Senior Software Engineer, Jellyvision
$145-160k
Streamlining employee benefits
Job no longer available
Streamlining employee benefits
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$145-160k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To improve lives by helping real people choose, use, and appreciate their benefits.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience developing cross-platform/hybrid applications
- Expertise in React Native and Expo CLI
- Proficiency in full-stack development, ideally with Python or Ruby on Rails
- Understanding of relational databases (experience writing raw SQL is a bonus)
- Understands how to consume internal and external APIs
- Automated testing experience (unit, integration, and functional tests)
- Familiarity with container orchestration; ie. Docker
- Track record of helping expand and optimize CI/CD and pipelines
- Comfortable in AWS or other cloud environments (DevOps experience is a bonus)
- Bonus: Experience with a headless CMS
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll provide technical leadership for a cross-functional team consisting of application and test engineers
- You’ll spend your days writing well-designed, reliable, and maintainable code. You’ll also keep things running by solving problems and making sure they stay solved by writing tests
- Write high-quality, maintainable, reliable, and performant code
- Adhere to Agile methodologies and focus on rapid delivery, CI/CD, and test automation
- Be a key part of a team building a greenfield project from the ground up
- Transfer knowledge and best practices in React Native to other engineers
- Mentor junior developers, conduct code reviews, and provide technical guidance to ensure code quality and best practices
- Architect scalable and maintainable solutions that meet performance and security requirements
- Investigate and resolve technical issues, bugs, and performance bottlenecks
- Proactively identify areas in the team's code where technical debt may slow the SDLC, understanding the cost/benefit of addressing it, and present solutions to the team
- Be curious! Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends in software development
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other key stakeholders to define high level system requirements
- Coach, mentor, and set an example for less experienced team members
- Give and receive constructive code review feedback
- Collaborate with Jellyvision's non-tech teams (ex. designers, writers, producers)
Our take
Navigating health benefits is confusing, and most people need help making sense of it. As healthcare costs clim and plans get more complex, companies are turning to tools like Jellyvision to simplify the experience. The market is shifting toward smarter, more personalized support, and Jellyvision is part of this change.
At the heart of Jellyvision is ALEX< a virtual benefits advisor that talks to employees like a real person (think funny, friendly, and easy to understand). ALEX gives personalized advice based on each person's life, family, and health needs, helping them make better choices without added stress.
Recently, the company's been on a roll. Now supporting a quarter of the Fortune 500 and recently integrating into Conduent's Life@Work Connect platform. Meaning even more employees can now access ALEX's support. And under leadership of CEO Amanda Lannert, Jellyvision has transformed from a quirky digital agency into a seiouss HR tech player, with big plans to keep improving and expanding.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2017
$20m
LATE VC
Jan 2008
$5m
SERIES B
Total funding: $25m
Company benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Majority of premiums covered for spouses/civil union partners/dependents
- Roth or Traditional 401(k) with match
- HSAs & FSAs with employer contributions
- Flexible-first PTO and work policies
- Self-care days to recharge
- Access to our Chicago office
- Gender-affirming support
- Generous parental leave, adoption, and surrogacy assistance
- Home office, gym, and wellness allowance
- Therapy stipend
Company HQ
Chicago Loop, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Amanda Lannert
(CEO)Amanda has served as the CEO of Jellyvision since 2011. They are also a Board Director/Member at various companies, including SportHero, P33 Chicago and Equilibria.
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