Director of Engineering, Insurance Division

Porch.com, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Porch.com, Inc. seeks a seasoned Engineering leader to guide the development of a home insurance platform spanning policy administration, underwriting, and customer experiences.

You will set the technical direction, deliver a new policy administration system, and champion AI-driven practices across software development while ensuring speed, quality, and regulatory compliance. The role requires 12+ years in software engineering with 8+ years in leadership, overseeing sizable teams across

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software engineering, including 8+ years leading teams and managers.
• Experience leading roughly 20 or more people across multiple product teams and locations.
• Track record of building and operating a core insurance platform, such as policy administration, rating, underwriting, billing, or claims, including legacy and third-party integrations.
• Strong judgment in cloud-native architecture and systems integration; able to contribute to design reviews and coach engineers.
• Experience making AI central to software design, development, testing, or delivery, with measurable improvements in speed or quality.
• Strong communication and program discipline; familiarity with multi-state insurance compliance, ICFR, or Sarbanes-Oxley.

Responsibilities

• Build a multi-year engineering roadmap with product, finance, design, and business partners.
• Lead delivery of the policy administration system and related insurance capabilities, including rating, compliance controls, and integrations.
• Establish how AI tools and agents are used in development and product features; measure their effect on throughput, quality, and cost.
• Design governance for AI use in a regulated setting and help engineers build the skills to apply it responsibly.
• Set and track KPIs for delivery, reliability, quality, and business impact; maintain compliance with insurance and financial controls.
• Hire and develop engineering managers and senior engineers across distributed teams, and manage vendors and build-versus-buy decisions.

Skills

Software engineering

Team leadership

Cloud architecture

AI in software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Role overview

Lead the engineering organization responsible for a home insurance platform spanning policy administration, underwriting, agent and customer experiences, and regulatory capabilities. You will set its technical direction, deliver a new policy administration system, and help teams use AI throughout software development while maintaining speed, quality, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Build a multi-year engineering roadmap with product, finance, design, and business partners.
• Lead delivery of the policy administration system and related insurance capabilities, including rating, compliance controls, and integrations.
• Establish how AI tools and agents are used in development and product features; measure their effect on throughput, quality, and cost.
• Design governance for AI use in a regulated setting and help engineers build the skills to apply it responsibly.
• Set and track KPIs for delivery, reliability, quality, and business impact; maintain compliance with insurance and financial controls.
• Hire and develop engineering managers and senior engineers across distributed teams, and manage vendors and build-versus-buy decisions.

Requirements

• 12+ years in software engineering, including 8+ years leading teams and managers.
• Experience leading roughly 20 or more people across multiple product teams and locations.
• Track record of building and operating a core insurance platform, such as policy administration, rating, underwriting, billing, or claims, including legacy and third-party integrations.
• Strong judgment in cloud-native architecture and systems integration; able to contribute to design reviews and coach engineers.
• Experience making AI central to software design, development, testing, or delivery, with measurable improvements in speed or quality.
• Strong communication and program discipline; familiarity with multi-state insurance compliance, ICFR, or Sarbanes-Oxley. A relevant bachelor's degree is expected.

Nice to have

• Home or property insurance, insurtech, or experience in another regulated, data-heavy field.
• Startup or high-growth company experience; an MBA or other graduate degree.