Technical Lead, (Senior) Manager (Life Insurance Core Platform)

Leadingnation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 669,600 - 1,004,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive monthly salary

Generous annual leave entitlement

Exposure to innovative projects

Job summary

A prominent insurance organization in Hong Kong is looking for a Software Development Lead to oversee system design and development for their core platform initiatives. Candidates should have over 10 years of software development experience and a strong background in Java, microservices, and APIs. This role involves working closely with various stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of complex solutions. The organization offers a competitive salary and generous leave, along with opportunities for innovation and influence in technical strategy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience, with at least 2 years in insurance systems.
• Hands-on experience with life insurance core platforms.
• Proven ability to lead development teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end system design and development for insurance core platform initiatives.
• Architect scalable and secure solutions across all modules.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate requirements.

Skills

Java

Microservices

APIs

Distributed Systems

Excellent Communication Skills

Tools

Azure

AWS

Alibaba Cloud

Huawei Cloud

Job description

Contract: 1 year renewable with permanent conversion. 10+ years of experience, leading development team, vendor.

About Our Client

Our client is a prominent organization within the insurance sector. As a large organization, they are committed to leveraging technology to drive operational efficiencies and deliver value to their customers.

Job Description

• Lead end‑to‑end system design and development for insurance core platform initiatives.
• Architect scalable, secure, and high‑performance solutions across policy administration, billing, claims, and customer modules.
• Drive technical standards, code quality, and best practices across development teams.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, actuaries, operations, and vendors to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Oversee system integrations, API design, data migration, and cloud adoption initiatives.
• Guide and mentor engineering teams, conducting reviews and providing technical leadership.
• Support production operations and lead resolution of complex system issues.

The Successful Applicant

• 10+ years of software development experience, with at least 2 years in insurance systems.
• Hands‑on experience with life insurance core platforms (policy admin, claims, underwriting, billing, etc.).
• Strong proficiency in Java, microservices, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/Alibaba/Huawei Cloud).
• Proven ability to lead development teams and deliver large‑scale system transformations.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to partner with business teams.
• Good to have Sinosoft core system experience.

What's On Offer

• Competitive monthly salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Exposure to innovative projects within the insurance industry.
• Opportunity to work in a large organization with a focus on technology.
• Opportunity to influence architecture and technical strategy at an enterprise level.