AVP Software Engineering Lead

The Hartford

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Hartford, CTCharlotte, NCChicago, IL
Salary
$182,000–$273,000 / yr
Posted
107 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $199k
This role $228k
$127k most similar roles pay here $289k

This role pays more than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $173,374–$223,712 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $228k versus about $199k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About The Hartford

The Hartford is a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits, and mutual funds, serving businesses and individuals across the United States. Industry: Insurance & Financial Services

The Hartford currently has 45 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $127,600–$191,400 across 37 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · AVP Software Engineering Lead

The AVP, Software Engineering Lead joins the Corporate Functions IT organization to lead the reimagination of software engineering through an AI-first mindset. This senior leader is responsible for defining and executing engineering solutions, establishing AI-first standards, and building agent-augmented workflows while ensuring all capabilities are designed safely and reliably within enterprise governance. The role involves driving the modernization of development lifecycles, promoting DevSecOps, CI/CD, and automation practices to improve delivery predictability and quality. Key technical competencies include expertise in Agentic AI concepts, multi-agent systems, non-deterministic workflows, cloud-native architectures, and API-driven or event-based systems. The position addresses the challenge of integrating advanced AI tools into a regulated, risk-sensitive environment, requiring the candidate to navigate complex compliance requirements while fostering an engineering culture focused on innovation, scalability, and high-performing software development practices.

What you'll do

  • Define and lead the AI engineering strategy aligned with enterprise technology and business priorities.
  • Re-imagine the software development lifecycle by integrating AI-first tools and automated processes.
  • Establish standards for GenAI, agent-augmented development, and reusable reference architectures.
  • Drive the adoption of AI-assisted development tools to improve engineer productivity and code quality.
  • Ensure all AI-driven solutions meet enterprise standards for security, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Partner with Risk, Legal, and Security teams to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Mentor senior engineering talent and lead workforce strategy to build a future-ready technical culture.
  • Use data-driven insights to improve delivery predictability and overall engineering health.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 15+ years of technology experience in software engineering.
  • Must have 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
  • Proven experience leading AI-centric software engineering transformations and building AI-first engineering practices.
  • Deep expertise in agentic AI concepts, multi-agent systems, and non-deterministic workflows.
  • Experience operating within regulated, risk-sensitive environments such as insurance or financial services.
  • Expertise in cloud-native architectures, API-driven/event-based systems, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and reliability engineering.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).

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