Principal Software Engineering Lead - AI-Driven Development (Insurance)

Principal Software Engineering Lead - AI-Driven Development (Insurance)

Category: Analytics and Emerging Digital Technologies

Main location: United States, Tennessee, Knoxville

Alternate Location(s): United States, Georgia, Atlanta

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte

United States, Texas, Dallas

United States, Texas, Houston

United States, Illinois, Chicago

Position ID: J0426-0412

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description:

CGI is a global IT and business consulting services firm delivering end-to-end services across consulting, systems integration, and managed services. With thousands of professionals worldwide, CGI partners with clients to drive measurable outcomes through innovation, collaboration, and industry expertise.

We are seeking an experienced AI-Augmented Engineering Lead to drive modern software delivery through the adoption of AI-assisted development practices. This role blends deep technical leadership with hands-on engineering and emerging AI tooling to improve developer productivity, code quality, and delivery speed. You will play a critical role in transforming engineering practices into an AI-first model while supporting complex insurance domain solutions.

This position serves as the onshore technical anchor within a global delivery model, leading offshore teams while also contributing to business development, pre-sales activities, and client engagements. Preferred location is Knoxville, TN; however, candidates located near any CGI office will be considered. Eastern Time Zone working hours are required.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

How you'll make an impact

Leverage AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot and Gemini Code Assist to accelerate development, refactoring, and documentation

Optimize prompt engineering techniques and workflows to enhance AI-generated code quality and team productivity

Integrate AI-assisted development practices into daily engineering workflows and software delivery lifecycle

Serve as the onshore technical leader for architecture, design patterns, and enterprise integration solutions

Lead hands-on development efforts using Java, RESTEasy, SOAP, and modern API frameworks

Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and technical walkthroughs to ensure scalability and maintainability

Drive performance optimization efforts including JVM tuning, profiling, and resolving bottlenecks

Coordinate closely with offshore teams to guide sprint execution, remove blockers, and enforce engineering standards

Support pre-sales efforts through technical demos, solution design, and proposal development

Ensure end-to-end delivery aligns with performance, security, compliance, and insurance domain requirements

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

What you'll bring

7+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2+ years in a technical or team leadership role

1+ years of experience implementing AI-assisted development tools and workflows in enterprise environments

Strong proficiency in Java and REST API development using RESTEasy

Hands-on experience with SOAP services, XML, schemas, and service contract design

Proven expertise in performance tuning and troubleshooting Java/JVM-based applications

Experience working in hybrid environments including on-premise systems and cloud platforms (AWS or Azure)

Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools, Git, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, and automated testing frameworks

Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL)

Experience working within insurance domains such as policy administration, underwriting, or rating systems

Strong communication skills with the ability to engage clients, stakeholders, and distributed teams effectively

Desired qualifications

Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform

Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

Familiarity with caching technologies like Redis or ElastiCache

Exposure to Python, R, or other data-oriented programming languages

Experience with API gateways such as Apigee, Kong, or MuleSoft

Knowledge of microservices, event-driven architectures, and messaging platforms like Kafka or RabbitMQ

Other Information:

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $102,000.00 - $218,200.00.

CGI's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:

. Competitive compensation

. Comprehensive insurance options

. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan

. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time

. Paid parental leave

.Learning opportunities and tuition assistance

. Wellness and Well-being programs

Skills:

• Cloud Computing

• Insurance

• Java

• Performance Tuning

• RESTful (Rest-APIs)

What you can expect from us:

Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because...

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business.

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