Engineer Manager, Insurance Platforms & Developer Enablement - Waltham, MA

Motion Recruitment; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Competitive compensation

Annual bonus opportunity

Career growth

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking an Engineering Manager for Insurance Platforms & Developer Enablement in the Boston/Waltham area. You will lead a team focused on modernizing engineering practices, scaling internal platforms, and accelerating software delivery for underwriting, policy, billing, and claims systems.

You will guide platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, and developer tooling, champion AI-assisted development, and foster a high-impact engineering culture in a regulated insurance

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 2+ years in leadership of software teams.
• Strong backend development background.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale apps.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Experience in cloud-based infrastructure environments.
• Understanding of Kubernetes and containers.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
• Experience leading large technical initiatives with stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of platform and backend engineers.
• Drive improvements to software delivery and developer productivity.
• Build scalable internal development platforms and automation.
• Improve release management, deployment automation, and reliability.
• Partner with engineering and business teams to prioritise platform investments.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes and boost efficiency.
• Establish standards around testing, observability, infra, and deployment.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies to improve engineering effectiveness.

Skills

10+ years software engineering

2+ years leading teams

Backend development

Enterprise-scale apps

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes / containers

Infrastructure-as-Code

Lead large initiatives

Strong communication

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Cloud platforms

IaC tools

Job description

Job Description A growing property and casualty insurance organization is seeking an Engineering Manager, Insurance Platforms & Developer Enablement to lead a team focused on modernizing engineering practices, accelerating software delivery, and enhancing internal technology platforms.

As insurance organizations continue to invest heavily in digital transformation, this team is responsible for improving how engineering teams build, test, deploy, and support business-critical applications. The position will guide engineers across platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, and developer productivity initiatives that support underwriting, policy administration, billing, claims, and customer-facing systems.

This role offers the opportunity to influence technology strategy, introduce AI-powered development capabilities, and help build a modern engineering culture within a highly regulated business environment.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.


• 2+ years of experience leading software engineering teams.


• Strong background in backend software development.


• Experience supporting enterprise-scale business applications.


• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and software delivery automation.


• Experience working within cloud-based infrastructure environments.


• Understanding of Kubernetes and container technologies.


• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code practices.


• Experience leading large technical initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.


• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience within insurance, financial services, or highly regulated industries.


• Experience supporting policy, claims, billing, or underwriting systems.


• Platform Engineering or Developer Productivity leadership experience.


• Familiarity with internal developer portals and self-service tooling.


• Experience implementing AI-assisted software development practices.


• Experience working within hybrid engineering organizations.

What You Will Be Doing Daily Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of platform and backend engineers.


• Drive improvements to software delivery and engineering productivity.


• Build scalable internal development platforms and automation capabilities.


• Improve release management, deployment automation, and system reliability.


• Partner with engineering and business teams to prioritize platform investments.


• Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes and improve developer efficiency.


• Establish standards around testing, observability, infrastructure, and deployment practices.


• Evaluate emerging AI technologies that can improve engineering effectiveness.

The Offer

• Competitive compensation package for senior engineering leadership.


• Annual performance bonus opportunity.


• Long-term career growth within a technology-focused insurance organization.


• Hybrid work environment in the Waltham/Boston area.

You will receive the following benefits

• Medical Insurance


• Dental Benefits


• Vision Benefits


• Paid Time Off (PTO)


• 401(k)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.