Hands-On Tech Lead for AI-Driven Delivery | Flexible Hours

Zurich Insurance; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Annual performance bonus

Volunteering time off

Job summary

Zurich Nova is seeking a Tech Lead to guide a small team of associate software engineers, focusing on building innovative AI‑driven products. You will provide technical direction, coach engineers and maintain momentum from idea through to working software.

The role requires strong hands‑on coding skills, ability to lead in a fast-paced environment, and a passion for scaling engineering practices across the team.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in software engineering and delivering production‑quality software.
• Experience leading engineering projects and small technical teams.
• Interest in AI, Generative AI and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing engineering team with clear expectations around quality and delivery.
• Remain hands‑on with design, development and delivery of production software.
• Set technical direction and help engineers make pragmatic decisions.

Skills

Software engineering

Team leadership

AI / Generative AI

Cloud platforms

Agile software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Zurich Nova is seeking a Tech Lead to guide a small team of associate software engineers, focusing on building innovative AI‑driven products. You will provide technical direction, coach engineers and maintain momentum from idea through to working software.

The role requires strong hands‑on coding skills, ability to lead in a fast-paced environment, and a passion for scaling engineering practices across the team.