Senior Fullstack Engineer

Role Description

At Hippo Insurance, we’ve got almost 20 tech charters up and running — and we’re still growing fast. That’s why hiring for back-end roles is a never-ending story here, and we usually have several recruitments going on at the same time. Joining us means becoming part of a product company in the insurance technology space — building and owning long-term solutions.

You'll join one of our product charters as a Sr. Fullstack Engineer (FE leaning) who owns features end to end – from an ambiguous problem statement, through design and implementation across the stack, to production and the metrics that follow. You'll work in a cross-functional team alongside Product, Design, QA, and other engineers, with real influence over what we build and how we build it.

If you've ever been curious about how insurance actually works under the hood, this is a great place to find out!

What will you do?

• Design and build user-facing features end to end – React frontends, the Node.js services and BFF layers behind them, and their interactions with data stores and third-party APIs.
• Own technical direction in your domain: break down large, fuzzy problems into shippable increments and make the architecture calls that come with them.
• Partner with Product Managers and Designers early, challenging requirements and shaping scope before a line of code is written.
• Support reliable databases and APIs for real-time automated decision-making.
• Deploy your software using industry-standard tooling like Kubernetes clusters, and Lambda functions.
• Investigate and resolve production issues by analyzing code, data, and system behavior, then propose and implement timely fixes to minimize user impact.
• Care deeply about security in everything you do and constantly raise the baseline of how we defend our users' data against external threats and themselves.
• Implement robust automated test suites across the test pyramid to ensure high quality and a low failure rate of delivered code.
• Mentor mid-level engineers, give high-quality code review feedback, and act as a go-to person for engineers who lean more heavily to one side of the stack.
• Have huge creative freedom and the ability to put your mark on the project – take ownership and responsibility for what you do.
• Have a lot of chances to develop your skills as well as learn a lot about how tech business is done in the US.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of hands-on commercial experience building web applications, with real depth on both sides of the stack – React, Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Designed and shipped production services, not just consumed them – comfortable with API design, microservices, and system design patterns.
• Good, practical knowledge of at least one relational database system, e.g. PostgreSQL/MySQL/SQL Server.
• Experience implementing the test pyramid (unit, integration, e2e tests).
• Independent problem-solver who's comfortable with ambiguity and knows when to ask instead of guess.
• Can lead discussions and decisions regarding software design and architecture, and explain the trade-offs to technical and non-technical audiences alike.
• Demonstrate responsibility, accountability, and a strong sense of ownership in delivering high-quality work.
• Utilize good security practices effectively.
• Enjoy making other engineers better – through code review, pairing, and mentoring.
• Show readiness to learn and expand your skill set as required by ongoing projects.
• Have a sense of humor – seriously, it matters here.
• Good command of English (written & spoken).
• Available to work in different timezones – occasional evening meetings may be necessary (on average 2 days per week).

Requirements

• TypeScript, Node.js, Nest.js, PostgreSQL and other data stores.
• Docker and container-based deployment technologies (e.g. Kubernetes/Fargate).
• Grafana, Prometheus, Coralogix for monitoring.
• AWS for infrastructure.
• Automated software testing on module/integration/system levels.
• AI tools (Devin, Devin Desktop, Claude).

Benefits

• Salary: 26,000 – 32,000 PLN + VAT on B2B.
• Form of employment of your choosing.
• Remote work & flexible working hours.
• Non-service days.
• Private medical care with dentists & orthodontists package for you and your family.
• Group life insurance.
• Psychotherapists support — free online sessions with psychologists and psychotherapists.
• Home physiotherapy.
• Multisport card & meditation apps reimbursed 50%.
• Gear with Apple Logo and monitor.
• 50% reimbursement for courses, conferences, books & certificates.
• Free access to private language lessons.
• 6 Personal Development & 4 Voluntary Non-service days.
• Cafeteria platform — extra “stówka” every month to spend on whatever you want.
• Nanny services for parents.
• Concierge services – a personal assistant to help you deal with your everyday matters.
• Chill room with table football & PlayStation 5.
• Free snacks and ice cream in the office (every day, all year round!).
• Free Friday Lunch in the office.
• Team building events — we party together several times a year during the annual Offsite & Christmas Parties, beer after work, or our #WinterEscapeMonth workation in Cyprus.

Recruitment Process

• Send us your CV – it's the best way for us to get to know you.
• Meet Gabi, one of our Recruiters.
• Complete a 30-minute one-way interview.
• Join a Live Coding session with our Senior Engineers.
• Have a chat with your potential Engineering Manager.
• Meet on the final stage with Marcin and Alicja.
• Welcome aboard!