Lead Engineer - Durham
1 day ago

Job description
Piper Companies is seeking a Lead Engineer (IC) for a technology-driven Insurance organization focused on modern, cloud-native application services and SaaS platform enablement.
This position will lead the design, development, and integration of internal applications and vendor-based SaaS platforms, supporting scalable, reliable systems that power customer relationship and workflow management platforms.
This is a full-time opportunity for a hybrid position located in Durham, NC.Responsibilities for the Lead Engineer include:
Lead the design, development, and maintenance of in-house applications and SaaS-based platforms, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
Own and evolve the SMART (CRM) and related internal platforms, including configuration, workflow management, and platform customization.
Design and implement integration patterns between internal systems and third-party SaaS platforms, managing data flows, APIs, and event-driven workflows.
Ensure systems are operationally sound by establishing monitoring, alerting, documentation, and runbooks to support production stability.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to one direct report and collaborate with additional engineering resources, including offshore team members.
Participate in architectural planning, technical decision-making, and platform roadmap discussions.
Conduct light people leadership duties, including annual performance reviews, coaching, and skill development.
Qualifications for the Lead Engineer include:
5–9 years of professional software engineering experience with increasing technical ownership and leadership responsibility.
Proven experience as a Lead Engineer or Technical Lead in an individual contributor capacity.
Strong hands-on experience with , React, TypeScript, and modern AWS services (Lambda, ECS, SQS, etc.).
Experience with CRM platforms or internally built "fact systems."
Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling.
Demonstrated experience integrating and configuring SaaS platforms alongside internally developed applications.
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Compensation for the Lead Engineer includes:
Salary range:
$120,000 - $130,000
Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO, holidays, and sick leave as required by law.
Keywords:
Lead engineer, senior software engineer, technical lead, cloud-native development, service-oriented architecture, microservices, event-driven architecture, API development, REST APIs, webhooks, system integration, Node.
JS, javascript, typescript, react, full-stack, backend development, AWS, AWS lambda, AWS ECS, AWS SQS, serverless architecture, containerized services, cloud architecture, cloud integration, SaaS Platforms, vendor-based platforms, application services, platform engineering, platform configuration, CRM platform, SMART CRM, solution architecture, system design, application architecture, integration architecture, data flow design, technical design, CI/CD#HYBRID
This job is open for applications on 2/20/2026 and will remain open for at least 30 days from the posting date.
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