Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Mercury Insurance

. Build and manage highly motivated, high-performing software engineering teams .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $128,136 - $252,194 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading high-performing software engineering teams, driving engineering best practices, and delivering customer-facing digital experiences. Proficient in project management, technical strategy, and leveraging modern technologies to enhance application systems.

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Software Engineering LeadershipFull-Stack Product EngineeringProject ManagementAPIs and MicroservicesDevSecOps

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringProject ManagementFull-Stack DevelopmentAPIsMicroservicesCloud ComputingData StreamingDistributed SystemsFramework DevelopmentDigital Transformation

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationMentoringInfluencingContinuous Improvement

Tools & Technologies

CI/CDOpen-Source LibrariesIntegration FrameworksContainersAnalytics

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s Degree in Computer Science Preferred

Industry Keywords

Insurance Domain ExperienceOperational ExcellenceScalabilityMaintainabilityObservability

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and manage highly motivated, high-performing software engineering teams
Hire, mentor, and motivate staff
Drive budgeting and planning for the area of responsibility
Collaborate with product managers to estimate effort, prioritize the roadmap, plan, and deliver roadmap items
Translate product requirements into robust, modular, configurable, reusable, fast, user-friendly, secure, compliant, scalable, and maintainable designs
Lead teams hands-on to deliver new or improved features and address delivery impediments
Collaborate with teams and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery
Review product requirements, designs, and code for quality and adherence to best practices
Ensure application systems are secure, compliant, performant, and up to date
Identify system and process improvement opportunities
Drive new features, large refactors or migrations, and process changes
Leverage CI/CD and process optimization to improve time to market
Stay current with industry trends and drive adoption of best practices
Assist in developing Mercury’s technical vision, strategy, and innovation for application systems
Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or other related fields Or equivalent combination of education and experience
10+ years of Software engineering experience with 5+ years leading and managing staff
Experience leading customer-facing digital experiences across multiple surfaces or channels
Strong full-stack product engineering background
Experience leveraging existing backend APIs and defining frontend-to-platform contracts
Experience building reusable frameworks or components
Insurance domain experience is a plus
Proven ability to drive engineering best practices, operational excellence, and organizational discipline across teams
Proficient in building and managing large, high-performing software engineering teams
Experienced in hiring and developing next-level managers and leaders
Proficient in project management, including estimating, planning, executing, tracking, and reporting progress
Proficient in leading multiple engineering teams across mobile, web, backend, data, and other technology stacks
Experienced in designing and implementing distributed application systems
Proficient with APIs, messaging, data streaming, workflow, integration frameworks, microservices, containers, and cloud computing
Experience maximizing use of open-source libraries
Experienced in leveraging DevSecOps
Experienced in leveraging analytics data and experimentation
Experience leading transformative initiatives such as digital transformation, omni-channel implementation, legacy migration, cloud transformation, modernization, product development, and AI/ML adoption
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Experienced in operational excellence, quality, performance, scalability, maintainability, and observability
Experienced in driving technical strategy, vision, and innovation
Master’s Degree in Computer Science preferred
Experience building software for P&C Insurance Business preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions
Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours)
Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus)
Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match
Engaging work environment
Promotional opportunities
Education assistance
Professional and personal development opportunities
Company recognition program
Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more