Staff Engineer, CLARK
PHP and Vue.js
Digital insurance manager
Open for applications
Digital insurance manager
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make insurance simple and help to insure people properly.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience in software development with at least 3 years in a senior or staff engineering role
- Strong expertise in PHP, including frameworks like Laravel, Symfony, or Zend
- Proficiency in Vue.js and its ecosystem (Vuex, Vue Router, etc.)
- Deep understanding of RESTful API design and implementation
- Experience with database design and optimization (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar)
- Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and CI/CD pipelines
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal abilities
What the job involves
- As our Staff Engineer (PHP and Vue.js), you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and high-performance web applications
- The role demands a deep understanding of backend (PHP) and frontend (Vue.js) technologies, architectural design, and leadership to guide teams toward successful project delivery
- Defining and implementing technical strategies and architecture for web applications using PHP and Vue.js
- Overseeing code quality, development standards, and best practices within the team
- Working in the leadership team of our Staff Engineering Committee to help spread best practice not just within the department but across the whole of tech in CLARK
- Developing robust and scalable systems using PHP (preferably with frameworks like Laravel or Symfony) with dynamic, responsive, and user-friendly frontend interfaces using Vue.js (Typescript)
- Integrating RESTful APIs and third-party services effectively into web applications
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver exceptional software solutions
- Providing mentorship and technical guidance to junior and mid-level developers
- Identifying technical challenges and proposing effective solutions (e.g. optimizing application performance for speed and scalability)
- Staying updated with the latest trends and advancements in PHP, Vue.js, and related technologies & driving innovation within the team by exploring new tools, frameworks, and approaches
Our take
The insurance sector has been undergoing a period of radical digital transformation over recent years. Gone are the days of imperfect policy fits, time-consuming shopping, and lengthy exchanges with dubious brokers. A wave of startups are making insurance faster, easier, and more on-demand than ever, and the newly minted Unicorn app CLARK is proving to be a major player.
Operating in Germany and Austria, the CLARK app allows insurance customers to manage and monitor all their contracts from a single hub. It works like an independent insurance advisor, keeping users abreast of expiry dates, policy changes, and recommending policy improvements by scanning different rates from over 180 insurers.
The German insurtech market is especially strong relative to its European counterparts, thanks to impressive international investment, careful government regulation, and a fertile, collaborative ecosystem. This has meant, however, that the market has reached a matured period of slower growth and consolidation. This means CLARK has to keep pace with similarly commanding startups like Wefox and INZMO, maintaining its momentum through acquisitions of smaller companies such as SimpleInsurance Broker.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jan 2021
$71.9m
SERIES C
Apr 2018
$29m
SERIES B
Total funding: $116.7m
Company benefits
- You are encouraged to contribute your ideas and initiatives
- Free drinks, fresh fruit and delicious coffee
- Flexible working hours
- Cultural initiatives such as team events, Monday morning check-in and hopefully soon our monthly team breakfast & lunch
Company values
- Can Do. Be positive towards challenges.
- Think Team. Care for your fellow Clarkees.
- Execute Fast. Score the touchdown.
- Seek Simple. Achieve the same with less.
Company HQ
Bahnhofsviertel, Frankfurt, Germany
Articles
Leadership
Chris Lodde
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously held senior digital marketing and sales positions at SMP AG Strategy Consulting, then Sun Capital Partners. Subsequently served as VP of digital banking at Commerzbank AG.
Marco Adelt
(Shareholder, Executive Advisor & Co-Founder)Consulted for financial services at Capgemini Consulting, then moved into a role as senior project manager at Horváth & Partners Management Consultants.
Christopher Oster
(Supervisory Board Member & Co-Founder)Worked with BCG as a consultant, then served as Rocket Internet's COO.
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