Senior Software Engineering Lead — Cloud & Microservices

Jobtailor; Connecticut; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Travelers is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Lead in the United States (CT) to guide a team of engineers in delivering cloud-based, microservices-driven solutions. You will mentor staff, own design quality, handle complex incidents, and drive strategic technical decisions aligned with business goals.

The role requires strong leadership, advanced problem-solving, and collaboration with cross-functional partners to optimize delivery and production-readiness across multiple applications and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related STEM field.
• 6+ years of software engineering experience beyond degree.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and deliver complex software projects.
• Experience implementing cloud-based microservices and modern software architectures.
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Software Engineers through technical guidance, mentorship, and modeling Travelers’ leadership behaviors.
• Direct complex software design, development, analysis, configuration, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, documentation, health monitoring/alerting, and implementation.
• Lead investigation and resolution of critical, high-impact problems, defects, and incidents.
• Identify opportunities to use technology to improve the business and create more efficient processes.
• Apply current industry trends and techniques to formulate software engineering solutions.
• Consult with users to determine hardware, software, or system functional specifications.
• Manage effective use of resources.
• Act as a subject matter expert across multiple applications, systems, and technologies.
• Drive planning and execution of complex initiatives using technical and business knowledge.
• Participate in design and development processes.
• Provide technical leadership.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cloud-Based Solutions

Microservices Architecture

Software Design Strategy

Automated Testing

Insurance Industry Experience

Problem-Solving

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Influencing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

N/A

Job description

Travelers is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Lead in the United States (CT) to guide a team of engineers in delivering cloud-based, microservices-driven solutions. You will mentor staff, own design quality, handle complex incidents, and drive strategic technical decisions aligned with business goals.

The role requires strong leadership, advanced problem-solving, and collaboration with cross-functional partners to optimize delivery and production-readiness across multiple applications and