Lead Software Engineer

Posted Yesterday
49 Locations
In-Office or Remote
127K-212K Annually
Expert/Leader
Insurance
The Role
The Lead Software Engineer will design, develop, and maintain software solutions, providing technical leadership, mentoring juniors, and ensuring system scalability and reliability.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Stewart, we know that success begins with great people. As a Stewart employee, you’ll be joining a company that was named a 2024-2025 Best Company to Work For by U.S. News & World Report, and a 2025 Top Workplace by USA Today. We are committed to helping you own, develop, and nurture your career. We invest in your career journey because we understand that as you grow, so does our company. And our priority is smart growth – by attaining the best people, investing in tools and resources that enable success, and creating a better home for all.

You will be part of an inclusive work environment that reflects the customers we serve. You’ll be empowered to use your unique experiences, passion and skills to help our company and the communities we serve constantly evolve and improve. Together, we can achieve our vision of becoming the premier title and real estate services company.

Stewart is a global real estate services company, providing title insurance, settlement, underwriting, and lender services through our family of companies. To learn more about Stewart, visit stewart.com/about. 

More information can be found on stewart.com. Get title industry information and insights at stewart.com/insights. Follow Stewart on Facebook @StewartTitleCo, on Instagram @StewartTitleCo and on LinkedIn @StewartTitle

Job Description

Job Summary

Responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions that meet business needs and technical requirements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements, design scalable architecture, and implement robust and efficient code.

Job Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and architectural direction for critical systems, including decisions involving AI/ML, cloud-native design, and intelligent automation.

  • Serve as a recognized subject matter expert within assigned technology domains, ensuring long-term system scalability, reliability, and maintainability.

  • Lead complex or specialized projects, overseeing technical strategy, delivery timelines, and cross-functional coordination.

  • Mentor and guide junior team members, including coaching on emerging technologies, modern engineering practices, and technical problem-solving.

  • Establish and enforce engineering standards, including software testing practices, documentation, and adherence to internal policies and industry guidelines.

  • Conduct code reviews and ensure best practices are followed throughout the full development lifecycle.

  • Analyze data and key performance metrics to inform technical and operational decision-making.

  • Partner with management to align technical solutions with business objectives and operational priorities.

  • Anticipate business, regulatory, and technical risks, proactively assessing impact and recommending mitigations.

  • Solve complex, non-routine problems with broad organizational impact through innovative and conceptual thinking.

  • Recommend improvements to products, processes, and services to enhance efficiency, quality, and scalability.

  • Leads complex or specialized initiatives within a defined scope and discipline.

  • Identifies potential business, operational, or regulatory considerations and develops solutions to support program, project, or service direction.

  • Individual contributor performing work independently; guidance is typically required only in exceptional or highly complex circumstances.

  • Performs all other duties as assigned by management's as assigned by management

Education
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred

Experience
Typically requires 10+ years of related work experience

Physical Requirement

  • Ability to lift and move equipment up to 40 pounds, including floor-to-waist, waist-to-shoulder, and overhead lifts.

  • Frequent bending, kneeling, and reaching to install or troubleshoot hardware under desks or in tight spaces.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Stewart is committed to ensuring that its online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance or an accommodation in the application process, please contact us by email at [email protected].

Pay Range & Benefits

$127,111.68 - $211,852.80 Annually

The base salary range provided is consistent with similar roles at the Company. The base salary range is not an absolute, but a guide, and actual offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, education, experience, location, market conditions, and other compensation components. Depending upon all of the preceding considerations, the base salary may be lower or higher than the stated range.

Stewart offers eligible employees a competitive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to a variety of health and wellness insurance options and programs, paid time off, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program, and employee discounts

Top Skills

Ai/Ml
Cloud-Native Design
Intelligent Automation
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The Company
HQ: Houston, TX
5,803 Employees
Year Founded: 1893

What We Do

Stewart is on a journey to become the premier title services company. We offer personalized service, industry expertise and customized solutions for virtually any type of real estate transaction and are a leading global real estate services provider. At our core, we help make property ownership around the world possible. In doing that, we take every step to foster meaningful relationships through our ingenuity and efforts and are dedicated to going above and beyond to provide the best experience for employees and customers alike. To do so, we know we must sustainably serve our employees, shareholders, customers and our communities at large. That’s why we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that fosters a deep sense of pride, passion, respect and belonging, while lessening our impact on the environment and providing transparency around the way we do business. Stewart. Redefined and moving ahead. Learn more at stewart.com, subscribe to blog.stewart.com or follow us on Twitter @stewarttitleco.

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