Director of Engineering - AI-Driven Insurance (Remote)

Porch Group; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plan

Health Savings Account

Flexible Savings Accounts

Life and AD&D

401(k) with employer match

Wellbeing program

LifeBalance discounts

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Parental leave

Job summary

Porch Group in the United States is seeking a Director of Engineering, Insurance Division to lead the engineering org behind our policy administration, underwriting, and agent/consumer experiences for an AI-first home insurance platform.

You will drive the rollout of a new policy administration system, set AI governance, manage vendors, and collaborate with product, data science and operations to deliver speed, quality and compliance.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software engineering with 8+ years leading engineering teams.
• Experience leading an org of 20+ people across multiple product teams.
• Experience building a core platform for insurance (policy administration, rating, underwriting, billing).
• Strong technical judgment in cloud-native architecture and systems integration.
• Proven AI-led engineering experience with measurable gains.
• Experience managing vendor relationships across Product, Data Science and Operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence senior leaders.
• Familiarity with ICFR and Sarbanes-Oxley and multi-state insurance compliance.
• BS/BA in CS/Engineering; MBA or related degree a plus.
• Preferred: Home or property insurance / Insurtech, or startup/high-growth experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the engineering strategy and roadmap for Porch's insurance platform across Product, Finance, Design.
• Lead delivery of the policy administration system and core platform (rating, underwriting, billing, portals).
• Make AI-led engineering the default; embed AI into daily workflows and measure impact.
• Embed AI into product from underwriting to servicing; govern models and auditing.
• Define end-to-end execution processes for planning, estimation, release and compliance.
• Build platform compliance with NAIC, SEC and state requirements.
• Set KPIs for delivery speed, reliability, quality and business value.
• Hire, coach and grow engineering managers and senior engineers across the US, SA and India.
• Manage vendors and partners; make build-versus-buy decisions.
• Represent engineering to executives, regulators and partners with a technology lens.

Skills

Leadership experience

AI-led engineering

Cloud-native architecture

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science or Engineering

MBA or related graduate degree (preferred)

Job description

Porch Group in the United States is seeking a Director of Engineering, Insurance Division to lead the engineering org behind our policy administration, underwriting, and agent/consumer experiences for an AI-first home insurance platform.

You will drive the rollout of a new policy administration system, set AI governance, manage vendors, and collaborate with product, data science and operations to deliver speed, quality and compliance.