Software Engineering Team Lead

Honeycomb Insurance • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Honeycomb Insurance is a rapidly growing global startup that is reinventing the commercial real estate insurance industry. We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Full-Stack Team Lead to guide and mentor a team of experienced developers. In this role, you will drive the technical vision, foster a culture of innovation, and ensure the successful delivery of key projects. You will play a critical role in shaping our product’s foundation, all while actively coding and providing leadership to your team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience leading a team of software engineers.
• 5+ years of recent hands-on coding and software design with Nodejs
• Deep knowledge and understanding of databases: SQL/NoSQL/BigQuery, like MongoDB, Elastic etc.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, lead, and mentor, a team of full-stack developers, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership while actively contributing to development tasks.
• Mentor and advise teams in code review, pair programming and more
• Lead the adoption of agentic coding in the team
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between technical and business goals.
• Proactively identify and address potential technical challenges and roadblocks
• Contribute to products’ vision and subsequent execution.

Benefits

• ISO stock options
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• HSA with company contributions
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible time off
• 10 company-paid holidays
• Paid family leave
• Catered team lunch every Tuesday
• Monthly team events
• Free onsite gym membership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior