Software Development Manager
About the job
- Solid software development experience, including experience leading engineering teams and delivering enterprise applications.
- A strong technical background in software architecture, application design, and cloud-native development.
- Hands-on experience with .NET/C#, JavaScript, Python, REST APIs, microservices, SQL Server, Snowflake, and search technologies such as OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, or Solr.
- Experience building and operating applications in AWS or other cloud environments.
- Understanding of AI/ML technologies, including large language models, generative AI, and AI-powered application development.
- Proven ability to lead Agile software delivery while balancing technical excellence, business priorities, and customer needs.
- Experience driving architecture, technical design, development, testing, deployment, and operational support.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, including building high-performing teams and influencing technical direction across engineering and business partners.
- Ability to communicate effectively at both technical and executive levels.
- Lead a team of software developers and analysts through requirements, design, development, testing, and deployment of large distributed systems using microservices-based architecture.
- Engage and lead a globally distributed team, provide hands-on management, mentoring, and coaching, and drive annual goals.
- Perform people-management duties, including hiring, firing, performance reviews, defining job requirements, interviewing candidates, managing staffing needs and team assignments, reviewing work, supporting staff growth, and supervising in person or remotely.
- Communicate software solution expectations to internal customers, team members, and other stakeholders.
- Propose, design, and implement scalable, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions that meet internal and external customer objectives.
- Work with senior management, peers, and internal customers to plan and prioritize projects and resource allocation.
- Proactively communicate statuses, issues, and escalations to senior management and stakeholders.
- Work with external vendors to source, negotiate, and manage contract resources and solution services.
- Familiarity with retrieval-augmented generation architectures, vector databases, and AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude Code.
About the company
Verisk sells data, analytics, and software to insurers, reinsurers, and insurance intermediaries that assess risk and settle claims. Its tools support insurance pricing and policy development, catastrophe modeling, and claims investigation, combining industry records with scientific models and specialized applications. Xactimate calculates property repair estimates, while other platforms compare claims to identify suspected fraud and model losses from natural disasters. Customers pay through hosted subscriptions, transaction fees, and advisory services, with software and data integrated into their underwriting and claims workflows. Verisk traces its operating roots to 1971 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Jersey City, New Jersey
Founded
1971
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Core demand is expanding: July 2026 results showed Verisk's subscriptions growing 8% excluding currency and portfolio changes.
- Recurring contracts support stability: subscriptions generated 84% of Verisk's insurance revenue in the first half of 2026.
- Career progression has a map: Verisk's Career Framework links employee skills to job functions and grades.
What critics are saying
- Data suppliers hold leverage: Verisk's contracts are short term, and some suppliers also compete with it.
- Technology teams face a handoff: Verisk's CIO role moved to interim leadership in August 2026.
- Merger execution faced court intervention: August 2026 ruling ordered Verisk to pursue AccuLynx approval and pay direct costs.
What makes Verisk unique
- Insurance rulebooks are a product: Verisk's ISO library contains more than 30,000 standardized policy forms and resources.
- Repair pricing is local: Verisk's estimating data covers more than 460 markets using completed jobs and cost research.
- Its data has a field operation: Verisk deploys about 500 US representatives to inspect properties and community protections.
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