This is a unique opportunity to join an exciting, well-funded InsurTech startup as the first engineer on the team. We are looking for a talented engineer to help architect and define our platform from the ground up, and who will also help hire and lead the founding engineering team.OUR VALUES
- Be Candid and authentic
- Trust and care for each other
- Do the right thing
- We are all owners and optimise for impactYOU SHOULD APPLY IF YOU:
* Are a highly autonomous and pragmatic. passionate about solving ambiguous problems, building products and code craftsmanship.
* Love to learn and pass on your knowledge to others.
* Are excited about joining as the very first engineer in the team.
* Want to hire and lead a strong team of engineers.
* Have expert knowledge of at least one modern web-oriented language (Python, Ruby, Javascript, PHP etc.) and related web frameworks.
* Have a strong understanding of modern databases and at least one SQL dialect.
* Are comfortable architecting and implementing high quality APIs following best practices.
* Have DevOps experience scaling and running cloud based  applications (e.g. AWS).WHAT YOU'LL DO:
* Collaborate with the co-founders in hiring plans and tech stack definition
* Hire, ramp-up and lead back-end, web and mobile engineers.
* Organise design and code reviews.
* Write clear, maintainable code that implements these solutions in new and existing backend services.WHAT WE OFFER:
* A competitive salary plus a generous stock options package.
* Flexible and remote-friendly work environment.
* The necessary equipment for you to do your best work - you will get a budget of £2,500 to build your own kit for work (Macbook Pro or equivalent, secondary screen, headphones etc).