At Enact Mortgage Insurance (Nasdaq: ACT), we understand that there’s no place like home. That’s why we bring our deep expertise, insightful offerings, and extra mile service to work every day to help lenders put more people in homes and keep them there.
We’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer in Raleigh, NC to join us in fulfilling our mission, while utilizing our values of excellence, improvement, and connection. In this role, you will be responsible for all technical aspects of external integrations with customers, vendors and other partners. This includes API as well as SFTP based integrations and all infrastructure and support applications required internally to support these business processes. You will be part of a high performing IT product team that utilizes Agile Methodology for translating business requirements into technical specifications and implementations for our Integrations product group. The demonstration of technical leadership in Java as well as usage of AWS tools and code practices in the development of reusable services is extremely important to ensure success in this role.
LOCATION
Enact Headquarters, Raleigh, NC – Hybrid Schedule
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Work on medium, large, and portfolio projects related to external customer and vendor integrations and internal utility applications
Design Integrations based services in both cloud and on-prem environments
Work with internal & external customers in understanding Integrations/Interface needs
Work with outside vendors on projects, establishing technical requirements and standards for outside product development
Collaborate with business product owner (POD owner) to define scope, objectives and deliverables
Work with various internal IT and Business functional areas as part of project/task collaboration
Maintain an effective approach on problem solving, multi-tasking, coordinating and scheduling in accordance with the Project Plan to ensure visibility and predictability
Provide support and maintenance for existing systems in Customer Solutions Integrations area
Ability to utilize AI tools when/where appropriate, to improve speed and efficiency of tasks
Provide guidance/leadership to other developers including ‘Managed-Service’ team that is comprised of some offshore developers
Perform code reviews and collaborate with peer designers / developers on project work
Utilize code management, defect management, and ticketing tools (e.g. JIRA, ServiceNow)
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in IT, MIS, Engineering, Computer Science or related technical degree
7+ years of hands-on experience with Java and enterprise-grade application development
7+ years of experience designing and building solutions on AWS, including Lambda, Step Functions, and Spring Boot-based microservices.
5+ years of experience with Application performance monitoring and observability platforms for application monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning.
Proven experience developing and supporting external APIs and other methods of integration (SFTP etc.) using AWS native services and technologies.
Demonstrated use of AI-assisted tools to accelerate technical research, troubleshooting, and solution design
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in the financial or insurance sector preferred
Working knowledge of MISMO standards and schemas, including XML and JSON message formats
Experience with Python for scripting, data processing, automation, or building microservices and serverless functions a plus
COMPANY
Enact Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACT), operating primarily through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a leading publicly traded U.S. private mortgage insurance provider, offering borrower-centric products that enable lenders and other partners across the U.S. to help people responsibly achieve and maintain the dream of homeownership.
By empowering customers and their borrowers, Enact seeks to positively impact the lives of those in the communities in which it serves in a sustainable way. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, we play an active role in supporting a prosperous Triangle community. We also support our colleagues’ philanthropic efforts in their home communities across the U.S. Enact values all perspectives, characteristics and experiences, along with providing a positive and inclusive culture for employees to grow and succeed. We strive to create an environment where employees can bring their full, authentic selves to work to help each other and their customers.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
WHY WORK AT ENACT
We bring innovative thinking to the situations at hand
We seek out and incorporate diverse views to strengthen our outcomes
We work on challenging and rewarding projects
We offer competitive benefits:
Hybrid work schedule (shared in-office days Tues/Wed/Thurs)
Generous Time Off
40 Hours of Volunteer Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment
Paid Family Leave and Flexible Spending Accounts
401k with up to 5% employer match
Fitness and Emotional Wellness Reimbursements