed by targeted risk control and claims services. Our employees are passionate about providing insurance coverage that’s aligned to our targeted customer groups. Today, we help protect over a dozen industries with tailored coverages and services.

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