Senior Software Development Manager

Description

The Senior Software Development Manager plays a critical role in leading our software engineering teams who build our in‑house insurance management system. This role will ensure the successful delivery of complex, cloud‑based enterprise solutions. The Senior Software Development Manager is responsible for owning delivery outcomes across multiple agile delivery teams, providing technical and architectural leadership. The right individual will foster strong engineering culture and talent development along with being a trusted partner to business and product leaders.

The Senior Software Development Manager will balance delivery excellence with long‑term platform health and drive continuous improvement across engineering practices, processes, and teams.

• Lead and oversee software engineering operations across 8-10 delivery teams
• Establish clear goals, metrics, and delivery expectations while empowering those teams to operate effectively and autonomously
• Own delivery outcomes across multiple initiatives to ensure predictable execution, high quality, effective risk management, and alignment to business priorities and roadmap
• Provide architectural and technical leadership, guiding design decisions, managing technical debt, and ensuring solutions align with enterprise architecture, security standards, and long‑term platform strategy
• Mentor, coach, and develop senior engineers, technical leads, and people managers, building strong leadership pipelines and succession plans
• Act as a trusted technology partner to business leaders and product teams, translating business strategy into executable technology roadmaps and measurable outcomes
• Drive continuous improvement across engineering practices, delivery processes, and team culture, leveraging Scrum, Kanban, Dev Ops, and Lean principles to improve quality, velocity, and reliability

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Related field or equivalent working experience
• 10+ years of progressive experience in software development
• 5+ years in engineering leadership providing oversight of people, architecture, and delivery
• Strong technical background in cloud‑based enterprise systems with the ability to evaluate architecture, review designs, and guide technical decision‑making, even if not coding daily
• Outstanding communication, collaboration ability, and attention to detail
• Understanding of architectural, design, and agile patterns and methodologies
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives
• Proven ability to influence without authority across departments
• Experience scaling teams, platforms, or systems in a growth‑oriented environment
• Strong understanding of software delivery governance, risk management, and compliance
• A servant leader who can build consensus even when there is not unanimity

• Practical working knowledge of C#, .NET, ASP.NET MVC, Type Script, JavaScript frameworks (Angular, React, Aurelia, Vue etc.), Azure, and AI assisted technologies
• Commercial Property and Casualty insurance experience

biBerk is where commercial insurance buyers can obtain coverage for their businesses from insurers of the Berkshire Hathaway group of Insurance Companies, one of the best capitalized insurance groups in the world. Our ultimate parent, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is a holding company with diversified interests in a host of industries, including insurance, energy, transportation and manufacturing. Most policies issued through  will be underwritten by Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company ("BHDIC"), which is an AM Best rated A++ insurer.

BHDIC is domiciled in Omaha, Nebraska. BHDIC and the team at biBerk are focused on helping small business owners quickly and easily buy affordable insurance directly from a financially strong insurance company they can trust.

BHDIC is excited to announce our comprehensive benefits package with some new and enhanced features for 2026 that include:

• Medical (PPO/HDHP), vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Enhanced dental plan with orthodontia coverage in addition to a standard plan.
• Generous PTO plan…