Engineering Team Lead (DevEx)

About the role

ERGO NEXT's mission is to help entrepreneurs thrive by building the only technology-led, full-stack provider of small business insurance in the industry. The company aims to transform the customer experience by providing fast, customized, and affordable coverage to hundreds of thousands of small business customers across the United States since 2016.

Responsibilities

• Execute our strategy for an Agentic SDLC, leveraging AI to automate and enhance the design-to-deployment lifecycle.
• Champion a 'Platform-as-a-Product' mindset, delivering intuitive self-service tools that solve real-world development bottlenecks.
• Partner deeply with R&D stakeholders to ensure our platform capabilities stay perfectly aligned with developer needs and business objectives.
• Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of Backend and DevOps engineers, fostering an environment of continuous learning and growth.

Requirements

• B.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of experience as a Backend team lead.
• At least 5 years of experience as a Backend Developer in a fast-paced cloud oriented organization.
• Strategic thinking and ability to prioritize initiatives effectively.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and planning skills.
• Ability to cultivate deep trust and build long-standing, meaningful relationships with stakeholders to drive cross-functional alignment.
• Proven record of initiating, designing, implementing and leading meaningful projects.
• Experience improving development processes and a passion for Developer Experience (DevEx).
• A self-driven leader with a deep curiosity to master and implement AI technologies within the SDLC.
• Technical understanding in CI/CD, K8S and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Technical understanding in Build tools (Maven/Gradle/nx), testing frameworks, and observability.

Qualifications

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without need for sponsorship.

Skills

• Agentic SDLC
• AI
• Backend Development
• CI/CD
• Kubernetes (K8S)
• Infrastructure-as-Code
• Maven/Gradle/nx
• Testing Frameworks
• Observability

Benefits

• Partially subsidized medical plan
• Comprehensive vision/dental options
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible paid time off
• Parental leave

Pay

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Schedule

Hybrid schedule available.