Manager, Software Engineer - India [Angular, AWS, CI/CD, Kubernetes, And AI/LLM Technologies]

If you’re passionate about being part of a dynamic organization that enables a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales to drive innovation and adopt new technologies that deliver business results, then Nationwide’s Technology team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

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Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Manager, Software Engineer – India to lead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise digital platforms. This role requires a technical-first leader who can provide architectural direction, hands-on technical guidance, and engineering leadership across a modern cloud-native technology stack.

The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in Angular and frontend engineering, with the ability to mentor development teams, drive engineering excellence, and support large-scale modernization initiatives. While people leadership is an important component of the role, technical depth, solution ownership, and technology leadership are the primary expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical vision, architectural guidance, and engineering best practices across application development initiatives.
• Lead solution design, technical reviews, and architecture discussions for scalable, secure, and high-performing applications.
• Drive modernization efforts and adoption of contemporary engineering practices and technologies.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, design principles, and engineering best practices.

Software Engineering & Delivery

• Design, develop, and support enterprise-grade applications using modern frontend and cloud technologies.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver business-critical solutions.
• Ensure high-quality software delivery through automation, CI/CD, testing, and monitoring practices.
• Drive continuous improvement focused on scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainability.

Cloud, DevOps & Security

• Provide technical leadership across AWS-based cloud environments.
• Champion DevOps culture and automation-first delivery practices.
• Ensure adherence to security standards, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements.
• Support operational excellence through monitoring, observability, and incident management.

People Leadership

• Mentor and develop engineers through coaching, technical guidance, and career development support.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Influence technical decision-making while effectively partnering with business and technology stakeholders.

Required Technical Skills

Frontend Development: Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript

Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes

Cloud Platform (AWS): EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda, EFS

CI/CD & DevOps: Harness, GitHub Actions, Jenkins

Security & Vulnerability Management: Qualys, Contrast, Prisma Cloud (or equivalent platforms)

Project & Agile Management: Jira

AI-Assisted Development: Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Embeddings, AI Agents, Prompt Engineering

Preferred / Supplementary Technical Skills

Backend Development: Node.js

Content Management Systems (CMS): Tridion, Contentstack, or similar platforms

Content Delivery Networks (CDN): Akamai or equivalent technologies

API Development & Management: Apigee or similar API Management platforms

Database Technologies: Oracle, PostgreSQL

Monitoring & Observability: New Relic, Splunk, or equivalent monitoring tools

Test Automation: Playwright

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience with significant hands-on technical responsibility.
• Demonstrated expertise in Angular, TypeScript, and JavaScript-based application development.
• Strong experience designing and supporting cloud-native solutions on AWS.
• Proven experience with containerization, orchestration, CI/CD, DevOps, and security best practices.
• Experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, and driving engineering excellence.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading application modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and scalable system design.
• Exposure to AI-assisted software development and emerging engineering technologies.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Ability to balance technical leadership with team development and people management responsibilities.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with significant experience in Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, AWS, Docker, AI-assisted development technologies, and Kubernetes, who can provide both strategic technology leadership and practical engineering guidance. The individual should possess a strong track record of delivering modern digital solutions, influencing architecture decisions, mentoring engineering teams, and driving innovation within a fast-paced technology environment.

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Summary

If you’re enthusiastic about delivering secure technology solutions to support a company providing extraordinary care to its customers, then Nationwide Technology is the place for you. Nationwide's industry-leading technology workforce embraces an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. If that sounds like something you aspire to, we want to hear from you!

As a Software Engineering Manager, you’ll be responsible for building secure, scalable, and business-critical a suite of in house or third-party applications. You'll lead teams of technology professionals to enable business outcomes and provide dependable customer-centric solutions and experiences. This role combines technical leadership, people management, and hands-on engineering responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partners with Product Managers, Architects, Security, and Business stakeholders to define and deliver technology solutions aligned with business objectives.

• Responsible for applying secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.

• Partners with leaders to ensure a viable total cost of ownership and ongoing health and wellness of applications.

• Assists in the development and implementation of application suite roadmaps through the evaluation of business needs, competitive landscape, technology currency and information security considerations.

• Manages risk mitigation controls and provides support for internal and external audits.

• Supports the engineering build of the application suite and non-technical efforts for the products.

• Represents voice of the customer, acts in a forward-facing role to business partners as an active member of a portfolio management team in the advocation of business case development, planning, financial management and evaluation of portfolio.

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.

• Hire and develop talent, provide consistent coaching and feedback.

• Responsible for delivery availability and resiliency following established operating

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience:

Education:

Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, mathematics, or related field is strongly preferred.

Experience:

Minimum ten years of experience in application suite management and strong Full Stack development expertise.  Experience leading numerous teams across multiple technologies. Proven experience/understanding of concepts and techniques in project delivery, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis. Detailed understanding and knowledge of the systems development life cycle and modern methodologies, practices, tools, and techniques. 

Technical Skills:

• Business Acumen

• CI/CD

• Java Development

• Frontend Development

• API Development & Management

• Cloud Platforms

• Containerization & Orchestration

• Monitoring & Observability

• Application Security

• Financial Management

• Performance Management

• Systems Development Life Cycle

• Technology Solutions

• Vendor Management

Soft Skills & Attributes:

• Ability to develop and implement roadmap strategies

• Coaching and career development of team

• Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships

• Persuasive communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to influence product direction, mentoring engineering teams, and partnering effectively with business and technology stakeholders.  Ability to foster a high-performing engineering culture, drive technical excellence, promote the responsible use of AI-assisted development tools, and ensure the delivery of secure, accessible, and high-quality solutions.

• Ability to work in agile and global environments

• Firsthand technical leadership experience leading project teams and setting technical direction

• Proficiency in one programming language such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript

• Proven ability to tackle sophisticated business and development problems

• Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus

• Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Additional Information:

Reporting Structure:

Reports to Technology AVP – India or higher

Working Hours:

Aligned to India business hours with flexibility for global collaboration.

Location Flexibility:

Hybrid with periodic in-office collaboration.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Nationwide is committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, gender, disability, religion, or other protected categories.

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