Tech Lead – Zurich Nova

Overview

As Team Lead Software Engineer at Zurich Nova, you blend hands-on software delivery with people leadership to shape AI-powered solutions. You will lead a small engineering team, influence architectural decisions, and drive best practices across delivery. The role sits at the intersection of product, AI, and operations, enabling real-world impact for a major insurer. You’ll explore emerging technologies while delivering practical, scalable software in a flexible, collaborative environment.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• protected time for innovation, experimentation and learning
• leadership skill development opportunities
• career growth within Zurich ecosystem
• autonomy with Zurich resources
• start-up pace with corporate backing

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small team of software engineers to develop high-quality outcomes
• Design, build and maintain modern software solutions
• Collaborate with product, business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into working products
• Explore AI and emerging technologies to improve development and business processes
• Coach team members on technical challenges and professional growth
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical design discussions
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and delivery approaches
• Deliver scalable, maintainable, and user-focused solutions
• Stay current with software engineering, cloud technologies and AI developments

Key requirements

• Around 3–5 years of software engineering experience
• Experience leading projects or small teams; mentoring or leadership exposure
• Strong coding skills with production-grade software delivery
• Interest in AI, machine learning and emerging technologies
• Strong communication skills for diverse audiences
• Collaborative mindset and desire to help others grow
• Experience with Generative AI or Large Language Models; automation/workflow tools or low-code/no-code solutions
• Experience in Agile delivery environments

• collaboration
• communication
• growth mindset
• Generative AI
• Large Language Models
• cloud technologies

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