Sr. Engineering Manager – Remote

Symetra has an exciting new opportunity to join us as a Senior Engineering Manager!
About the role

As a Senior Engineering Manager within the Technology and Operations organization, you will lead a team of developers responsible for building, enhancing, and supporting critical business applications. These systems include both custom-built and vendor-configured solutions that support Symetra ’s core business functions.

In this high-impact role, you'll provide technical direction, oversee software delivery practices, and manage a team of skilled engineers. You’ll also cultivate strong relationships with internal customers and external partners, balancing leadership, architecture, execution, and collaboration.
What you will do

- Provide strategic and technical direction to the engineering team.

- Guide the adoption of modern technologies and drive system-wide improvements.

- Lead delivery across multiple projects, aligning resources with business priorities.

- Improve development processes, tools, and team scalability.

- Attract, develop, and retain top engineering talent through coaching and career planning.

- Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team culture.

- Partner with business leaders to align technology solutions with strategic goals.

- Ensure clear communication, manage expectations, and deliver high-quality outcomes.

- Combine strategic thinking with hands-on technical expertise.

- Mentor future leaders and promote continuous learning and innovation.

Why Work at Symetra

“If you want to work for a company that is always considering its employees while working towards sustainable growth this is that company. Within Symetra , there is always innovation, empowerment, and growth opportunities, all while providing us with a great work/life balance and incredible benefits for a very reasonable cost!” - Cindy J. G., Sr. Product Owner

" Symetra will spoil you. There aren't many companies that will put as much effort into you being a success as Symetra . The culture will challenge you but simultaneously put you at ease. Failure is seen as integral to the learning process so there is less reason to be fearful of it." - Kerry S., Sr. Systems Analyst
What we offer you

We don’t take a “one-size-fits-all” approach when it comes to our employees. Our programs are designed to make your life better both at work and at home.

- Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements

- Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%

- Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days and ten paid holidays

- Give back to your community and double your impact through our company matching

- Want more details? Check out our Symetra Benefits Overview

Compensation

Salary Range: $141,600 - $236,000 plus eligibility for the company annual bonus program.

Who You Are

- High School Diploma is required.

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field required; Master’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.

- 3+ years of industry experience, including 2+ years managing technical teams.

- Proven experience managing teams of 7+ software engineers, Quality Assurance, and Technical Program Managers (TPMs).

- Polyglot programmer with hands-on experience in C#/.NET, Java/Kotlin, TypeScript, and/or Python.

- Deep familiarity with cloud services—especially serverless functions, event handlers, and containerized services—with strong preference for AWS (GCP or Azure also acceptable).

- Experience integrating APIs with external SaaS platforms, particularly in the insurance domain; exposure to Vitech’s V3locity platform APIs is a significant plus.

- Practical experience developing and managing APIs throughout their lifecycle—including design, documentation, deployment, security, monitoring, and scaling—using API management platforms such as Apigee or equivalents.

- Strong data manag