The Zebra is revolutionizing how connected consumers research and shop for insurance and is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to their product, which includes expanding into new lines of insurance, building comparison experiences, supporting integrations, and driving traffic to their site.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of and experience with one of the following: Python, Ruby, Java, C++, C-Sharp, or Go (Python being the preferred language of choice)
- Strong experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
- Experience with internal and external APIs (within B2B applications)
- Exceptional and proven web development experience
- Experience with Python, Tornado, Django, AWS, Javascript, React, microservice architectures and web API design
- Experience with SEO technologies
Responsibilities
- Assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of The Zebra comparison product and other products using Python, Tornado, Django, ReactJS, NodeJS, and other modern technologies
- Deliver focused, maintainable, and performant code across different areas of our business, from adding new functionality to existing cloud-hosted microservices to creating new features supporting growth into new insurance lines
- Work closely with other engineers, designers, and engineering leadership to rapidly build, iterate, test, and deploy new features and products and maintain a high-quality robust codebase
- Improve and scale the existing products and tools to support our growth
- Act as a technical leader for the team and grow other engineers through example and mentorship
Other
- strong sense of ownership
- great communication and collaboration skills
- dedication to continuous improvement
- Eager to take ownership of work, including collaboration with collaborators and developers through the product development lifecycle
- Track record of delivering quality code in a timely fashion, understanding where to draw the line between good and flawless
