Software Engineer, Urban Jungle
Full Stack
£40-41k
+ share options
4+ days a week in office
Insurance for the demands of a new generation
Posted today
Insurance for the demands of a new generation
21-100 employees
Posted today
£40-41k
+ share options
4+ days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make home insurance that’s fair - to you, your wallet, and the planet.
Role
Who you are
- Whether you're just starting out in your career or already have some experience under your belt, we're looking for kind, curious problem solvers who want to have an impact on the lives of real people
- You’ve worked with (or learned through academic/personal projects): JavaScript (we use Angular), Python
- You're eager to deepen your skillset in Front-End/UX design, Linux, Docker, AWS, and SQL
- You’ll be a champion of our values, and encourage others to be the same
- You’re excited to take ownership, ship value fast, and continuously improve
- You bring a clear, thoughtful communication style - translating technical complexity into plain English
- You’re a problem-solver through and through - big or small, you love a challenge!
- You question the status quo if it leads to better outcomes for our customers
- You manage your time well and prioritise work that aligns with company goals
- You’re ambitious, hands-on, and hungry to grow as fast as the business
- You treat everyone with integrity, respect and kindness - whether it’s your colleagues, our customers, or our partners
- These requirements are a guide as to what we’re looking for, but if you don’t have all of the skills listed above, that’s okay! Please don’t let that hold you back from applying if the role excites you
What the job involves
- We're building our talent pool for future software engineers to join our team in the future if an opportunity arises!
- You’d hit the ground running, getting stuck into our tech stack from day one and shipping valuable features within your first few weeks. You’d start by flexing your strengths, then we’d quickly get you stuck into new areas to grow your skillset and widen your impact
- You’d be at the heart of a team that collaborates closely with Product, Commercial, and Data - all working together to build features that genuinely delight our customers and move the needle
- You’d start with high-impact, high-visibility features, then scale up to leading cross-functional projects like new product launches, integrations with our external partners, and platform-wide upgrades
- Learn fast and often - you’ll level up your skills across a wide range of tools and technologies while working on meaningful, end-to-end challenges
- You’d bring your technical expertise to influence key decisions about how we design, build, and expand our growing portfolio of products and services
- Be part of shaping the team’s future - your ideas will matter, and you’ll have a real voice in how we scale, operate, and grow
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Urban Jungle was founded in 2016 by a team from both in and outside of the insurance industry. Jimmy Williams and Greg Smyth noticed that the insurance industry was moving at a really slow pace, hardly taking advantage of the available technology and often leaving customers behind, especially younger ones. Now Urban Jungle is the top rated home insurance provider in the UK.
Modern insurers have inherited, from their 80s predecessors, a highly inefficient general approach to the industry: when launching a new system, only new customers are included in it, while old customers remain in the old system. Customer Service Operatives at really big insurers are fishing in different systems to find people's records and that does not favour productivity at all. The challenge with Urban Jungle’s process is to build up the insurance experience from scratch taking advantage of the technology that has been developed in recent years, reducing costs and empowering customers.
Special attention needs to be paid to the insurance product. The responsiveness to the way people's risks are changing over time is a key aspect that insurers should always bear in mind. Adapting the insurance product to ever-changing needs is definitely the main challenge for Urban Jungle and its competitors, and the best way to do it is to keep continuous and direct contact with customers. Regularly testing the current insurance offer and showing readiness when adapting the product to a new necessity is the real turning point and what Urban Jungle is working for.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Apr 2024
$15m
SERIES A
May 2022
$22.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $58.4m
Company benefits
- Share options that can increase alongside performance and growth
- 25 days paid annual leave, plus public holidays
- Rapid Progression. We’ll give you the opportunity to experience loads, and develop rapidly. You’ll get tons of responsibility from day one, and all the feedback, coaching and support you need to fuel your career growth
- Real Impact. You’ll work on big, interesting problems that will challenge you, and do so in a way that has a positive impact on people’s lives, the planet and our community
- A Clear Plan. We’ll give you the clarity on what we want to achieve, with the freedom and autonomy for you to decide how we get there
- The Best People. You’ll be surrounded by teammates who are exceptional at what they do, whilst being kind, honest people who champion our values
- A dedicated development budget, access to a senior mentor, and training on whatever you need to do your job well
- Well-being support. We’re committed to supporting both physical and mental well-being through access to therapy, weekly onsite yoga, and subsidised sports clubs
- Enhanced parental leave, and support for parents returning to work
- All. The. Fun. We regularly organise awesome socials and have some vibrant team communities such as book club and foodies
Company values
- Customer First. We do the right thing, even when no one is watching. We’ll always talk to our community of customers to stay on top of what that is
- Be Responsible. We don’t just say we care, we show it with our actions. We make decisions that take into account the world around us, whether that be considering the environment, supporting diversity or creating a great place to work
- Keep Getting Better. We always look for ways to innovate and improve next time. We’re open and honest about what’s working and not
- Aim For Extraordinary. Nothing daunts us. We never back away from the toughest problems, and hold ourselves to the highest standards. We’re setting a new pace in an industry that moves slowly
Company HQ
Lambeth, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Jimmy Williams
(Co-Founder & CEO)Their background is in Consulting, where they worked with various insurers, tech providers in financial services, and price comparison sites, as a Principal at OC&C.
Greg Smyth
(Co-Founder & CTO)They were most recently VP of Research and Data Technology at Winton Capita. Previously they worked at Facebook, starting their first engineering team in London, and Google.
People progressing
Julia joined the team as a Data Analyst in 2020, and was promoted to Senior Data Analyst after 1 year. Now Julia is a Director of Analytics and BI.
Tiago joined Urban as a Software Engineer in 2019, and after several promotions, they are now a Principal Engineer.
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