Director of Software Engineering — Strategy, Delivery & Teams

Mercury Insurance Company; United States; Remote; USD 118,000 - 331,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury Insurance Company seeks a Director I Software Engineering to build and lead high-performing teams, drive budgeting and roadmap planning, and mentor staff. You will design scalable systems, implement secure, compliant applications, and align engineering with business strategy.

You will sponsor a culture of continuous improvement, leverage CI/CD, and partner with executives to shape Mercury’s technical vision and innovation across application systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with 7+ years leading staff and 2+ years managing large teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage highly motivated, high-performing software engineering teams across multiple business/technology areas.

Skills

Team leadership

Software architecture

CI/CD

Stakeholder communication

Budgeting & planning

Cloud migrations

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

Guidewire

Claims Center

Job description

Mercury Insurance Company seeks a Director I Software Engineering to build and lead high-performing teams, drive budgeting and roadmap planning, and mentor staff. You will design scalable systems, implement secure, compliant applications, and align engineering with business strategy.

You will sponsor a culture of continuous improvement, leverage CI/CD, and partner with executives to shape Mercury’s technical vision and innovation across application systems.