Director of Software Engineering

Posted 2 days ago

fortegra financialJacksonville (FL)

Software Developers Custom Computer Programming Services

SENIORITY

Manager

SALARY

$120,000 – $190,000

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About the role

Fortegra is building a next-generation engineering capability focused on AI-accelerated development and rapid application delivery. We are seeking Full Stack Engineers who thrive in fast-moving environments and have deep experience designing, building, and deploying enterprise-grade applications. The ideal candidate is a high-agency engineer with strong expertise in React-based front-end systems, modern backend frameworks, and secure public-facing application architecture, combined with hands-on experience using AI-driven development tools and agentic coding workflows. Domain experience in Insurance or Financial Services is a big plus. If you are excited about using tools like Claude Code, GitHub CoPilot, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, and other AI-native development tools to dramatically accelerate product development, we want to talk to you.

What You'll Do:

Build and Ship Production Applications: Architect and develop enterprise-grade full stack applications
Design and build high-quality React front-end systems
Develop scalable backend services using modern server-side frameworks
Deploy secure public-facing applications in production environments
Ensure performance, reliability, and maintainability of distributed systemsAI-Accelerated Development: Use AI coding tools such as Claude Code, CoPilot, Cursor, Replit, Lovable and similar environments to dramatically accelerate development cycles
Implement AI-driven development workflows including agentic coding, prompt-driven engineering, and automated code generation
Rapidly prototype and iterate on new product ideas
Evaluate and integrate emerging AI developer tools
Rapid Prototyping and Product Development: Quickly build and validate new front-end applications and internal tools
Partner with business stakeholders to transform ideas into working software
Develop prototypes that evolve into production-ready enterprise systems
Help establish Fortegra's modern AI-first engineering culture
Security and Production Readiness: Design and implement secure architectures for public-facing applications
Implement authentication, authorization, and secure API design
Apply best practices in application security, cloud security, and compliance
Ensure secure handling of sensitive financial and customer data

The above-cited duties and responsibilities describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to the job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that an incumbent may be expected or asked to perform.

Required Qualifications:

7+ years of professional software engineering experience
Significant experience designing and deploying enterprise-grade applications
Expert-level proficiency with React and modern front-end frameworks
Strong experience with at least one server-side framework such as: Node.js / NestJS / Express
Python (FastAPI, Django).NET Core
Experience building and deploying secure public-facing applications
Strong knowledge of API design, distributed systems, and cloud architectures
Hands-on experience using AI coding tools such as: Claude CodeCursorGitHub Copilot
ReplitExperience with AI-assisted or agentic development workflows
Strong ability to prototype quickly and iterate rapidly

Preferred Qualifications:

Insurance or Financial Services domain experience
Experience building AI-enabled products or developer tooling
Familiarity with LLMs, AI agents, and prompt engineering
Experience with serverless and cloud-native architectures
Experience deploying applications in AWS, Azure, or GCPExperience building internal platforms or developer tooling
Startup or high-velocity product development experience
What Makes This Role Unique: Work in an AI-first engineering environment
Use modern AI developer tools to dramatically accelerate development
Build production applications from prototype to deployment
Help shape Fortegra's next generation product platform
Join a high-impact engineering team focused on rapid innovation
Salary Range$120,000 – $190,000 base salary, commensurate with experience.
Fortegra is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas at this time. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and national origins.

Recruitment Updates: Fortegra has recently been made aware of unauthorized communications regarding career opportunities by individuals not associated with Fortegra or our recruitment team. Fortegra will only contact you from the Fortegra domain address (@fortegra.com). If you receive a message from someone posing as a Fortegra recruiter via text message, WhatsApp, Telegram or other messaging platform, please report it as phishing and block the sender. Internal Notice: As part of our commitment to talent development, this position is open for internal promotion applications at the time of public posting. #LI-OnsiteJob Summary

Requisition Number: DIREC001746Job Category: Director

Schedule: Full-Time

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