Manager, Software Engineer

Job Summary

If you're passionate about being part of a dynamic organization that enables a Fortune 100 company with nearly billion in annual sales to drive innovation and adopt new technologies that deliver business results, Nationwide's Technology team could be the place for you! At Nationwide, on your side goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we're looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

Seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager with strong Full Stack Development expertise and a passion for building secure, scalable, and business-critical applications.

• This role combines technical leadership, people management, and hands-on engineering responsibilities.

• The ideal candidate will be a confident communicator, capable of influencing product direction, mentoring engineering teams, and partnering effectively with business and technology stakeholders.

• The successful candidate will foster a high-performing engineering culture, drive technical excellence, promote the responsible use of AI-assisted development tools, and ensure the delivery of secure, accessible, and high-quality solutions.

  Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.

• Conduct performance reviews, goal setting, career development planning, and talent management activities.

• Drive recruitment efforts, including interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and retention of top engineering talent.

• Provide technical leadership and hands-on contribution across the full software development lifecycle.

• Partners with Product Managers, Architects, Security, and Business stakeholders to define and deliver technology solutions aligned with business objectives.

• Encourage open discussion, constructive challenges, and informed decision-making within the team.

• Ensure adherence to engineering best practices, code quality standards, security requirements, accessibility standards, and operational excellence.

• Support production applications, incident management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Leverage AI-assisted development tools responsibly while maintaining appropriate governance, security, and code quality standards.

• Provide leadership and support during critical production incidents, including availability outside core business hours when required.

  Required Technical Skills

• Java Development: Spring Boot

• Frontend Development: Angular, TypeScript

• API Development Management: Apigee or similar API Gateway platforms

• Database Technologies: Oracle, PostgreSQL

• Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda/LEMAIL_ADDRESS, EFS, CloudWatch, CodePipeline, etc.)

• Containerization Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes

• CI/CD: Harness, Jenkins, GitHub Actions

• Monitoring Observability: New Relic, Splunk, or similar tools

• Application Security: Qualys, Contrast, Twistlock/Prisma Cloud, or similar security platforms

  Job Description Summary

If you're enthusiastic about delivering secure technology solutions to support a company providing extraordinary care to its customers, then Nationwide Technology is the place for you. Nationwide's industry-leading technology workforce embraces an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. If that sounds like something you aspire to, we want to hear from you!

As a Software Engineering Manager, you'll be responsible for building secure, scalable, and business-critical suite of in house or third-party applications. You'll lead teams of technology professionals to enable business outcomes and provide dependable customer-centric solutions and experiences. This role combines technical leadership, people management, and hands-on engineering responsibilities.

Qualifications Experience

Education:
Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, mathematics, or related field is strongly preferred.

Experience:
Minimum ten years of experience in application suite management and strong Full Stack development expertise. Experience leading numerous teams across multiple technologies. Proven experience/understanding of concepts and techniques in project delivery, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis. Detailed understanding and knowledge of the systems development life cycle and modern methodologies, practices, tools, and techniques.

Technical Skills:

• Business Acumen

• CI/CD

• Java Development

• Frontend Development

• API Development Management

• Cloud Platforms

• Containerization Orchestration

• Monitoring Observability

• Application Security

• Financial Management

• Performance Management

• Systems Development Life Cycle

• Technology Solutions

• Vendor Management

  Soft Skills Attributes

• Ability to develop and implement roadmap strategies

• Coaching and career development of team

• Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships

• Persuasive communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to influence product direction, mentoring engineering teams, and partnering effectively with business and technology stakeholders. Ability to foster a high-performing engineering culture, drive technical excellence, promote the responsible use of AI-assisted development tools, and ensure the delivery of secure, accessible, and high-quality solutions.

• Ability to work in agile and global environments

• Firsthand technical leadership

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