Lead Software Engineer

Genworth North America Corporation is hiring a Lead Software Engineer to modernize its Assessment platform. The role owns the platform’s technical vision and architecture, leads engineering practices and implementation, and collaborates with product, engineering, security, infrastructure, and operations teams to deliver scalable, reliable web and mobile applications.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement a modern Assessment platform using technologies such as TypeScript, React, React Native, Flutter, and GraphQL
• Establish and champion best-in-class engineering practices to ensure systems are modular, scalable, resilient, and flexible
• Define and enforce coding standards, architectural patterns, and quality metrics to maintain high engineering standards
• Lead technical design discussions, perform code reviews, and provide hands-on guidance across the engineering team
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and contribute to DevSecOps practices
• Contribute to platform hosting, deployment, and runtime strategies, ensuring reliability and performance at scale
• Own the technical vision and architecture of the Assessment platform
• Serve as a key decision-maker for technology choices, architectural trade-offs, and implementation approaches
• Take accountability for platform quality, performance, and long-term sustainability
• Identify and proactively address technical risks, scalability challenges, and architectural gaps
• Partner closely with Product Managers and business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust technical solutions
• Collaborate with engineering peers, mobile and web teams, and shared services to ensure architectural alignment
• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of learning, quality, and continuous improvement
• Work cross-functionally with security, infrastructure, and operations teams to support platform reliability and compliance

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Expert-level proficiency in modern application development, including:
• TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js
• React, React Native, Flutter
• Swift and Kotlin
• Strong experience designing and consuming GraphQL and REST-based APIs
• Deep understanding of database design and performance, with hands-on experience using PostgreSQL and MongoDB
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and contributing to DevSecOps practices
• Strong knowledge of mobile application delivery across iOS and Android, including release and store lifecycle management
• Familiarity with event-driven and asynchronous systems, including messaging and queue-based architectures
• Experience integrating with third-party platforms such as SSO providers, payment systems, and eCommerce services
• 10+ years of professional software development experience, with a significant portion in senior, staff, or principal-level roles
• Proven success delivering large-scale, high-impact platforms in production environments
• Experience building B2B APIs, B2B portals, and assessment or transaction-based systems
• Hands-on experience with real-time or near-real-time systems, including video or communication platforms
• Experience building and operating mobile applications with demonstrated adoption and quality outcomes
• Track record of partnering effectively with product, design, and business stakeholders to deliver meaningful results
• This role is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship
• Advanced degree is a plus but not required