Technical Lead - Software Engineering

Role Summary

Technical Lead

Reports To:

Value Stream D&T Leader. Career Stage:
Technical Leadership / Product‑Level Engineering Lead. As a Tech Lead, you’ll serve as the hands‑on technical leader for a product or platform within Guardian’s Digital & Technology organization. You’ll guide engineers in building secure, scalable, and high‑performing solutions, while ensuring engineering practices align to Guardian’s architectural and delivery standards.

Working closely with the Value Stream D&T Leader and Product Managers, you’ll translate business outcomes into technical execution and foster a culture of engineering excellence.

• Lead the design, development, and technical delivery for one or more agile squads.
• Define and enforce coding standards, best practices, application support, and test automation strategies.
• Manage all team‑level dependencies in partnership with the Product Owner.
• Continuously look for opportunities to optimize the team.
• Collaborate with Product and COEs, Data, AI, Architecture, and QA teams to ensure technical alignment.
• Conduct design and code reviews to maintain quality, scalability, support, and security.
• Mentor engineers, fostering skill development and technical depth across the team.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and implement long‑term, sustainable solutions.
• Drive adoption of SDLC practices, CI/CD, and cloud‑native solutions.
• Contribute to technical roadmaps, influencing architecture and modernization decisions.
• Write and deploy code or configuration to support the product teams.

• 9–12 years of software engineering experience, including several in a technical leadership role.
• Deep hands‑on expertise in modern programming languages such as Java, Python, and Node.js, and modern frameworks.
• Strong understanding of AI, Data, APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience working in cloud‑based environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and improve team performance.
• Excellent collaboration skills with cross‑functional teams in agile settings.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Hybrid – Three days a week at a Guardian location in New York, NY, Holmdel, NJ or Bethlehem, PA.

Base salary range: $ – $. The range is a good‑faith estimate of base pay; final compensation will be based on education, experience, knowledge, and abilities.

In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation. Guardian offers contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to employees, including opportunities for skill‑building, leadership development, and philanthropic involvement.

Guardian is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Qualified job applicants may request accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Contact  for accommodation requests.

Guardian is not currently sponsoring employment visas; applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.