Tech Lead, Benefits Engineering

About the role

The organization operates in the employee benefits technology sector, addressing the complexity employers and partners face in managing the cost and administration of employee benefits. It develops modern software solutions that streamline and improve the employee benefits experience.

The Tech Lead, Benefits Engineering role involves providing hands-on technical leadership for designing, developing, and evolving software solutions that support employee benefits. The position focuses on guiding engineering teams through complex technical decisions and delivering scalable, high-quality software, contributing to the modernization and innovation of benefits technology platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers.
• Lead architecture, design, planning, and implementation of complex software solutions.
• Translate business needs into scalable, maintainable, and secure technical solutions.
• Guide development of cloud-native, distributed, event-driven applications.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical approaches and manage risks.
• Contribute to estimation, planning, and delivery strategies.
• Review designs and code for quality, scalability, and security.
• Remain hands-on with software development.
• Evolve applications from legacy to modern cloud-native architectures.
• Support teams in technology and organizational transformations.
• Establish domain boundaries and reduce system coupling.
• Promote automated testing, CI/CD, and operational excellence.
• Mentor engineers and foster continuous learning.
• Use data and metrics to drive improvements.
• Stay informed on emerging technologies and apply them responsibly.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Over 10 years of professional software engineering experience with technical leadership.
• Proven experience in designing and delivering complex software systems.
• Strong skills in C#, .NET / ASP.NET.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and API-driven architectures.
• Proficiency with React and/or Angular.
• Experience with distributed, event-driven systems such as Kafka.
• Cloud-native development experience in AWS and/or Azure.
• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience transitioning teams from waterfall to Agile.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, security, and performance.
• Experience with automated testing strategies.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to mentor engineers and influence across teams.