Marketing Solutions Software Development Team Lead
biBerk is building a cloud-first, API-driven, dynamic insurance platform that enables customers to purchase insurance policies directly online. We are adding experienced software innovators to enhance our development efforts.
About the role
We are seeking a MarTech Developer Team Lead to guide the development, integration, and optimization of our marketing technology stack. This role combines technical expertise with leadership skills and will be responsible for the ecosystems that enable modern marketing functions. The developer will lead a team, coordinate day-to-day activities, assist with roadblocks, and lead planning sessions. They will work closely with our marketing team and product owners to become a subject matter expert (SME) on marketing needs and deliver IT solutions that support important business priorities. This is a hybrid remote role requiring onsite presence in Pittston, PA at least once every other month. Candidates must live within a reasonable driving distance of either the Pittston, PA or Omaha, NE BHDIC office for required onsite meetings.
Responsibilities
- Lead a cross-functional, agile development team including members from development, quality assurance, and business analysts
- Serve as technical SME for platforms and tools used to plan, execute, automate, and measure biBerk’s marketing activities
- Translate marketing and business goals into clear technical requirements
- Provide guidance and mentoring including pair programming, code reviews, demos, group/1:1 coaching, and career development planning
- Design solutions to meet business objectives while fitting into the enterprise platform ecosystem
- Contribute to cross-team platform design decisions
- Collaborate with product owners to ensure requirements are understood and business objectives are met
- Follow department-wide technical, process, and quality standards while contributing to their improvement
- Participate in staffing decisions including interviews and hiring
- Take a lead role in creating technical documentation and content, ensuring knowledge is transferred across the team
- Make day-to-day code contributions to our repo completing user stories/tasks
- Guide the team regarding unit testing; collaborate closely with QA leadership to guarantee successful functional and regression testing of all features
- Ensure the team achieves system performance goals
- Lead the dev team to think with a security-first mindset
- Take ownership of problems and solutions, being proactive to ensure success
- Provide innovative problem-solving skills, thinking outside the box
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science/related field or equivalent working experience
- 5 to 10 years of experience as a software developer, with 2 to 5+ years specifically collaborating with marketing teams to design solutions in marketing-related ecosystems such as:
- AdTech systems (Demand-Side Platforms, tracking pixels, conversion tracking, etc…)
- Marketing Technology (CRM, campaign automation tools, retention of known customers, etc…)
- Marketing analytics such as GA4
- A/B testing platforms such as Kameleoon
- Excellent programming, debugging, and troubleshooting skills with C#, .NET, TypeScript and SPA frameworks (Angular, React, etc.)
- 3+ years of experience leading development teams
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, collaboration capabilities, and attention to detail
- Experience working on large software development projects while collaborating across multiple agile teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Commercial Property and Casualty insurance experience
- Practical working knowledge of ASP.NET MVC and .NET Core
- Experience with TypeScript and SPA frameworks (Angular, React, etc.)
About Us
biBerk is where commercial insurance buyers can obtain coverage for their businesses from insurers of the Berkshire Hathaway group of Insurance Companies, one of the best capitalized insurance groups in the world. Our ultimate parent, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (berkshirehathaway.com), is a holding company with diversified interests in insurance, energy, transportation, and manufacturing. Most policies issued through biBerk.com will be underwritten by Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company ("BHDIC"), an AM Best rated A++ insurer.
Benefits
- Medical (PPO/HDHP), vision, disability, and life insurance
- Enhanced dental plan with orthodontia coverage in addition to a standard plan
- Generous PTO plan for all benefit-time eligible employees
- Paid company holidays and 4 floating holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Retirement Savings Plan/401(k) with company match and immediate vesting
- Education Assistance Program offering 100% upfront tuition reimbursement after 6 months of service for approved degree programs
- Service Recognition Program providing a monetary award for a vacation every 5 years of employment
- Wellness Initiatives including Fitness Center and Weight Watchers Reimbursement programs
- Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity
- Employee discount and rewards program on travel, tickets, electronics, home, and more
Pay
The salary range for this position is $114,500 - $160,000 per year. Final compensation will be based on candidate qualifications, geographic location, and other considerations permitted by law.
Schedule
Normal working hours based on Eastern US time. Hybrid remote role requiring onsite presence in Pittston, PA at least once every other month.