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Vouch

Lead Software Engineer, Insurance Platform

Vouch, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199


[Full Time] Lead Software Engineer, Insurance Platform at Vouch (United States)Lead Software Engineer, Insurance Platform

Vouch United StatesDate Posted: 04 Jan, 2023Work Location: San Francisco, United StatesSalary Offered: $185000 — $195000 yearlyJob Type: Full TimeExperience Required: 6+ yearsRemote Work: YesVacancies: 1 availableAbout Vouch:Insurance... sounds slow, old-fashioned, and unexciting. Exactly. Insurance is broken, and it's failing fast-moving, innovative startups.Vouch is a new, technology-first insurance company backed with $160M in funding from world-class investors. Like Stripe for payments or Brex for credit cards, Vouch is creating the go-to business insurance for high-growth companies.We're doing this by making insurance fast, responsive, and focused on our customers - high growth and innovative companies. Instead of printed PDF applications and week-long waits, Vouch is building new technology to solve real problems, writing policies that actually cover relevant startup scenarios, and designing simple experiences in an otherwise frustrating industry.What does a work environment look like at Vouch?Vouch is a Virtual First Workplace with office locations in SF, Chicago, and NYC. This role can be based anywhere in the U.S as long as you can work our Vouch core collaboration hours (8:30 am-2:30 pm Pacific Time).The Job:Vouch is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join our Insurance Platform team. Insurance Platform builds APIs that underwrite, issue, and manage insurance policies. Also under Platform, Vouch’s custom insurance policies are developed and launched on an in-house underwriting and pricing engine, enabling us to launch new insurance products and features in days, not months. You will have the opportunity to lead large projects, influence architectural choices across the organization, and mentor junior engineers.You will:Provide technical leadershipDesign, build, and maintain OpenAPI-based APIs, with microservice architectureWork on the core infrastructure for our Insurance platform, which enables the launching and managing of insurance programsWork closely with internal Vouch stakeholders to understand insurance workflows and create flexible solutionsSet technical direction for the team and support the team in delivering ambitious goalsWork closely with other technical leads to ensure consistent engineering standards and patternsYou may be a good fit for the role if you:Have 7+ years of development experience and 1+ years leading large scale projectsHave experience building distributed systems and APIs as a product or platformAre proficient using Node, TypeScript, or RubyHave experience in Postgres or another transactional, relational database system, as well as ability to design schemasHave exceptional communication skills. You can effectively talk (and listen) to engineers, designers, product managers, executives, and other stakeholders.Have experience with software engineering best practices such as TDD, SOLID, code reviews, A/B testing, etc.Have experience with a variety of architectural patternsTools & TechnologiesTypeScript, TypeORM, NestJS, Ruby on RailsTerraform, Consul, NomadServerless Framework, DockerAWS EventBridge, SNS, SQS, Lambda, AWS API GatewayVouch provides a number of benefits to help you bring your best self to work:Competitive compensation and equity packagesHealth, dental, and vision insuranceParental leaveFlexible vacation time (Unlimited PTO)Wellness allowance ($80/month)Technology allowance ($100/month)Salary Range: The pay range for this role is: $185,000 to $195,000 per year.Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry and are one part of our total compensation package that also includes benefits and other perks. Individual pay decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, location, and business need.Vouch believes in putting our people first and building a diverse team is at the front of everything that we do. We welcome people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and celebrate the diversity of our growing team.If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to recruiting@vouch.us

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