Open Systems Technologies is hiring: Lead Web Developer in White Plains

An insurance company is looking for a Web Developer Lead to join their team in White Plains, NY.

Compensation: $150-170k

Candidates must be local; no relocation (onsite 3 days/week)

Frontend and Backend are equally important for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the end-to-end architecture, development, and delivery of scalable, secure web and mobile portals—including sophisticated front-end interfaces and robust back-end services
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless, high-impact solutions
• Engineer portal capabilities for key insurance features such as policy management, claims, billing, and pension processing
• Embed industry-specific compliance and cybersecurity protocols, ensuring portals meet regulatory standards
• Lead Agile ceremonies, manage sprint cycles, conduct code reviews, and oversee CI/CD pipelines on containerized cloud platforms (AWS)
• Analyze customer insights, usage patterns, and performance metrics to drive continuous portal optimization
• Seamlessly integrate legacy systems, third-party APIs, and data sources into modern architectures
• Design and deploy microservices that connect internal and external systems, enabling dynamic data exchange and real-time functionality
• Stay at the cutting edge of web development, cloud technologies, and generative AI through ongoing research and innovation

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline
• 7+ years of experience in web development, with at least 2 years in a lead role
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, React, Angular, Node.js, and RESTful APIs
• Strong backend development skills in Node.js, Python, Java and databases (SQL, NoSQL)
• Angular, Python and Databases skills
• Experience with AWS or Azure, including ECS,Docker, Kubernetes, and other containerization tools
• Understanding of microservices, serverless architectures, and event-driven systems
• Understanding of cloud networking fundamentals, including VPCs, Subnets, and scalable architecture on AWS
• Experience in insurance operations, including claims, policy servicing, and customer support
• Exposure to GenAI /AI/ML services in AWS, DevOps tooling, and advanced container orchestration preferred