Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
We are seeking a hands on Dev Lead Full-Stack Cloud Engineering to lead the design, development, and delivery of New York Life’s cloud-native technology modernization initiatives. This role is both highly technical and leadership focused, you will guide engineering teams in building scalable, secure, and high-performing web applications using modern AWS cloud services and frontend technologies. As part of Technology, you’ll contribute to New York Life’s ongoing digital transformation by partnering closely with architects, developers, QA engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders to deliver enterprise-grade solutions. You will foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement while driving modern development practices, cloud adoption, DevOps maturity, and operational stability.
What You’ll Do:
· Lead architecture and design for AWS-based distributed systems supporting New York Life’s technology modernization initiatives.
· Guide implementation across backend services (AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, S3, Route53, EC2, ECR) and frontend applications (React, TypeScript, Vite).
· Drive engineering best practices including code reviews, coding standards, CI/CD implementation, and DevOps maturity.
· Collaborate closely with developers, QA engineers, architects, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable and reliable solutions.
· Establish and optimize GitHub-based development workflows, Docker containerization, deployment pipelines, and cloud-native operational practices.
· Mentor and lead development teams while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
What You’ll Bring:
You will bring strong technical leadership, problem-solving, and collaboration skills, along with deep expertise in cloud-native application development and modern engineering practices. You are comfortable guiding engineering teams through complex technical challenges while driving scalable and secure solution delivery. You communicate effectively with both technology and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment across architecture, development, quality engineering, and operational support teams. You stay adaptable and continuously explore emerging technologies, modern cloud services, and engineering best practices to strengthen delivery capabilities and improve application performance, reliability, and developer productivity.
Required Skills:
· Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
· 10+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 5+ years leading cloud-native application development initiatives.
· Strong expertise in AWS services including Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, S3, Route53, EC2, ECR, and IAM.
· Hands-on experience with React, TypeScript, Vite, Docker, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD implementation.
· Experience designing scalable distributed systems and implementing modern DevOps and engineering best practices.
· Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Skills:
· Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
· Experience working within enterprise cloud transformation or modernization programs.
· Exposure to observability, monitoring, and operational excellence practices.
· Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality solutions within tight tim
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $124,000-$177,000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.
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For over 180 years, we’ve helped turn your biggest dreams into milestones that last a lifetime. As a mutual company we hold ourselves to the highest standards of transparency, objectivity, and integrity. We’re committed to improving local communities through a culture of giving and volunteerism, supported by our own New York Life Foundation.
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