Senior Engineering Manager, Cloud-Native Platform

symetraexternal; United States; Remote; USD 161,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with immediate vesting

Company matching up to 6%

Paid time away and holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Volunteer matching

Job summary

Symetra is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to build and scale cloud-native software teams delivering a Stop Loss platform. You will shape engineering practices, partner with Product, Architecture, and business stakeholders, and drive delivery across employees, contractors, and vendor partners.

You will translate business needs into technical solutions, lead full SDLC, manage risks, set clear structures and metrics, and foster an inclusive, high-performing team culture that delivers

Qualifications

• An experienced engineering leader with a track record of building and scaling software teams.
• Skilled at leading complex, distributed teams that include employees, contractors, and vendor partners.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving environments with ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Strong in both people leadership and technical leadership.
• Able to translate strategic objectives into clear, executable plans and measurable outcomes.
• Experienced partnering with Product, Architecture, and business leaders to deliver customer and business value.
• Knowledgeable in modern cloud-native software development practices and engineering excellence.
• Data-driven, using metrics and engineering signals to improve team effectiveness and delivery outcomes.
• Confident challenging assumptions, plans, and technical approaches when needed.
• Strong communicator who builds alignment across teams, stakeholders, and external partners.
• Passionate about coaching, mentoring, and developing engineers and future leaders.
• Committed to creating an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing team environment.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop high-performing engineering teams for a cloud-native Stop Loss platform.
• Drive engineering execution and delivery for key platform capabilities.
• Partner with Product, Architecture, and business stakeholders to turn business needs into technical solutions.
• Guide teams through the full software development lifecycle, from design through production support.
• Influence architectural decisions and ensure teams execute against agreed technical direction.
• Create clear team structures, operating rhythms, ownership models, and delivery transparency.
• Identify and manage technical risks, dependencies, and cross-functional coordination challenges.
• Use metrics and delivery insights to improve predictability, quality, and team performance.
• Lead across a blended delivery model of employees, contractors, and onshore/offshore vendor teams.
• Manage vendor relationships, performance, delivery outcomes, and accountability.
• Partner with vendors on staffing, onboarding, planning, and execution while maintaining ownership of engineering decisions.
• Help scale the organization through recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and team growth.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and sustainable delivery.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cloud-native

Distributed teams

Delivery focus

Partnership with Product/Architecture

Data-driven delivery

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Coaching and mentorship

Inclusive leadership

Job description

Symetra is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to build and scale cloud-native software teams delivering a Stop Loss platform. You will shape engineering practices, partner with Product, Architecture, and business stakeholders, and drive delivery across employees, contractors, and vendor partners.

You will translate business needs into technical solutions, lead full SDLC, manage risks, set clear structures and metrics, and foster an inclusive, high-performing team culture that delivers