Alternate Locations: Greensboro, NC (North Carolina); Charlotte, NC (North Carolina); Fort Wayne, IN (Indiana); Radnor, PA (Pennsylvania)
Work Arrangement:Hybrid : Employee will work 3 days a week in a Lincoln office
Relocation assistance: is not available for this opportunity.
Requisition #: 76732
The Role at a GlanceWe are seeking a hands-on Development Lead to drive delivery in a full-stack environment within a mature Agile value stream. This is a player-coach role-balancing solution delivery with team leadership, mentoring, and continuous improvement.
You will lead a "you build it, you own it" culture, shaping a high-performing team while serving as a technical SME focused on customer-centric web solutions and automation.
What you'll be doing- Lead full lifecycle development: design, build, test, deploy, and monitor web applications and web services
- Drive IT strategy and engineering best practices (SLAs, release pipelines, technical debt reduction)
- Coach and develop engineers while scaling team capability and performance
- Champion Agile delivery and continuous improvement across processes and outcomes
- Partner with leadership to assess and integrate emerging technologies and trends
- Influence and support enterprise initiatives, including change management efforts
- Ensure quality, compliance, and strong internal controls across solutions
- Provide technical leadership on complex initiatives and customer-facing platforms
What we're looking forMust Haves:
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- 5+ years leading or mentoring technical teams in web application environments
- 5+ years full lifecycle development experience (design through production support)
- 3+ years full-stack development (frontend, API, integrations, persistence)
- 3+ years of database development, including tables, views, stored procedures, functions, and complex queries, especially in Microsoft SQL Server
- Strong DevOps experience (CI/CD pipelines, automation)
- Technical stack: Java, Spring, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML/CSS
- Experience with Agile frameworks and tools (e.g., Jira, VersionOne)
- Proven ability to lead distributed teams (onshore/offshore)
- Financial Services experience preferred (Life Insurance strongly preferred, Annuities a plus)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Nice to Haves:
- Experience with enterprise job schedulers, such as StoneBranch
Application DeadlineApplications for this position will be accepted through January 1, 2027, subject to earlier closure due to applicant volume.
What's in it for you:- Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes
- Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
- PTO/parental leave
- Competitive 401K and employee benefits
- Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
- Tuition assistance program
- Work arrangements that work for you
- Effective productivity/technology tools and training
The pay range for this position is $120,375 - $192,600 with
anticipated pay for new hires between the minimum and midpoint of the range and could vary above and below the listed range as permitted by applicable law. Pay is based on non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, education, location, licensure requirements, proficiency and qualifications required for the role. The base pay is just one component of Lincoln's total rewards package for employees. In addition, the role may be eligible for the Annual Incentive Program, which is discretionary and based on the performance of the company, business unit and individual. Other rewards may include long-term incentives, sales incentives and Lincoln's standard benefits package.
