[Remote] Senior Manager Software Engineering

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Verisk is a leading data analytics and technology partner in the global insurance industry, seeking a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead high-performing teams in developing data-intensive platforms. This role focuses on empowering engineers to deliver scalable solutions while leveraging AI throughout the software development lifecycle, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Leads engineering teams that have fully embraced AI tooling as a first-class part of the SDLC
• Stabilizes and scales complex, compliance-sensitive platforms
• Enables strong tech lead autonomy without losing accountability
• Translates ambiguous organizational intent into clear guardrails, priorities, and operating norms
• Drives delivery across product, engineering, DevOps, and compliance

Skills

• 8–12+ years in software engineering or systems development
• 5+ years leading complex delivery through other engineers (formal or informal leadership)
• Proven track record leading engineering teams that have fully leveraged AI tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude, Kiro, etc.) as a first-class part of SDLC, with demonstrated productivity gains in code generation, code review, and testing
• Hands-on experience with large, high-transaction data systems, including RDBMS-centric architectures (Oracle strongly preferred)
• Proven exposure to: Production change control, Incident response, Data integrity and operational risk
• Experience operating in regulated or audit-bound environments (SOC 2-like rigor is a strong positive)
• Insurance, fintech, or government-adjacent systems
• Cloud + legacy hybrid environments
• Transitioning teams through role ambiguity and operating-model change
• Prior responsibility spanning engineering + DevOps + platform operations

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• A Retirement Plan
• Disability benefits
• A Paid Time Off program
• A competitive total rewards package that includes base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location
• Work flexibility
• Support, coaching, and training you need to succeed

Company Overview

Verisk Analytics is a data analytics and risk assessment firm for the insurance sector. It was founded in 1971, and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.verisk.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Verisk has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 1 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 4 in 2022, 2 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.