Full Stack Engineer - Finance
About The Position
Ledgebrook is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to tackle technical challenges in the insurance industry and take direct ownership of parts of the technology stack. The engineer will collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to build and improve applications, using JavaScript (Node.js) and Python across frontend and backend components. The role includes developing RESTful APIs, integrating third-party services, maintaining code quality, improving performance and scalability, exploring and building LLMs to support underwriter productivity, and debugging production issues. The engineer will also help shape the direction of a small, growing engineering team. Ledgebrook is an AI-native specialty insurance platform that works exclusively through wholesale brokers. Its technology supports risk pricing while underwriters apply their judgment. The company emphasizes care, striving, teamwork, continuous learning, high talent density, and shared success through equity packages. This position offers remote flexibility and an asynchronous work culture.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience with full stack development.
- Ability to facilitate and gather business requirements and develop scalable engineering solutions.
- Strong ability to design data models based on business domain use cases.
- Proven ability to write maintainable and testable code.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, AWS Code Pipelines, Jenkins, or equivalent.
- Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, and time management skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks or projects in line with organizational objectives and execute to deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Prior startup experience.
- Experience with Python and JavaScript.
- Experience solving insurance industry or domain-related challenges.
- Experience with web technologies and frameworks such as JS/TS, HTML, CSS/SCSS, Angular, React, Bootstrap, and Node.js.
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to develop new features and enhance existing applications.
- Design and implement frontend and backend components using JavaScript (Node.js) and Python.
- 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.
- Explore and build LLMs to enhance underwriters' productivity.
- Debug production issues using the latest tooling.
- Help set the direction of the small but growing engineering team.
Benefits
- Full remote flexibility and an asynchronous work culture.
- Unlimited PTO and fully paid sick leave.
- Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus HSA and FSA options.
- Financial protection and retirement benefits, including a 401(k), company-paid life insurance, and disability coverage.
- Equity incentive program.
- High degree of ownership and autonomy, with the opportunity to help build and shape a growing company.
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact alongside an ambitious, high-performing team.
- Exposure to a fast-growing startup environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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