Consultant Software Engineer Technical Lead
Description
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This is for Life Correspondence team Ideal candidate will have the experience with Java as well as Quadient. Understanding of correspondence architecture, rules, and document generation tools such as ODM and Quadient/Inspire is a plus. Familiarity with OIPA and related Life platform
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Job Description Summary
If you’re enthusiastic about delivering secure technology solutions to support a company providing extraordinary care to its customers, then Nationwide Technology is the place for you. Nationwide's industry-leading technology workforce embraces an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. If that sounds like something you aspire to, we want to hear from you!As a Tech Lead, you will focus on mentoring and leading others to deliver high-quality, cost-effective technology solutions by providing technical leadership, setting engineering direction and creating clear accountability for product and application health across delivery teams. You will translate business goals into technical strategy, strengthen engineering quality, manage technical debt and operational risk, and improve continuity and coordination across teams while remaining grounded in firsthand engineering practices. You’ll also guide the evaluation and practical use of emerging technologies to improve delivery effectiveness, resiliency, and long-term product sustainability.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Provides technical direction and leadership for product development and oversees architecture and design decisions to support scalability, performance and long-term product health.
Responsible for applying secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
Mentors and trains team members on design techniques, tools, coding standards and engineering best practices.
Provides strategic advice on using technology to achieve business and product goals and helps align product development with customer needs and desired outcomes.
Translates product and business priorities into technical strategy, solution direction and execution guardrails for the team.
Maintains end-to-end technical ownership for assigned products or applications and drives accountability for architecture, engineering execution, operational health and long-term sustainability.
Applies a product mindset by aligning technical strategy, sequencing and tradeoff decisions to long-term product roadmaps, customer needs and business outcomes.
Strengthens knowledge continuity by building institutional knowledge, promoting documentation and developing technical backup depth to reduce key-person dependency.
Establishes accountability for application quality and technical health by driving visibility and action around code quality, testing, technical debt, vulnerabilities, currency and release readiness.
Drives cross-collaboration and execution across multiple teams, including coordination with architects, Tech Consultants, Distinguished Engineers, product owners and the broader developer community.
Partners with product, delivery and agile leaders to plan timelines, manage resource needs, track quarterly commitments and mitigate risks throughout the product lifecycle.
Leads the team in implementing new features and enhancements and ensures timely delivery of high-quality software products.
Establishes and reinforces robust software engineering practices, including code reviews, automated testing, consistent sprint execution and prompt resolution of technical issues and defects.
Champions the use of DevSecOps practices, tooling and techniques and ensures continuous learning and improvement through ongoing training, practice and innovation.
Establishes and reinforces engineering guardrails by ensuring design decisions, code changes, test approaches and production readiness align with security, quality, resiliency and supportability expectations.
Evaluates and guides the practical use of emerging technologies, automation patterns and modern engineering approaches to improve delivery outcomes without weakening accountability or engineering discipline.
Helps create clear technical ownership for applications, strengthens knowledge continuity and supports better management of technical debt, vulnerabilities, currency and release readiness, including empowered go/no-go input when appropriate.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience:
Education:
Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, mathematics, or related field are strongly preferred.
Experience:
Eight or more years of experience in programming and systems design. Three years of experience in project management is preferred.
Technical Skills:
CI/CD
Cloud Computing
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Software Security
Software Testing
Systems Integration
Technology Roadmap
Vendor Management
Soft Skills & Attributes:
Persuasive communication and collaboration skills
Analytical and problem-solving mindset
Ability to work in agile and global environments
Time management and prioritization
Firsthand technical leadership experience leading project teams and setting technical direction. Deep expertise in one programming language such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript. Knowledge of software development lifecycle. Proven ability to tackle sophisticated business and development problems. Ability to thrive in a team environment. Insurance or financial services industry knowledge a plus.
Additional Information:
Reporting Structure:
Reports to Technology Leader
Working Hours:
Aligned to India business hours with flexibility for global collaboration.
Location Flexibility:
Hybrid work model with periodic in-office collaboration as required.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Nationwide is committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, gender, disability, religion, or other protected categories.
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