VP, Head of Engineering Practice

Arch Insurance Group Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 311,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401k with generous matching

PTO 20 days + 12 holidays

Volunteer Time Off

Life and AD&D Insurance

Parental Leave up to 10 weeks

Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Re

Backup Child and Elder Care

Job summary

Arch Insurance Group Inc. seeks a visionary VP, Head of Engineering Practice to drive innovation, establish best practices, and deliver scalable cloud-native solutions powering enterprise platforms.

Hybrid role, in-office 3x/week in Jersey City or Raleigh, with option for fully remote and travel to Northeast offices. Responsibilities include defining engineering strategy, governance, and architecting reusable libraries and playbooks, while championing DevOps, API-first design, and AI-enabled

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Principal Engineer or senior technology leader with hands-on full-stack background.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the engineering strategy for initiatives and shared services.
• Lead architecture decisions with alignment to enterprise standards and business goals.
• Drive adoption of DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and observability practices.
• Foster innovation and AI-enabled engineering workflows, including GenAI integrations.
• Build and mentor a team of engineers across seniority levels.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Full-stack development

Java

Spring Boot

Angular

Cloud-native

Azure

DevOps

CI/CD

Microservices

Docker

Kubernetes

API-first design

Architecture & governance

AI/GenAI familiarity

Leadership mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠.

Position Overview

We are seeking a visionary and hands-on VP, Head of Engineering Practice to drive innovation across Engineering initiatives, shared services, and foundational frameworks. This role will be pivotal in shaping the engineering culture, establishing best practices, and delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions that power our enterprise platforms.

This is a hybrid, 3x per week, in-office position in our Jersey City or Raleigh Offices. We are also open to a fully remote hire with frequent travel to our Northeast offices.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Governance:
  • Define and execute the engineering strategy for engineering initiatives and shared services
  • Facilitate Engineering Practice meetings with broad representation across teams, including Infrastructure and Security
  • Champion engineering excellence and modern development practices across the organization.
  • Lead workgroups/guilds focused on key engineering topics with defined charters and deliverables
  • Develop and maintain engineering policies and standards
• Technology Delivery & Innovation:
  • Spearhead the creation of reusable libraries, templates, and frameworks to accelerate development across teams.
  • Lead the design and development of cloud-native, API-first applications with a strong emphasis on scalability, security, and performance.
  • Oversee reference implementations and participate in tool evaluations
  • Participate in architecture decisions and ensure alignment with enterprise standards and business objectives.
  • Drive adoption of DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and observability practices.
• Innovation & Enablement:
  • Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within engineering teams.
  • Collaborate with product and business leaders to identify opportunities for leveraging AI and emerging technologies.
  • Champion AI-driven solutions and integrate GenAI capabilities into engineering workflows (e.g., automated testing, release notes).
  • Establish engineering playbooks and best practices for full-stack development.
  • Build and mentor a team of Junior Engineers
  • Promote knowledge sharing and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Principal Engineer or senior technology leader with a strong hands-on full-stack background.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's degree preferred).
• Minimum 15+ years in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a senior technology leadership role.
• Proven track record of leading large engineering teams and delivering complex enterprise solutions.
• Expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Angular, and relational/non-relational databases.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures and API-first design principles.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and related services.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices, design patterns, and architectural principles.
• Experience with microservices, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and event-driven architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale engineering initiatives and deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
• Experience in Insurance P&C domain is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity in building AI-driven applications and integrating machine learning models into production systems
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence at all levels.

For individuals assigned or hired to work in the location(s) indicated below, the base salary range is provided. Range is as of the time of posting. Position is incentive eligible.

For Jersey City/NYC Metro: $200,000 - $311,000/year

Raleigh Metro: $155,000 - $241,000/year

• Total individual compensation (base salary, short & long-term incentives) offered will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to geographic location, scope & responsibilities of the role, qualifications, talent availability & specialization as well as business needs. The above pay range may be modified in the future.
• Arch is committed to helping employees succeed through our comprehensive benefits package that includes multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage; a competitive 401k with generous matching; PTO beginning at 20 days per year; up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer; basic Life and AD&D Insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability; Paid Parental Leave of up to 10 weeks; Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement, Backup Child and Elder Care; and more.

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