Full Stack Engineer

Ledgebrook is an InsurTech MGA on a mission to bring Specialty insurance into the modern era. Burdened with legacy technology and processes, the industry has not kept pace with the speed of innovation seen in other sectors. Positioned at the cutting edge of the next generation of InsurTech, Ledgebrook offers the best of both worlds: innovative world-class technology deployed by a leadership team armed with over 100 years of insurance expertise.

We’re looking for a talented Full Stack Software Engineer to help us solve the complex, technical challenges of a changing insurance landscape. The ideal candidate loves to build, communicates well with team members , and is motivated by a less bureaucracy. This person will be a key member of our engineering team, with direct ownership of many parts of the stack. 

● Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to develop new features and enhance existing applications. 

● Design and implement frontend and backend components using Python and JavaScript (Node.js)

● Develop RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party services as needed. 

● Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.

● Implement automated tests and ensure high code quality through code reviews and continuous integration. 

● Optimize application performance and scalability to handle growing user demands.

● Dive into using and building LLMs (Large Language Models) to enhance our underwriters' productivity. 

● Debug production issues using the latest tooling. 

● Help set the direction of the small but growing engineering team. 

● 3+ years of experience with the full stack development 

● Ability to facilitate and gather business requirements and come up with scalable engineering solutions 

● Strong ability to design data models based on business domain use cases 

● Proven ability to write code for the future, with a strong focus on maintainability and testability

● Familiarity with CI/CD tools using Github Actions, AWS Code Pipelines, Jenkins, or other

● Strong verbal and written communication skills, organizational and time management skills

● Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously per the objectives/goals of the organization and execute to deadlines 

● Prior startup experience 

● Experience solving insurance industry / domain related challenges 

● Experience in web technologies and frameworks (JS/TS, HTML, CSS/SCSS, Angular, React, Bootstrap, Node.js) 

● Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).