Software Dev Technical Lead

Overview

In this role you will lead design and delivery for a high-performance, scalable platform within Verisks Whitespace Software. You’ll own technical direction, guide other engineers, and help shape architecture across a global product used in specialty insurance. You will build new functionality with modern tech while ensuring reliability, security, and performance at scale. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on meaningful impact and mentoring.

Pay / Benefits

• medical coverage
• life insurance
• pension plans
• paid time off
• wellness initiatives
• fitness programs

Responsibilities

• Design and implement features on a scalable production platform
• Lead technical design discussions and influence architecture decisions
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions
• Write clean, maintainable code using modern development practices
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers
• Review code, share feedback, and drive continuous improvement
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance, scalability, and maintainability
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across the platform

Key requirements

• Strong experience building and maintaining complex software systems
• Proven experience with Angular and TypeScript as core technologies
• Exposure to Node.js and ideally Swift or other modern languages
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as Couchbase, MongoDB, or similar
• Knowledge of microservices architectures and container-based environments
• Solid understanding of software design patterns, architecture, and best practices
• Experience in Agile environments with modern development workflows
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
• Experience mentoring or supporting other engineers
• Design and implement new features across a scalable, production platform
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architecture decisions
• Work closely with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code using modern development practices
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers
• Review code, share feedback, and support continuous improvement across the team
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance, scalability, and maintainability
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the platform
• Contribute to improving engineering processes, tools, and standards

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
• Experience mentoring or supporting other engineers
• Angular
• TypeScript
• Node.js

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