Corporate Vice President, Development Lead

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week

Our New York Life culture has laid the foundation for over 180 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. Here you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring organization with a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance.

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities. You will be part of an inclusive team guided by our belief to always be there for each other-providing the support and flexibility to grow and reach new heights while making an impact in the lives of others.

You are our future, and we commit to investing in you accordingly.

As part of Technology, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking initiatives that shape New York Life's digital landscape. Leverage cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI to increase productivity, streamline processes, and create seamless experiences for clients, agents, and employees. Your expertise fuels innovation, agility, and growth - driving the company's success.

Role Summary:

We are looking for a Development Lead who possesses a passion for pushing mobile/web technologies to the limits and 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 and maintenance of cloud applications aimed at revolutionizing the Insurance industry. Your primary focus will be development of cloud applications in various areas of insurance such as underwriting, risk and pricing using cloud providers like Heroku or Amazon Web Services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products is essential.

What you'll do:

• Mentor other engineers on the team by giving technical guidance and performing code reviews.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work with product owners and team members to build industry-leading solutions.
• Participate as a team member in planning the architecture and development of solutions.
• Design and build the next-generation of Insurance applications in the cloud.
• Research and identify best practices both from an architecture & security perspective.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Troubleshoot issues and work with team to identify and address problems.
• Participate on scrum teams working on short sprints and ensure on time delivery with high quality.
• Create and maintain project documents and artifacts to capture current state.

What you'll bring:

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent. Master's degree in CS/related field strongly preferred.
• 7+ years of industry experience as a software engineer/developer.
• Solid understanding of agile application development methodologies and release management activities.
• Experience with IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) or PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) implementations will be preferred.
• Contribute to the team's ability to make and deliver on their commitments.
• Ability to clearly communicate to both technical and business teams.
• Broad knowledge in web-based application development using modern tools and technology.]In-depth understanding of HTML5, CSS3, JQuery/JavaScript with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• 1-2 years as technical team leader.
• Excellent working experience with Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, task managers (Jenkins, Grunt, Gulp, Bamboo, etc.), and build automation in general.
• 4+ year relevant experience in REST-ful APIs creation.
• 3+ extensive experience with Node.js and Angular.js frameworks.
• 3+ year relevant experience with No-SQL database.
• Minimum of 3 years' industry experience with Cloud adoption using AWS (Preferred), Google or Azure.
• In-depth understanding of Amazon Web Services like AWS CloudFormation, AWS EC2, AWS Lambda, AWS DynamoDB, AWS SWF, AWS Cognito, AWS APIGateway etc.
• Strong Code integration and Code deployment knowledge using tools such as Jenkins, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodeDeploy and AWS DataPipeline.
• Experience using Atlassian tool sets: Jira, Confluence
• Experience with Test Driven Development methodology.
• Experience implementing projects through the QA process.
• Strong analytical skills and analytical thinking is needed.
• Amazon Web Services certified candidates will be preferred.

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $122,500-$210,000

Overtime eligible: Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes

Sales bonus eligible: No

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.

Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life's leadership in this space.

Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of

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Visit our Newsroom to learn more about how our company is constantly evolving to meet our clients' and employees' needs.

Job Requisition ID: 92168

About NY Life Insurance Company

Diversity & Humanity-two values that are deeply rooted in the New York Life culture and have laid the foundation for over 175 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. At New York Life you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring culture that has a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength of New York Life revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance, and we want you to be a part of our legacy.

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities. You will be part of a diverse team guided by our belief to always be there for each other-providing the support and flexibility to grow and reach new heights while making an impact in the lives of others.

You are our future, and we commit to investing in you accordingly.

Visit our Linkedin to see how our employees and agents are leading the industry and impacting communities.

Visit our Newsroom to learn more about how our company is constantly evolving to meet our clients' and employees' needs.

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