Associate Director or Engineering at Sun Life Financial
Kansas City, MO 64101
About the Job
You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.Job Description: We're looking for an Associate Director of Engineering that can provide leadership, mentoring, skills development, and motivation to a highly talented team of software engineers working in an agile environment. As an Engineering Manager you will:
• Manage and lead software engineers working on various parts of the Sun Life’s platform across multiple domains areas and technologies.
• Assess and develop engineering talent. Assess performance and define performance criteria and standards. Build talent by encouraging and supporting individual professional development plans.
• Build the team through talent acquisition and developing best practices for hiring and onboarding of software engineers.
• Ensure software quality though the application of best practices for software testing (test driven development, test first development, unit testing, quality assurance, automation, etc.)
• Drive a disciplined approach to software development adopting agile best practices.
• Increase predictability through the use of appropriate planning and risk mitigation techniques (feature analysis, technical spikes, software architecture guidance, etc.)
• Drive predictable delivery of the strategic product roadmap by working with product managers and rest of Engineering teams.
• Provide architecture and technology strategy guidance in conjunction with subject matter experts and engineering management peers.
• Build operational excellence into everything we do. Logging, alerts, metrics, processes, measuring success, continuous integration/delivery, etc.Our Tech StackSun Life’s products are supported by an exciting mix of modern technologies: Our back end stack is made up of services written in Java ( and other open source such as Spring ), JavaScript (TypeScript), Go, Scala, and that communicate with each other using gRPC and REST. We store our product data in Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis databases. Front end applications are written in Google Web Toolkit, JavaScript and make heavy use of React, Redux, and Styled Components. Healthy mix of tradional on-prem deployment, AWS Cloud native services and Kubernetes cluster using a CI/CD pipeline.Requirements
• 8-10 years software development experience with at least 2 of those years in a management and/or team lead position.
• Experience with at least two programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, Go.
• Experience with distributed systems such as a microservices or service oriented architecture.
• Ability to contribute to application development and design and architecture.
• Ability to provide guidance and mentoring across the full technology stack (front to back).
• Experience with and appreciation for developing web-based business applications with complex data structures and workflows.
• Strong communication skills and great product sense.
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.Not ready to apply yet but want to stay in touch? Join our talent community to stay connected until the time is right for you! Life is brighter when you work at Sun Life -Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being – mental, physical and financial – including generous vacation and sick time, market-leading paid family, parental and adoption leave, a partially-paid sabbatical program, medical plans, company paid life and AD&D insurance as well as disability programs and more -Retirement and Stock Purchase programs to help build and enhance your future financial security including a 401(k) plan with an employer-paid match as well as an employer-funded retirement account -A flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture -Great Place to Work Certified in Canada and the U.S. -Named as a “Top 10” employer by the Boston Globe's “Top Places to Work” two years running All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. If you are a California resident, the salary range for this position is: -Southern California region: $134,800 - $202,200 annually -Central California region: $142,200- $213,300 annually -Northern California region: $152,000 - $228,000 annually If you are a Minnesota, Colorado or Nevada resident, the salary range for this position is $128,700 - $193,100 annually If you are an Illinois, Connecticut or Maryland resident, the salary range for this position is $134,800 - $202,200 annually If you are Washington, Washington D.C., and Rhode Island resident, the salary range for this position is $142,200- $213,300 annually If you are a New York resident, the salary range for this position is $152,000 - $228,000 annually We consider various factors in determining actual pay including your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition to salary, this position is eligible for incentive awards based on individual and business performance as well as a broad range of competitive benefits. Sun Life Financial is a leading provider of group insurance benefits in the U.S., helping people protect what they love about their lives. More than just a name, Sun Life symbolizes our brand promise of making life brighter -for our customers, partners, and communities. Join our talented, diverse workforce and launch a rewarding career. Visit us at www.sunlife.com/us to learn more. Our Affirmative Action Program affirms our commitment to make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitation of otherwise-qualified individuals with disabilities or special disabled veterans, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Please email
• Manage and lead software engineers working on various parts of the Sun Life’s platform across multiple domains areas and technologies.
• Assess and develop engineering talent. Assess performance and define performance criteria and standards. Build talent by encouraging and supporting individual professional development plans.
• Build the team through talent acquisition and developing best practices for hiring and onboarding of software engineers.
• Ensure software quality though the application of best practices for software testing (test driven development, test first development, unit testing, quality assurance, automation, etc.)
• Drive a disciplined approach to software development adopting agile best practices.
• Increase predictability through the use of appropriate planning and risk mitigation techniques (feature analysis, technical spikes, software architecture guidance, etc.)
• Drive predictable delivery of the strategic product roadmap by working with product managers and rest of Engineering teams.
• Provide architecture and technology strategy guidance in conjunction with subject matter experts and engineering management peers.
• Build operational excellence into everything we do. Logging, alerts, metrics, processes, measuring success, continuous integration/delivery, etc.Our Tech StackSun Life’s products are supported by an exciting mix of modern technologies: Our back end stack is made up of services written in Java ( and other open source such as Spring ), JavaScript (TypeScript), Go, Scala, and that communicate with each other using gRPC and REST. We store our product data in Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis databases. Front end applications are written in Google Web Toolkit, JavaScript and make heavy use of React, Redux, and Styled Components. Healthy mix of tradional on-prem deployment, AWS Cloud native services and Kubernetes cluster using a CI/CD pipeline.Requirements
• 8-10 years software development experience with at least 2 of those years in a management and/or team lead position.
• Experience with at least two programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, Go.
• Experience with distributed systems such as a microservices or service oriented architecture.
• Ability to contribute to application development and design and architecture.
• Ability to provide guidance and mentoring across the full technology stack (front to back).
• Experience with and appreciation for developing web-based business applications with complex data structures and workflows.
• Strong communication skills and great product sense.
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.Not ready to apply yet but want to stay in touch? Join our talent community to stay connected until the time is right for you! Life is brighter when you work at Sun Life -Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being – mental, physical and financial – including generous vacation and sick time, market-leading paid family, parental and adoption leave, a partially-paid sabbatical program, medical plans, company paid life and AD&D insurance as well as disability programs and more -Retirement and Stock Purchase programs to help build and enhance your future financial security including a 401(k) plan with an employer-paid match as well as an employer-funded retirement account -A flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture -Great Place to Work Certified in Canada and the U.S. -Named as a “Top 10” employer by the Boston Globe's “Top Places to Work” two years running All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. If you are a California resident, the salary range for this position is: -Southern California region: $134,800 - $202,200 annually -Central California region: $142,200- $213,300 annually -Northern California region: $152,000 - $228,000 annually If you are a Minnesota, Colorado or Nevada resident, the salary range for this position is $128,700 - $193,100 annually If you are an Illinois, Connecticut or Maryland resident, the salary range for this position is $134,800 - $202,200 annually If you are Washington, Washington D.C., and Rhode Island resident, the salary range for this position is $142,200- $213,300 annually If you are a New York resident, the salary range for this position is $152,000 - $228,000 annually We consider various factors in determining actual pay including your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition to salary, this position is eligible for incentive awards based on individual and business performance as well as a broad range of competitive benefits. Sun Life Financial is a leading provider of group insurance benefits in the U.S., helping people protect what they love about their lives. More than just a name, Sun Life symbolizes our brand promise of making life brighter -for our customers, partners, and communities. Join our talented, diverse workforce and launch a rewarding career. Visit us at www.sunlife.com/us to learn more. Our Affirmative Action Program affirms our commitment to make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitation of otherwise-qualified individuals with disabilities or special disabled veterans, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Please email
recruitingUS@sunlife.com
to request an accommodation.At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.For applicants residing in California, please read our employee California Privacy Policy and Notice.Job Category: IT - Application DevelopmentPosting End Date: 29/11/2024All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.SummaryLocation: Kansas City, Missouri; U.S. Employees (Remote)Type: Full time 