Lead Pricing Developer

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it.

The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special! We are seeking a Lead Pricing Developer to drive the implementation of commercial insurance pricing models into production. This role sits at the intersection of actuarial science, software development, and product delivery. You will work closely with actuaries, underwriters, IT, and external vendors to bring technical pricing models to life in our production environment.
You will also play a leadership role in establishing best practices for pricing deployment, overseeing code quality, testing, and documentation, and potentially managing offshore development resources.

What you'll be doing:

• Own the technical implementation of insurance rating plans into our rating engine (hx), with a focus on performance, accuracy, and scalability.
• Translate actuarial models and pricing specifications into production-ready Python code.
• Collaborate with pricing actuaries, underwriters, and IT teams to define requirements and timelines for rating plan deployments.
• Establish deployment pipelines, version control standards, and testing frameworks to ensure smooth releases and strong governance.
• Serve as the technical subject matter expert for the hx rating engine, developing templates, utilities, and reusable components.
• While direct development work will be required, additionally this individual will review and QA code written by offshore or junior developers; establish and enforce coding best practices.
• Lead or mentor a small team of offshore developers, depending on candidate experience.
• Help shape our future-state pricing technology strategy.

What we're looking for:

Required:

• 5–10+ years of insurance or actuarial experience, ideally in Commercial or E&S lines
• 3+ years of hands-on Python experience, particularly in developing, testing, and deploying production-grade applications
• Deep familiarity with object-oriented design, abstraction, unit testing, and version control workflows (e.g., Git)
• Ability to translate actuarial specifications into performant and maintainable software
• Strong communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Preferred:

• Experience with Hyperexponential (hx) or other Python-based rating platforms, or building actuarial tools for production use
• Prior experience leading or working with offshore development teams.
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows, REST APIs, and cloud environments

US Work Authorization

US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Pay information:

Who we are: 

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world. 

 

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better 

 

We enjoy the everyday | We think further 

 

What’s in it for you: 

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.  

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.  

• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.  

• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.   

 

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