What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Web Developer position at Open Systems Technologies?
An insurance company is looking for a Web Developer Lead to join their team in White Plains, NY.
Compensation: $150-170k
Candidates must be local; no relocation (onsite 3 days/week)
Frontend and Backend are equally important for this role
Looking for candidates with portal experience
Responsibilities:
- Drive the end-to-end architecture, development, and delivery of scalable, secure web and mobile portals—including sophisticated front-end interfaces and robust back-end services
- Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless, high-impact solutions
- Engineer portal capabilities for key insurance features such as policy management, claims, billing, and pension processing
- Embed industry-specific compliance and cybersecurity protocols, ensuring portals meet regulatory standards
- Lead Agile ceremonies, manage sprint cycles, conduct code reviews, and oversee CI/CD pipelines on containerized cloud platforms (AWS)
- Analyze customer insights, usage patterns, and performance metrics to drive continuous portal optimization
- Seamlessly integrate legacy systems, third-party APIs, and data sources into modern architectures
- Design and deploy microservices that connect internal and external systems, enabling dynamic data exchange and real-time functionality
- Stay at the cutting edge of web development, cloud technologies, and generative AI through ongoing research and innovation
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline
- 7 years of experience in web development, with at least 2 years in a lead role
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript, React, Angular, Node.js, and RESTful APIs
- Strong backend development skills in Node.js, Python, Java and databases (SQL, NoSQL)
- Angular, Python and Databases skills
- Experience with AWS or Azure, including ECS,Docker, Kubernetes, and other containerization tools
- Understanding of microservices, serverless architectures, and event-driven systems
- Understanding of cloud networking fundamentals, including VPCs, Subnets, and scalable architecture on AWS
- Experience in insurance operations, including claims, policy servicing, and customer support
- Exposure to GenAI /AI/ML services in AWS, DevOps tooling, and advanced container orchestration preferred
Salary : $150,000 - $170,000