Director of Software Engineering

Fortegra-; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortegra is building a next-generation engineering capability focused on AI-accelerated development and rapid application delivery. We seek Full Stack Engineers who thrive in fast-moving environments and have deep experience designing, building, and deploying enterprise-grade applications.

The ideal candidate brings React-based front-end expertise, capable backend skills, and hands-on experience with AI-driven development tools. Insurance or financial services domain experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Significant experience designing and deploying enterprise-grade applications.
• Expert-level proficiency with React and modern front-end frameworks.
• Strong experience with at least one server-side framework such as Node.js, NestJS, Express, Python-based frameworks.
• Experience building and deploying secure public-facing applications.
• Hands-on experience using AI coding tools and AI-driven development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop enterprise-grade full stack applications.
• Design and build high-quality React front-end systems.
• Develop scalable backend services using modern server-side frameworks.
• Deploy secure public-facing applications in production environments.
• Ensure performance, reliability, and maintainability of distributed systems.
• Use AI coding tools to accelerate development and implement AI-driven workflows.

Skills

React

Enterprise software design

API design

Distributed systems

Cloud architectures

AI tooling familiarity

Tools

Node.js

NestJS

Express

Python

FastAPI

Django

Job description

Fortegra is building a next-generation engineering capability focused on AI-accelerated development and rapid application delivery. We are seeking Full Stack Engineerswho thrive in fast-moving environments and have deep experience designing, building, and deploying enterprise-grade applications.

The ideal candidate is a high-agency engineerwith strong expertise in React-based front-end systems, modern backend frameworks, and secure public-facing application architecture, combined with hands-on experience using AI-driven development tools and agentic coding workflows. Domain experience in Insurance or Financial Services is a big plus.

If you are excited about using tools like Claude Code, GitHub CoPilot, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, and other AI-native development tools to dramatically accelerate product development, we want to talk to you.

What You'll Do:

Build and Ship Production Applications:

• Architect and develop enterprise-grade full stack applications
• Design and build high-quality React front-end systems
• Develop scalable backend services using modern server-side frameworks
• Deploy secure public-facing applications in production environments
• Ensure performance, reliability, and maintainability of distributed systems

AI-Accelerated Development:

• Use AI coding tools such as Claude Code, CoPilot, Cursor, Replit, Lovable and similar environments to dramatically accelerate development cycles
• Implement AI-driven development workflowsincluding agentic coding, prompt-driven engineering, and automated code generation
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on new product ideas
• Evaluate and integrate emerging AI developer tools

Rapid Prototyping and Product Development:

• Quickly build and validate new front-end applications and internal tools
• Partner with business stakeholders to transform ideas into working software
• Develop prototypes that evolve into production-ready enterprise systems

Security and Production Readiness:

• Design and implement secure architectures for public-facing applications
• Implement authentication, authorization, and secure API design
• Apply best practices in application security, cloud security, and compliance
• Ensure secure handling of sensitive financial and customer data

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Significant experience designing and deploying enterprise-grade applications
• Expert-level proficiency with React and modern front-end frameworks
• Strong experience with at least one server-side frameworksuch as:
• Node.js / NestJS / Express
• Python (FastAPI, Django)
• Experience building and deploying secure public-facing applications
• Strong knowledge of API design, distributed systems, and cloud architectures
• Hands-on experience using AI coding toolssuch as:
• Cursor
• Replit
• Experience with AI-assisted or agentic development workflows
• Strong ability to prototype quickly and iterate rapidly

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building AI-enabled products or developer tooling
• Familiarity with LLMs, AI agents, and prompt engineering
• Experience with serverless and cloud-native architectures
• Experience deploying applications in AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience building internal platforms or developer tooling
• Startup or high-velocity product development experience

What Makes This Role Unique:

• Work in an AI-first engineering environment
• Use modern AI developer tools to dramatically accelerate development
• Build production applications from prototype to deployment
• Join a high-impact engineering team focused on rapid innovation

Salary Range

$120,000 - $190,000 base salary, commensurate with experience.

Fortegra is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas at this time. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and national origins.

The above-cited duties and responsibilities describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to the job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that an incumbent may be expected or asked to perform.

Recruitment Updates
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Internal Notice: As part of our commitment to talent development, this position is open for internal promotion applications at the time of public posting.

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