Engineering Manager, State Configuration at Porch Group

, , India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Mar, 26

Salary

4725000.0

Posted On

18 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Team Leadership, Configuration Management, Process Improvement, Collaboration, Operational Excellence, AI Tools, Documentation, Metrics Analysis, Coaching, Software Engineering, Insurance PAS Systems, Change Management, Agile Methodologies, Cross-Functional Collaboration, KPI Development, Remote Team Management

Industry

Software Development

Description

Porch Group is a leading vertical software and insurance platform and is positioned to be the best partner to help homebuyers move, maintain, and fully protect their homes. We offer differentiated products and services, with homeowners insurance at the center of this relationship. We differentiate and look to win in the massive and growing homeowners insurance opportunity by 1) providing the best services for homebuyers 2) led by advantaged underwriting in insurance 3) to protect the whole home As a leader in the home services software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) space, we’ve built deep relationships with approximately 30 thousand companies that are key to the home-buying transaction, such as home inspectors, mortgage companies, and title companies. In 2020, Porch Group rang the Nasdaq bell and began trading under the ticker symbol PRCH. We are looking to build a truly great company and are JUST GETTING STARTED. Job Title: Engineering Manager Location: India Workplace Type: Remote Job Summary The future is bright for the Porch Group, and we’d love for you to be a part of it as our Engineering Manager We are looking for a Engineering Manager to lead this global team. This will be a hands-on leader who can improve how we plan, configure, test, and launch. You’ll design better execution patterns, build measurable operating rhythms, strengthen collaboration across Product, Actuarial, and Underwriting, and develop a team that deeply understands the BriteCore application and its role in our insurance ecosystem. What You Will Do As A Engineering Manager Lead and Grow a Global Team Manage and coach configuration engineers across India and nearshore locations. Define clear roles, expectations, and career growth paths. Build structured learning programs and certification goals to strengthen BriteCore and insurance domain fluency. Mentor through live configuration reviews, retrospectives, and day-to-day problem solving. Improve execution and process design Design and implement repeatable execution patterns across requirements intake, configuration, validation, and release workflows. Establish measurable KPIs and SLAs to track team performance, throughput, and quality — including cycle time, rework rates, and defect escape. Build dashboards and feedback loops that make operational performance visible and enable data-driven decisions. Identify process bottlenecks and lead targeted improvement initiatives to increase predictability and velocity. Collaborate with engineering enablement and QA to implement automation, validation scripts, and standardized change control practices. Strengthen cross-functional collaboration Partner closely with Product, Actuarial, and Underwriting to clarify requirements early and reduce rework. Facilitate structured working sessions to align business intent with configuration feasibility. Ensure configuration decisions and trade-offs are transparent, traceable, and well documented. Operational excellence Own configuration stability, release hygiene, and incident response. Drive SLA adherence for configuration requests and defect resolution. Run weekly operational reviews and publish dashboards tracking throughput, cycle time, and quality. Maintain high standards for documentation, runbooks, and rollback plans. AI and tooling enablement Champion adoption of AI-assisted tools for requirements summarization, configuration validation, and documentation. Pilot automation and knowledge-sharing bots that reduce manual effort and speed up testing and review. Cross-time-zone leadership Establish effective overlap windows, communication norms, and handoffs between U.S., India, and nearshore teams. Create follow-the-sun collaboration patterns that sustain delivery momentum across time zones. Outcomes & KPIs (what “great” looks like) State launch cycle time: ↓ 30–40% from requirements sign-off to production (e.g., from ~X weeks → ~0.6X). Throughput: +30% completed configuration stories per quarter with steady quality. Defect escape rate:

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Responsibilities

The Engineering Manager will lead a global team of configuration engineers, focusing on improving planning, configuration, testing, and launching processes. They will also establish measurable KPIs and SLAs to track team performance and enhance collaboration across various departments.