Lead Software Engineer
ECLARO
Philadelphia, PA
Job Number: 26-00459
Find your next opportunity in the Financial Services Industry. ECLARO is looking for a Lead Software Engineer for our client in Philadelphia, PA.
ECLARO's client is one of the largest mutual life insurance companies and provides long-term care insurance, mutual funds and retirement-plan services across the US. If you’re up to the challenge, then take a chance at this rewarding opportunity!
Position Overview:
- Lead Software Engineer who is passionate about building scalable, secure, and user-centric digital solutions.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in this role.
- Hands-on technical leader who thrives in a collaborative Agile environment and is eager to shape the future of our digital portal architecture.
- Work closely with product owners, architects, and developers to deliver high-quality software that drives real business value.
- This is a full-stack leadership role with a strong emphasis on front-end architecture (Angular), back-end APIs (Node.js, GraphQL), and secure cloud deployment (AWS, Akamai WAF).
- Mentor team members, promote engineering best practices, and ensure seamless coordination between onshore and offshore teams.
- Partner closely with Product Owners/managers, Architecture teams, and developers to align business goals with technical execution and ensure seamless delivery of digital initiatives.
- Be comfortable and confident providing creative solutions to deliver code within timelines and budgets.
Pay Rate: $87.27/Hour.
Responsibilities:
- Leadership responsibilities – including mentoring developers, coordinating with offshore teams, and driving engineering best practices.
- Lead the design and development of digital portal solutions across front-end and back-end systems, ensuring performance, scalability, and security.
- Provide technical guidance to developers and quality engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with product owners and architects to align business goals with technical execution and deliver high-impact features.
- Define and enforce engineering standards, including code reviews, testing strategies, and deployment practices.
- Coordinate with offshore leads and teams, ensuring alignment on priorities, blockers, and delivery timelines.
- Support content readiness by guiding tagging, metadata, and component usage for personalization and accessibility.
- Champion modern development practices, including automated testing, Agile methodologies, and UX collaboration.
- Participate in defect triage and root cause analysis, driving quality improvements and prevention strategies.
Required Qualifications:
- Technical skill sets: particularly in Angular, Node.js, GraphQL, Typescript, SQL, and Java.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with non-coders, provide input and guidance to non-technical team members.
- This individual will be a key resource and a liaison to product owners, architecture teams, developers.
- Heavy AI requirements: Ability to drive AI development. Spec driven experience, CoPilot, part of AR strategy.
- Strong leadership/communication: Speaks up, takes accountability and helps to drive results.
- Front end development role: This person will be the lead design engineer on the project.
- Strong knowledge in API: Client Fullstack uses Angular for front end and API to provide security layers.
- Must want to convert to a full time employee, given the opportunity.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proven experience leading software engineering teams in Agile environments (SAFe Agilte delivery methodology).
- Deep expertise in Angular, Node.js, GraphQL, Typescript, SQL, and Java.
- Strong understanding of web security, including Akamai WAF and AWS-hosted applications.
- Experience with unit testing tools (e.g., JUnit, Mockito, SoapUI) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ability to mentor and coach developers, encouraging growth and leadership within the team.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
- Passion for building accessible, compliant, and user-friendly digital products.
- Interest in transitioning to a full-time employee role after initial engagement.
If hired, you will enjoy the following ECLARO Benefits:
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan administered by Merrill Lynch
- Commuter Check Pretax Commuter Benefits
- Eligibility to purchase Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance through ECLARO
If interested, you may contact:
Carlo Flores
Carlo.Flores@eclaro.com
6466952934
Carlo Flores | LinkedIn
Equal Opportunity Employer: ECLARO values diversity and does not discriminate based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status, in compliance with all applicable laws.
About the Company
ECLARO
Eclaro is a Business and Technology Consulting Firm that connects top talent with opportunities nationwide. We have direct access to Hiring Managers from leading Fortune 1000 organizations in almost every industry segment, with particular expertise in:
• Technology and Business Consulting
• Financial Services and Insurance
• Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences
• Consumer Products, Public Sector, and Utilities
Eclaro provides fully customizable, comprehensive talent acquisition and management of seasoned professionals through a number of business models, including:
• Consulting
• Professional Hiring
• Global Integrated Delivery™
• Managed Services
Eclaro recruits and manages a staff of highly skilled individuals in an array of specialized disciplines enabling our clients to leverage new opportunities, respond to increased and changing demands, and increase their profitability.
Eclaro’s Management Team averages over 25 years of experience in partnering with clients in technical, corporate operations and human capital solutions. We hold ISO 9001:2008 certification and have achieved SOC 2 Type 2 certification in Security, Availability and Confidentiality. Eclaro’s decades of expertise and collaborative practice have proven that The Right People are The Answer.