Application Development Manager bei Starrcompanies

Starr Insurance Companies is a leading insurance and investment organization, providing commercial property and casualty insurance, including travel and accident coverage, to almost every imaginable business and industry in virtually every part of the world.

Cornelius Vander Starr established his first insurance company in Shanghai, China in 1919. Today, we are one of the world’s fastest growing insurance organizations, capable of writing in 128 countries on 6 continents.

Starr Companies is a globally recognized insurance and investment organization with a rich history dating back to 1919. Our commitment to innovation drives us to continuously improve our tools and technologies.

We're looking for an Application Development Manager to play a pivotal role in reshaping our software for underwriters and staff. If you're passionate about creating durable, industry-leading solutions and want to work with a team of dedicated developers, your expertise is needed here.
 

Why Join Starr Companies?

At Starr Companies, our software development team pride ourselves on fostering a culture of excellence where merit, innovation, and collaboration are at the forefront. We believe in empowering our employees to grow professionally and contribute to the success of our global mission. Here's what you can expect working with us:

• Merit-Based Environment: We are committed to recognizing and rewarding outstanding performance, ensuring that the best ideas and contributions are always given the opportunity to shine.

• Innovative Spirit: Continuous improvement is part of our DNA. We encourage creative problem-solving and the exploration of new technologies to stay ahead in our industry.

• Collaborative Teamwork: Our team is our greatest asset. We work together in a supportive atmosphere that values open communication and perspectives.

• Professional Growth: We invest in our employees through professional development opportunities, training programs, and a culture that promotes career advancement.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Lead a high-performing development team: hiring, onboarding, mentoring, performance feedback, and career development.

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and QA to refine requirements, plan sprints, manage scope, and deliver on-time, high-quality releases.

• Establish and enforce development best practices: code reviews, coding standards, branching strategies, testing, documentation, and quality gates.

• Serve as a hands-on technical lead for all areas of development.

• Build intuitive, high-performing user interfaces using variety of technologies, including Angular and Blazor.

• Architect and maintain secure, scalable APIs using the latest versions of .NET, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.

• Guide the implementation of automated CI/CD pipelines in GitHub and Azure DevOps to streamline and standardize deployment processes.

• Leverage a wide range of Azure services to build performant, scalable solutions using serverless and PaaS architectures.

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.

• Extensive professional experience (8+ years) with the Microsoft stack, particularly with .NET (including .NET 6+) and Angular.

• 3+ years in a formal technical leadership role (tech lead, team lead, or development manager) with people-management responsibilities.

• Strong background in MSSQL, including database design, optimization, and maintenance; expertise in Entity Framework is essential.

• Strong system design and architectural skills for cloud-native applications on Azure.

• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern front-end frameworks/libraries; solid understanding of performance and accessibility.

• Proficiency in designing and implementing state-of-the-art APIs, with a focus on modern standards and best practices in API architecture.

• Proficiency in Git-based source control and branching strategies.

• Strong testing practices, including unit and integration tests with nUnit/xUnit, and implementing quality gates.

• Strong understanding of software development life cycle, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment.

• Knowledge of software development best practices, security, and observability (e.g., Azure Monitor, Application Insights).

• Additional certifications and relevant training are highly valued.

Nice-to-Haves:

• In-depth experience with various Azure services, showcasing a comprehensive understanding of the platform.

• Experience in the insurance industry.

Starr is an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer first class training and development opportunities to all employees. Our aim is to grow our own talent and bring out the best in people.