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A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.\nAs Technical Lead Engineer, provides technical skills combined with strong leadership skills to articulate architectural direction and solutions to both product stakeholders and the development team. A full stack engineer with team leadership skills, deep proficiency in general programming languages, frameworks and deployment methodologies who creates API-based applications from concept to finished product with a cloud-first emphasis. Builds and encourages a collaborative environment while promoting architectural standards of the organization.\nPrinciple Duties\nLeads a team of developers; oversees development team quality of work, timelines, and project risks without supervision\nDesign, develop, and maintain scalable frontend applications using React, Vite, Material UI, and Redux.\nBuild an optimize backend services using Python and a modern API framework (e.g., FastAPI, Flask, Litestar).\nDesign and manage MongoDB schemas\nDevelop, test, and deployed backend API's with Pydantic for validation and Beanie for MongoDB ORM.\nImplement asynchronous task processing using Celery. \nEnsure high-quality code by writing unit and integration tests using PyTest, Playwright, and ViTest.\nDeploy and maintain applications using AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, and CloudFront.\nImplement and monitor system performance using DataDog.\nAutomate build, test, and deployment workflows using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.\nSecure and manage application secrets using AWS Secrets Manager and Vault.\nCollaborate with principal engineers, product owners, and other engineers to deliver high-quality software.\nStay up to date with best practices and emerging trends in full stack development.\nEducation\nBachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Computer Science or equivalent experience - Required\nWork Experience\n8+ years software development experience - Required\n5+ years of experience as a Full Stack Engineer or similar role - Required\nProficiency in Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript - Required\nStrong experience with React, Redux, and Material UI - Required\nBackend development experience with a modern Python API framework (e.g., FastAPI, Flask or Litestar) - Required\nExperience working with MongoDB and designing scalable data models - Required\nExperience with cloud services, particularly AWS - Required\nFamiliarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) to manage cloud resources - Required\nExperience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins - Required\nStrong understanding of testing frameworks (Playwright, ViTest, PyTest) - Required\nExperience with containerization and deploying applications on ECS - Required\nExperience with AWS RDS or Aurora PostgreSQL - Preferred\nKnowledge of event-driven architectures with SQS - Preferred\nExperience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions - Preferred\nFamiliarity with the Litestar framework - Preferred\nExperience with OpenShift - Preferred\nExperience working with Agile development environments - Preferred\nFamiliarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles - Preferred\nWhat you can expect from RGA:\nGain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.\n\nEnjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.\n\nJoin the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.\n\nWe’re excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities. To create a modern and seamless experience, we use artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of our preliminary screening process. This technology helps us personalize job recommendations, automate interview scheduling, evaluate candidates based solely on experience-without considering name, gender, or other personal details-and provide real-time answers through our chatbot. AI is used only during early screening and never makes hiring decisions. Your RGA recruiter will work closely with you every step of the way to ensure the process feels personal, thoughtful, and focused on you.\nCompensation Range:\n$123,120.00 - $183,290.00 AnnualBase pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.\nRGA is an equal opportunity employer. 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