Lead Software Developer

Progressive is dedicated to helping employees move forward and live fully in their careers. Your journey has already begun. Apply today and take the first step to Destination: Progress. As a **lead software developer** in our Enterprise Development Capabilities \& Services (EDCS) organization, you'll serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert, helping shape the strategy and evolution of Progressive's development ecosystem. With a primary focus on .NET and Visual Studio platform, you'll play a critical role in enabling developer productivity, accelerating modernization, and driving innovation across the enterprise. You'll partner closely with domain architects, software developers, security teams, and the software asset management teams, to evaluate tooling, influence technical direction, and ensure alignment with enterprise standards and business priorities. In this role, you'll provide strong technical leadership, shaping platform strategy, guiding modernization efforts, and improving automation across our development ecosystem while also remaining hands\-on with critical initiatives that support tooling, CI/CD, and .NET modernization. This position does not include people management responsibilities; however, you'll have significant influence as a technical leader, mentoring peers, shaping best practices, and enabling teams to adopt modern, cloud\-based development approaches through your automation\-first mindset and enterprise perspective driving the empowerment of developers, delivery efficiency, and organization\-wide productivity and modernization. This is a remote position for US\-based work only. **Must\-have qualifications** * Minimum of 9 years related work experience programming and supporting software applications. * {OR} The completion of a technical training program and 6 years related work experience programming and supporting software applications. * {OR} Bachelor's Degree or higher in an Information Technology related field of study and 6 years related work experience programming and supporting software applications. **Preferred skills** * Experience driving enterprise\-level developer tooling strategy, modernization initiatives, and advocacy across large software development communities * Expertise with Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, and .NET (Framework and .NET Core/8\+), including upgrade planning, lifecycle management, and toolchain optimization * Familiarity with developer ecosystem tooling such as version control (Git), work management platforms (AzDO), productivity tooling, package management (NuGet), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud\-based development (AWS/Azure) * Strong experience with automation\-first approaches using scripting and web\-based technologies (PowerShell, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript) * Exceptional problem\-solving, troubleshooting, and collaboration skills with the ability to communicate and present effectively to senior leadership **Compensation*** $132,000 \- $154,000/year based on experience * Gainshare annual cash incentive payment up to 40% of your eligible earnings based on company performance **Benefits*** 401(k) with dollar\-for\-dollar company match up to 6% * Medical, dental \& vision, including free preventative care * Wellness \& mental health programs * Health care flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, \& life insurance * Paid time off, including volunteer time off * Paid \& unpaid sick leave where applicable, as well as short \& long\-term disability * Parental \& family leave; military leave \& pay * Diverse, inclusive \& welcoming culture with Employee Resource Groups * Career development \& tuition assistance Onsite gym \& healthcare at large locations * Energage recognizes Progressive as a 2025 Top Workplace for: Innovation, Purposes \& Values, Work\-Life Flexibility, Compensation \& Benefits, and Leadership. Equal Opportunity Employer **Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without the need or potential need, of current or future sponsorship for employment. Progressive does not hire candidates with (e.g., F\-1 CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT, H\-1B, O\-1, E\-3, TN) statuses for this role.** For ideas about how you might be able to protect yourself from job scams, visit our scam\-awareness page at https://www.progressive.com/careers/how\-we\-hire/faq/job\-scams/ \#LI\-Remote \#LI\-CL1