Senior Associate - Development Lead (Full-stack)

Location Designation:Hybrid - 3 days per month

When you join New York Life, you're joining a company that values career development, collaboration, innovation, and inclusiveness. We want employees to feel proud about being part of a company that is committed to doing the right thing. You'll have the opportunity to grow your career while developing personally and professionally through various resources and programs. New York Life is a relationship-based company and appreciates how both virtual and in-person interactions support our culture.

Dev Lead (Full Stack)

Job Description

We are looking for a Dev Lead (Full-stack) to design and execute our company's modern software development strategy. You will work with our team of talented engineers to design and build the next generation of Insurance applications in the cloud. You will be responsible for the development of the applications in various areas of insurance such as underwriting, risk, pricing and more using modern programming languages to be hosted on cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Azure etc. You will be responsible for the design and deployment of scalable, highly available, and fault tolerant systems. You will also be responsible for the evaluation of key attributes of existing application architectures, evolution and enhancements to the infrastructure, product ideation and technology stack selection, work with other engineers to define execution architectures and strategies.

• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work with product owners and team members to buildindustry-leadingsolutions.
• Design, implement and managecodewithin a managed service environment.
• Directing the development team in the design, development, coding, testing and debugging of applications
• Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery
• Buildbest-in-industry Digital experiences that are truly omni-channel, agileandscalable.
• Developing front end website architecture.
• Designing user interactions on web pages.
• Developing back-end website applications.
• Creating servers and databases for functionality.
• Ensuring cross-platform optimization for mobile phones.
• Ensuring responsiveness of applications.
• Working alongside graphic designers for web design features.
• Seeing through a project from conception to finished product.
• Designing and developing APIs.
• Collaborate across teams and projects from concept development to project completion.
• Participateonscrum teams working on short sprints and ensureon time deliverywith high quality.
• Create and maintainprojectdocuments andartifacts to capture current state.
• Troubleshoot issues and work withteamto identify and address problems.
• Mentoring junior team members and ensuring they adhere to determined software quality standards.

• Strong hands-on experience with web application development using Java / JavaScript / .NET, REST-fulAPIscreation using SpringBoot (for Java-based tech stack) or Node (JS-based tech stack), Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 3.5/4.0 (for Microsoft-based tech stack)
• Strong hands-on experience with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS, React, React with Redux
• Excellent proficiency with front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, JQuery, and JavaScript
• Proficiency with server-side languages such as Python, Ruby, Java, PHP, and .Net
• Experience with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Experience with relevant code repository and project tools such as Team Foundation Server, SVN, Git, JIRA
• Ability to integrate APIs, write unit test cases, perform Unit Testing (UT) and System Integration testing (SIT)
• Experience with developing Cloud-native application and very good understanding of Cloud architecture and best practices
• Working experience with Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment
• Understanding of existing and emerging web standards such as HTML5 and Mobile
• Extensive experience in developing solutions using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Demonstrated ability with Application Architecture, best practices and systems engineering industry trends.
• Solid understanding of Agile application development methodologies and release management activities.
• Contribute to the team's ability to make and deliver on their commitments.
• Strong analytical skillsand analytical thinkingisneeded.

• Solid or in-depth understanding of the insurance industry
• Ability to learn trending technologies and apply them to business solutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented individual with strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Ability to be self-directed, a good team player and the capacity for effective time management.
• Ability to clearly communicatetoboth technical and business teams.
• Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages.
• Certified AWS Certified Developer or Solutions Architect will be preferred, but not mandatory.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Cyber Security/Information Systems or related field.
• Master's or any other higher degree preferred, but not mandatory.