Engineering Manager
US$120,000 – US$160,000 / yr base salary
Posted 7 Jul 2026
Advertised as “Engineering Manager - Assistant Vice President / Vice President”
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- Expected experience
- 7–10 yrs
- Management level
- People management
| Base salary | US$120,000 – US$160,000 / yr |
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About the Role
iCapital is looking to hire a Software Engineering Manager to join the Annuities Platform team. Leading teams of C# and React engineers across US and India, this individual will manage developers responsible for the delivery of world class software for the entire sales workflow from quoting, insurance applications, e-signature to submission, used by the top US Life and Annuities carriers and distributors. This role will focus relentlessly on delivering high-quality software products, driving AI adoption, raising the bar on engineering practices, agile development, and help migrate the application stack to a modern services-oriented product while maintaining the highest standards for availability and quality.
Responsibilities
- Manage teams of 7–12 across two PODs, consisting of C# and React engineers in North America responsible for implementing Firelight Platform features.
- Build highly available, fault-tolerant customer-facing applications using service-based architectures and lead the migration from monolithic applications to modern service stacks, including decomposition efforts.
- Review code and provide consistent, high-quality feedback to maintain strong engineering standards.
- Develop, mentor, and coach team members while fostering a positive work environment.
- Lead the practical adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices, including responsible use of coding assistants, developer productivity tools, and customer-facing AI-enabled features.
- Lead and manage the technical execution of multiple complex software development projects.
- Drive adherence to existing processes and define new or improved processes within teams.
- Motivate teams to solve problems and deliver high-quality results.
- Manage stakeholder relationships across the business group and broader organization.
- Perform risk and dependency management across the engineering organization.
- Oversee resource planning activities, align work with organizational strategy, and integrate efforts across teams as needed.
- Ensure delivery of software within quality standards by facilitating and maintaining a clear definition of done (DoD) for Agile stories.
- Measure business value delivered by teams, including features committed versus released and user stories completed, and analyze productivity through bug-to-feature ratios.
- Assess delivery efficiency using lead time (idea to deployment) and cycle time (development to deployment) metrics.
- Evaluate backlog health by analyzing backlog size, aging items, and prioritization effectiveness.