Teamlead Software Development, Simplesurance
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Platform for simple access to insurance
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Platform for simple access to insurance
101-200 employees
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101-200 employees
Company mission
To be the platform for simple access to insurance.
Role
Who you are
- Strong proficiency in backend development, with a focus on delivering scalable solutions in Golang at production level
- Experience leading engineering teams or mentoring engineers in a senior capacity
- Proven track record designing and evolving gRPC and REST-based APIs at scale
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices architectures, and cloud-native patterns
- Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and modern DevOps workflows
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL, and message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for building clean, efficient, and maintainable systems
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Teamlead Software Development to join Jean Assy's team and make a real impact
- As part of our team, you’ll be contributing to cutting-edge projects that are shaping the future of our company and the industry
- You'll lead and mentor a team of backend engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and collective ownership
- Design, build, and maintain high-performance APIs (gRPC and REST) for our core insurance services
- Own the end-to-end delivery of microservices: from requirements gathering, architecture, and implementation, through deployment and operational support
- Collaborate with Product, DevOps, and cross-functional teams to translate feature requests into robust, scalable technical solutions
- Establish and champion engineering best practices, including code reviews, automated testing, observability (tracing, logging, metrics), and CI/CD pipelines
- Conduct regular 1:1s, provide performance feedback, and support engineers' career growth
- Identify, prioritize, and reduce technical debt; continuously improve architecture, code quality, and team workflows
- Ensure compliance with security policies, coding standards, and regulatory requirements relevant to the insurance sector
- Monitor and optimize service reliability, performance, and cost in production environments
Our take
Europeans spend on average over €2,000 per personal annually on insurance, creating a massive market worth around €1.3T. Meanwhile, the global eCommerce market has surged past $29T. At the intersection of these sectors lies eCommerce insuranc, the fast growing markte Simplesurance is targeting.
Simplesurance simplifies insurance for online shoppers by embedding coverage options directly at checkout, making it easier and more convenient than visiting external insurers like Endsleigh or ProtectYourBubble. And its competitive pricing often undercuts both traditional insurers and product suppliers' own offerings, helping it gain vital market traction.
With strong backing from investors, Simplesurance operates across more than 30 Euopean countries and is aggressively expanding. As point-of-sale insurance becomes standard in online retail, the company is ready to deepen its footprint across Europe and explore potential growth beyond the continent.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Dec 2020
$17.7m
CONVERTIBLE
Oct 2018
$11.5m
SERIES C
Total funding: $88.4m
Company HQ
Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
Robin von Hein
(Founder & CEO)A serial entrepreneur, Robin is also the founder of VH.one Venture.
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