Software Engineering Lead

Full Time | Leopard | New York, NY / Hybrid | Software Engineering Lead (Full-Stack)

Leopard is an early-stage B2B insurtech startup currently seeking a full-time Software Engineering Lead to help us modernize the life insurance and annuities markets as our first in-house full-stack engineer. You will work closely with the CTO and our nearshore engineering team to build and grow our policy management platform and deliver our clients a clean, high-quality experience. If you are passionate about building high-quality platforms using React and Node, excited to be an early part of our journey bringing data and analytics to insurance distribution, and want to contribute to a high-performing team with unlimited room for growth, then this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Note: While the role will primarily focus on hands-on development and technical leadership to start, we are open to candidates who prefer to frame the role on the management track and can discuss title and level as appropriate

In your first six months at Leopard, you will:

• Design and implement features across the product stack using Typescript, React, Node, Kubernetes, and AWS with a focus on a simple, user-friendly experience
• Contribute to Leopard’s technical and product roadmap, evaluating the feasibility of new features and making tradeoffs when appropriate
• Lead and provide day-to-day technical management of our nearshore engineering team, assisting with code reviews and making sure that you and your colleagues tackle the highest-impact bugs and enhancements and execute to a high level of code quality and usability
• Work with our CTO and data lead to ensure we are maximizing our use of LLMs and other AI technologies in the platform
• Proactively suggest process improvements, ensuring that our standards are not only met, but continuously raised

A little about you:

• Have 7-10+ years of experience building full-stack cloud-based software systems in a Typescript/React/Node environment
• Experienced in providing technical leadership and upskilling your colleagues through code reviews, collaborative development, and technical discussions
• Ship high-quality, complete work that you own end-to-end in a fast-paced, B2B SaaS environment 
• Possess strong attention to detail, ensuring that it doesn’t just work, it works well
• Have great communication skills; you work well with others, and you care more about solving the problem than coming up with the best solution yourself 
• Earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering, or have an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Are (or can be) located in or around the New York area, with the ability and desire to work in our office (near Lincoln Center) at least 1-2x per week

Extra Points:

• Experience in, or familiarity with, the life insurance industry 
• Worked at or founded an early-stage startup
• Professional working proficiency in Spanish

Salary range:

The base salary range for this role is $175,000 - $225,000. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including but not limited to work location, experience, and expected performance. The range listed is just one component of Leopard’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include equity awards and other long and short-term incentives. In addition, Leopard provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, a 401K program, paid holidays, and encouraged paid time off (PTO).

About Leopard:

Leopard is an early-stage insurance technology startup looking to revolutionize the life insurance and annuity markets. We’ve developed technology that makes it easy for insurance brokers and financial advisors to find best-fit coverage for their clients on an ongoing basis, but that’s just the start. Our mission is to build a data business that fundamentally changes the way life and annuities products are sold. Leopard is backed by The D.E. Shaw Group, one of the largest hedge funds in the United States, known for its quantitative rigor. Founded in 2023, Leopard is headquartered in New York, New York. For more information about Leopard, visit www.theleopard.com.

At Leopard, we are committed to hiring diverse talent from different backgrounds and as such, it is important for us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class. As an equal-opportunity employer, we encourage and welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.