Head of Engineering, Insurance Division

Porch.com, Inc.; Washington; Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, life, and financial wellbeing

401(k) with matching

Annual bonus

Paid holidays

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Porch Group is seeking a Director of Engineering for its Insurance Division. This role leads the engineering organization behind policy administration, underwriting, agent and consumer experiences, with AI-driven systems at the core.

You will guide the rollout of a new policy administration platform and ensure delivery in a regulated environment while accelerating speed and quality. You will own the strategy, build a high-performing team across the US, South America and India, manage vendors,

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software engineering with 8+ years in leadership roles.
• Experience building core insurance platforms (policy administration, rating, underwriting, billing).
• Proven ability to lead multi-site teams and drive delivery in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the engineering strategy and multi-year roadmap for Porch's insurance platform.
• Lead delivery of the new policy administration system and core platform components.
• Make AI-led engineering a default across teams and measure impact on speed and quality.
• Embed AI into product areas from underwriting to servicing with governance and audits.
• Establish end-to-end processes for planning, estimation, release and compliance.
• Build a compliant platform meeting NAIC, SEC and state requirements.
• Hire, coach and grow engineering managers and senior engineers across locations.
• Manage vendors and partnerships to deliver results and inform buy/build decisions.
• Represent engineering with executives, regulators and partners.

Skills

AI-led engineering

Cloud-native architecture

Team leadership

Policy administration

Underwriting systems

Vendor management

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical governance

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science or Engineering

MBA or graduate degree a plus

Tools

Cloud platforms

AI toolchains

Job description

Director of Engineering, Insurance Division

Job Location: United States | Workplace Type: Remote

Porch Group is a leading vertical software and insurance platform and is positioned to be the best partner to help homebuyers move, maintain, and fully protect their homes. We offer differentiated products and services, with homeowners insurance at the center of this relationship. We differentiate and look to win in the massive and growing homeowners insurance opportunity by 1) providing the best services for homebuyers, 2) led by advantaged underwriting in insurance, 3) to protect the whole home. As a leader in the home services software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) space, we’ve built deep relationships with approximately 30 thousand companies that are key to the home‑buying transaction, such as home inspectors, mortgage companies, and title companies. In 2020, Porch Group rang the Nasdaq bell and began trading under the ticker symbol PRCH. We are looking to build a truly great company and are JUST GETTING STARTED.

Job Summary

The future is bright for the Porch Group, and we’d love for you to be a part of it as our Director of Engineering, Insurance Division. Porch Group is building an AI-first home insurance business, and this role leads the engineering organization behind our policy administration, underwriting, agent and consumer experiences, and regulatory capabilities. You will lead the rollout of our new policy administration system and launch capabilities that change how we serve agents, consumers and partners, all while keeping the team shipping quickly in a regulated environment. AI is central to this role: you will set the standard for how engineers design, build, test and ship with AI tools and agents every day, and show measurable gains in speed, quality and cost. You will decide where AI belongs in the platform, how it is governed in a regulated industry, and how the team builds the skills to use it well. As part of the Insurance Division, you will directly shape how Porch delivers on advantaged underwriting and the best services for homeowners.

What You Will Do

Own the engineering strategy and roadmap for Porch's insurance platform, translating Advantaged Underwriting and Best Services for Homeowners into a multi-year plan with Product, Finance, Design and the business.

Lead delivery of our new policy administration system and the core platform around it (rating, underwriting, billing, agent and consumer portals), landing it on time without disrupting the inforce book.

Make AI-led engineering the default: put AI coding, testing and review agents into every team's daily workflow, and measure the impact on cycle time, quality and cost.

Embed AI into the product itself, from underwriting and quoting to servicing and agent tools, and set the guardrails for model governance, explainability and auditability in a regulated environment.

Establish clear end-to-end execution processes for each major workstream (planning, estimation, release, testing and compliance controls), document them concisely, and make sure they are followed day to day.

Build compliance into the platform so we meet NAIC, SEC and state regulatory requirements without slowing delivery or hurting the customer experience.

Set clear KPIs for delivery speed, reliability, quality and business value, and hold the organization accountable to them.

Hire, coach and grow high performing engineering managers and senior engineers across the US, South America and India, and build a culture of ownership, learning and smart risk taking.

Manage vendors and partners to deliver results, and make sound build-versus-buy decisions.

Represent engineering with executives, reinsurance partners and regulators, explaining business results through a technology lens.

What You Will Bring

12+ years in software engineering, with 8+ years leading engineering teams, including managers, and a record of shipping product at pace.

Experience leading an organization of about 20+ people across multiple product teams and locations, including distributed or offshore teams.

Experience building a core platform for insurance (for example policy administration, rating, underwriting, billing or claims), from architecture through production, including integration with legacy and third‑party systems.

Strong technical judgment in modern cloud-native architecture and systems integration; credible in design reviews and able to coach others.

Proven AI-led engineering experience: you have built and run a team where AI is central to how software is designed, written, tested and shipped (AI-assisted development, agentic workflows, LLM-powered product features), with measurable gains in throughput or quality.

Experience managing vendor relationships and working across Product, Data Science and Operations.

Strong attention to detail and process discipline: you know the state of your programs cold, test estimates and plans before they reach leadership, close loops without being chased, and catch risks (testing, compliance, dependencies) before they reach production or an audit.

Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to influence senior leaders.

Familiarity with ICFR and Sarbanes‑Oxley, and with multi‑state, multi‑product insurance compliance.

BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field; an MBA or other graduate degree is a plus.

Preferred: Home or property insurance, Insurtech, or another regulated, data-heavy domain (fintech, healthcare, marketplace).

Preferred: Previous startup or high-growth experience.

Pay Range

$210,000 - $294,000 annually

Benefits

• Our benefits package will provide you with comprehensive coverage for your health, life, and financial wellbeing.
• Our traditional healthcare benefits include three (3) Medical plan options, two (2) Dental plan options, and a Vision plan from which to choose.
• Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accident plans are offered on a voluntary basis.
• We offer pre-tax savings options including a partially employer funded Health Savings Account and employee Flexible Savings Accounts including healthcare, dependent care, and transportation savings options.
• We provide company paid Basic Life and AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability benefits.
• We also offer Voluntary Life and AD&D plans.
• Both traditional and Roth 401(k) plans are available with a discretionary employer match.
• Supportlinc is part of our employer paid wellbeing program and provides employees and their families access to on demand guided meditation and mindfulness exercises, mental health coaching, clinical care and online access to confidential resources including will preparation.
• LifeBalance is a free resource to employees and their families for year-round discounts on things like gym memberships, travel, appliances, movies, pet insurance and more.
• Our wellness programs include flexible paid vacation, company-paid holidays of typically nine per year, paid sick time, paid parental leave, identity theft program, travel assistance, and fitness and other discounts programs.
• Additionally, you will be eligible to receive long-term incentive awards, subject to program guidelines and approvals.
• You will also be eligible to receive an annual bonus based on individual and company performance, subject to program guidelines and approvals.

Travel Restrictions

At this time, Homeowners of America does not consider applicants from the following states or jurisdictions for Remote positions: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wyoming.

Equal Opportunity

Porch Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

E-Verify

Porch Group is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is a web-based system that allows an employer to determine an employee's eligibility to work in the US using information reported on an employee's Form I-9. The E-Verify system confirms eligibility with both the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). For more information, please go to the USCIS E-Verify website.

Values

• No Jerks / No Egos
• Be Ambitious
• Solve Each Problem
• Care Deeply
• Together We Win

About Porch Group

We are a leading vertical software and insurance platform and are positioned to be the best partner to help homebuyers move, maintain, and fully protect their homes. Porch differentiates and looks to win in the massive and growing homeowners insurance opportunity by:

• Providing the best services for homebuyers
• Being led by advantaged underwriting in insurance
• Protecting your whole home

Our Story

We are looking to build a truly great company and are JUST GETTING STARTED. Today, we are a truly global team hiring for positions (many fully remote) across the United States, Mexico, and India.