Lead Software Engineer
ProAg
About the role
Role Details
Job Title: Lead Software Engineer
Location: Maple Grove, MN
Reports To: Software Engineering Manager / Software Development Manager
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Requisition ID: 2026-1050
Requisition Begin Date: 11/01/2026
Role Overview
At ProAg, we're looking for a Lead Software Engineer who can bridge the gap between business strategy and technology execution. In this role, you'll partner with product, business, and engineering teams to transform complex challenges into scalable, impactful solutions while providing technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle. You'll help shape technical direction, evaluate solution options and tradeoffs, and guide teams toward secure, reliable, and maintainable outcomes that deliver meaningful business value. This is an ideal opportunity for a strategic problem-solver who enjoys understanding the "why" behind the work and influencing how technology can drive business success.
ProAg follows a 4:1 hybrid schedule. Monday – Thursday is in office, with Friday being remote.
In this Exciting Opportunity, You Will:
Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, stakeholders, and engineers to understand the problem behind a request and clarify the desired business outcome.
Translate business needs into practical technical approaches, identifying options, tradeoffs, risks, assumptions, and dependencies.
Provide Level of Effort estimates (sizings), document risks and assumptions, and create prototypes or proof-of-concepts when needed to reduce uncertainty.
Design your Scrum team's technical solutions and guide implementation toward solutions that are effective, supportable, secure, and aligned with ProAg's technology direction.
Lead technical discussions and decisions within the team, knowing when broader alignment with Solution Architecture or other engineering teams as needed.
Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences and build alignment around recommended approaches.
Work with DevOps to release and operate the team's products successfully across environments.
Use engineering standards, development practices, monitoring, and operational data to improve quality, reliability, and maintainability.
Identify opportunities to improve processes, eliminate unnecessary complexity, and use technology - including AI and other emerging capabilities - to increase effectiveness and productivity.
Help the Scrum team deliver value predictably while keeping sight of the broader product and business objectives.
What You Bring
A bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related field, or equivalent education and/or experience
Strong expertise in modern application architecture, APIs, databases, cloud technologies, and software engineering best practices
Ability to provide technical leadership, influence decisions, and guide teams toward effective solutions
Strong business acumen with the ability to understand business processes and translate needs into technology solutions
Proven experience in software engineering and solutions development, with a track record of leading complex technical initiatives
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, including explaining technical concepts and tradeoffs to diverse audiences
What We Offer
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefit package
Strong learning culture with ongoing development opportunities
Opportunities for growth and career advancement
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, with eligibility beginning on your first day of employment
Basic life and disability insurance
401(k) plan with 6% company match
20 days of PTO, three floating holidays, approximately 10 paid holidays, and volunteer time off
Paid parental leave
Access to our award-winning wellness program, including mental health services, fitness network membership, and a complimentary Headspace subscription
Student loan matching program
Employee discount program
An opportunity to do meaningful work and love what you do
What We Represent:
A career with purpose. Our crop insurance professionals work each day to bring peace of mind and protection to American farmers and ranchers. Join a team who truly cares.
Part of something bigger: We offer a career with purpose as you support the farmers and ranchers who create food, fuel, and fiber for the world.
Personal connections: We are built on strong relationships and appreciation of your individuality.
A team who cares: We look out for each other personally and professionally because we care about each other.
Innovators by trade: We’re committed to a brighter tomorrow for our team members and agriculture.
The best of both worlds: We combine personal connections with powerful resources, thanks to our culture and the backing of Tokio Marine HCC.
The Company:
ProAg, a member of the Tokio Marine HCC group of companies, is positioned as a financially strong and well-capitalized insurer with an AM Best rating of A++. With 100 years of service to our agents & insureds, we stand committed to continuing the principles that ProAg was founded on: Integrity, Loyalty, and Customer Service.
Tokio Marine HCC is a leading specialty insurance group with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and other exciting locations. With the strength and stability that comes from being a member of the Tokio Marine Group, and more than fifty years of growth, profitability, and stability, we offer important insurance products that most people don’t even know exist. Every policy we write is special, enabling our clients to do amazing things.
Pay Transparency
The pay range for this position is $155,000-165,000, which includes geographic adjustments, where applicable. The pay range is the range THMCC, in good faith, believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The hired applicant will be offered pay within the entire range based on the candidate’s geographic location, qualifications, work experience, education, and/or skill level. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of color, race, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local pay equity laws.
Disclaimer
As an insurance company, we comply with certain federal, state and local laws such as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (18 USC § 1033(e)), which restricts our ability to employ individuals with certain types of criminal convictions. Where not restricted by law and for criminal history not covered by this law, the Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history in compliance with applicable law.
Equal Opportunity Employer
TMHCC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.
Responsibilities
- Partner with product, business, and engineering stakeholders to clarify needs and business outcomes.
- Translate business needs into technical approaches and assess tradeoffs, risks, and dependencies.
- Design team solutions and guide implementation toward secure, reliable, and maintainable outcomes.
- Lead technical discussions and communicate decisions to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Collaborate with DevOps to release and operate products across environments.
- Improve engineering practices, product reliability, and team effectiveness.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
- Strong expertise in application architecture, APIs, databases, cloud technologies, and software engineering practices.
- Experience in software engineering and solution development, including leading complex technical initiatives.
- Ability to provide technical leadership and translate business needs into technology solutions.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, business, and communication skills.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage beginning on the first day of employment.
- Basic life and disability insurance.
- 401(k) plan with 6% company match.
- 20 days of PTO, floating holidays, paid holidays, and volunteer time off.
- Paid parental leave.
- Wellness program with mental health services, fitness network membership, and Headspace subscription.
- Student loan matching and employee discount programs.
- Learning, development, and career advancement opportunities.
Skills mentioned
About ProAg
ProAg is proud of its century of experience as an agricultural risk management company and is committed to providing our agents and policyholders with excellent service and support for multiple peril crop, crop hail and named peril crop insurance products. We are well-equipped to provide products and services that meet the risk-management needs of the American farmer and rancher. When we say the customer comes first, we mean it. Listening to our customers is a top priority and drives our efforts to constantly raise our level of service. We pledge to make it as easy as possible for our customers to do business with us. We pride ourselves on the ability to be flexible and adapt quickly to change. We value accessibility and open communication. We pledge that you and your insureds can count on us to deliver trusted, quality service at the field level with industry-leading turnaround times and accurate claims. Because many of us are farmers and ranchers ourselves, we have a first-hand understanding of production agriculture and the risks inherent in the profession. If we don’t know the answer, we are committed to finding it and sharing it with you as quickly as possible. We pledge to continue to keep our team well-trained, professional and up-to-date with the latest information. Agricultural risk management will continue to evolve, impacting the American farmer and rancher, and we intend to be at the forefront of those changes. We pledge to leverage people, technology and process to disrupt the status quo and provide new strategies and solutions to your agency and growers. We value the members of the ProAg team, our agents and our insureds. We strive to be a good company with the strong core values of accountability, resourcefulness, effective communication and customer focus, all of which work together to instill trust. We pledge to continue to have clear goals and a well-defined plan to accomplish them. ProAg is an equal opportunity provider.