Job Description

• Pune, Maharashtra, India

Who We Are

Zinnia is simplifying how people buy, sell, and administer insurance products. Combining intuitive enterprise technology solutions and data insights, the Policygenius marketplace, and market-leading products including SmartOffice, AnnuityNet, LifeSpeed, WinFlex, TPP, VitalSales Suite, and Exchange Consulting, Zinnia is redesigning the insurance experience for shoppers, advisors, and insurers alike — and enabling more people to protect their financial futures along the way. Zinnia has over $173.7 billion in assets under administration across 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.

Who You Are

As an Engineering Manager in our API MGMT team, you will spearhead a group of skilled engineers, driving innovation and disruption in the insurance industry through technology-driven platforms. Your role is pivotal in enabling the team to excel, not just by guiding the technical vision but also by fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. You'll work closely with the Product Manager on customer discovery, streamlining the discovery and delivery processes to enhance our solutions further. Your leadership will open avenues for career growth among your team members, contributing to our fast-paced growth. With your experience, collaborative spirit, and appetite for challenges, we can accelerate our journey toward groundbreaking achievements. Join us to lead with vision, empower with action, and inspire continuous advancement.

What You’ll Do

• Work as part of a global, cross-functional team to develop innovative software for Zinnia’s stakeholders.
• Lead, mentor, hire and manage a team(s) of engineers to build and maintain services and solutions to support the team.
• Set clear goals, identifies priorities, manages trade-offs, and develop a technical vision for your team(s).
• Build trust within your team, collaborates across teams, and involve partners in decision-making.
• Empower teams with responsibilities, metrics, and supports their technical advancement.
• Develop team structure aligned with strategy, including performance, development, and hiring.
• Promote engineering best practices, continuous improvement, and a supportive, inclusive environment.
• Design and deliver iterative solutions with Product, Design, and Marketing partners.
• Collaborate with leadership on technical strategy and adapts to shifting priorities.
• Demonstrates flexibility, self-motivation, and ability to prioritize in a changing business environment.

What You’ll Need

• 8-12 years of experience as a software engineer, creating and supporting products.
• A proven track record of mentoring and developing the careers of software engineers.
• A proven track record of setting clear goals, managing trade-offs, and driving a technical vision.
• Experience forging collaborative partnerships with product managers and designers.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to comfortably articulate your thoughts and decisions.
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills.

Qualifications

• Should have BTech / BE / MCA / MTech / ME or equivalent qualification from reputed institutes

Technical Skills

• Experience in the API development lifecycle, including, but not limited to, building API specifications.
• Object Oriented Programming (OOPS) and design patterns.
• Programming using Shell script, Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript, Go, or Java.
• Steaming platforms like Kafka.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms i.e AWS.
• Good knowledge of databases like Postgres, Document DB, etc.
• SOA/Microservice Architecture.
• Git, Maven, Docker.
• Knowledge of API gateway like Kong, AWS or Apigee is a plus.
• Knowledge about MuleSoft is a plus.