VP, Head of Engineering Practice - Hybrid (Jersey City or Raleigh)

Arch Capital Group

Jersey City, Nj, US Posted 118 days ago $180,000–$250,000 / year
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TL;DR

The VP, Head of Engineering Practice is a senior-level role within our engineering team responsible for driving innovation and excellence across initiatives and shared services. This visionary leader will define and execute the engineering strategy, establish best practices, and oversee the creation of scalable, cloud-native solutions that power enterprise platforms. Day-to-day responsibilities include leading workgroups focused on key engineering topics, spearheading the development of reusable libraries and frameworks, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in Java, Spring Boot, Angular, and relational/non-relational databases, with expertise in Microsoft Azure and cloud-native architectures. They should also be familiar with microservices, containerization, and event-driven systems, and have a strong background in the Insurance P&C domain to tackle complex business challenges effectively.

Skills

Microsoft Azure Docker Kubernetes Java Spring Boot Angular CI/CD DevOps API-first microservices event-driven architectures AI machine learning relational databases non-relational databases

What you'll do

  • Define and execute engineering strategy for initiatives and shared services.
  • Lead workgroups focused on key engineering topics with defined charters.
  • Spearhead creation of reusable libraries and frameworks to accelerate development.
  • Design and develop cloud-native applications emphasizing scalability, security, and performance.
  • Drive adoption of DevOps practices including CI/CD, automated testing, and observability.
  • Foster innovation culture within engineering teams by integrating AI capabilities.

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience as a Principal Engineer or senior technology leader with hands-on full-stack background.
  • Minimum 15+ years in software engineering, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
  • Expertise in cloud-native architectures and API-first design principles.
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and related services.
  • Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices, microservices, containerization, and event-driven architectures.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale engineering initiatives and deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
  • Experience in Insurance P&C domain is strongly preferred.

Market check

Salary context

This $180,000–$250,000 range sits above 72% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$140,000–$212,880

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$143,248–$220,900

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Arch Capital Group

Arch Capital Group is a global insurance and reinsurance company providing specialty insurance solutions across property, casualty, mortgage, and reinsurance markets. Industry: Insurance & Reinsurance

Arch Capital Group currently has 7 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $140,000–$175,000 across 7 roles with salary data.

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