Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Convr • Chicago, IL

3d • $130,000 - $150,000

About The Position

About Convr: Convr is an AI underwriting, data, and intelligent document processing workbench that drives world-class customer experiences. It delivers premium growth, insights and efficiency for commercial P&C insurance organizations of all sizes, including many top carriers, MGA's, Brokers and Reinsurers.
Founded in 2016, Convr is solving the greatest challenges of commercial insurance organizations. With rapid advancements in technology, Commercial Insurance Carriers, MGA’s, and Brokers are falling short on technology enablement and efficiency deliverance. Outdated business processes, inaccurate data and technologies are holding them back from elevating and delivering on better customer experience. In addition, this is adding time and costs to doing business, increasing expense ratios and manual entry errors.
With Convr, commercial P&C insurers manage the underwriting process from submission to quote with an on-demand software platform with its purpose-built Artificial Intelligence decisioning engine, empowering them to make better decisions, faster. Our vision is to transform the world through data, discovery, decision, and we do that today by empowering commercial insurers with a core underwriting management solution enabling a frictionless experience, delivering superior performance, optimal efficiency, and world-class customer engagement from submission to quote. You can make a difference in the commercial and property insurance industry by joining and leading to digitally transform commercial insurance with modern AI.
Role Overview: We are looking for a Forward Deployed Software Engineer (FDSE) who thrives at the intersection of high-level architecture and deep-stack technical execution. This isn't a "one-off" integration role. You are a hybrid of a software engineer, product strategist, and technical consultant.
You will embed with our most strategic customers to solve their most complex problems. However, your mission is dual-purpose: while you deliver immediate value to the customer, you are simultaneously acting as a product scout. You will identify patterns in customer needs and translate those into scalable, core features for our SaaS platform.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience in full-stack or frontend development, specifically within SaaS products or startup environments.
• Strong coder with shown proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Java, C++, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with Next.js App Router (server components, layouts, streaming, caching).
• Experience with tRPC or equivalent type-safe API frameworks.
• Experience implementing complex, data-heavy views with Tailwind and component libraries (shadcn/ui, Mantine, etc.). Background in UI/UX design or working closely with designers is highly preferred.
• Ability to design scalable systems and a solid understanding of frontend performance, state management, and accessibility.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work autonomously, acting as a consultant/partner to our customers while remaining accountable for deliverables.
• Ability and interest to travel up to 20% as needed to customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of new features in our core SaaS product. You aren't just building for one user; you are building for the platform.
• Work across the entire stack, from optimizing database queries and API endpoints to crafting intuitive UI/UX.
• Architect production-ready integrations and workflows. You will lead technical workshops with stakeholders to define "future state" solutions.
• Write high-quality, type-safe, and maintainable code in TypeScript, leveraging modern React and Next.js patterns for performance and scalability.
• Prevent "bespoke bloat." Identify universal customer needs and collaborate with product and engineering teams to bake those into the core technical direction.
• Contribute to CI/CD, testing, and performance monitoring to ensure the stability and reliability of your deployments.
• Mentor teammates and establish engineering best practices to level up the entire team’s output.

Benefits

• Remote work opportunities
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Company Paid Holidays
• Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, vision, short-term & long-term disability, life insurance, and accident coverage)
• 401K
• Paid Parental Leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees