Zensurance

Zensurance

Tech Lead (Remote First)

Toronto, ON · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedCAD 150k-CAD 170kDetected 77 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactReduxwebpackNode.jsFull-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewPostgreSQLDockerTerraformDevOpsAccessibilityProduct ManagementAgileSeleniumCypressJestTest AutomationResearchLeadershipCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • As a leading InsurTech, we make getting the right coverage simple, fast, and accessible through a digital-first experience.
  • Our remote-first team is a place where you'll be challenged, supported, and encouraged to thrive.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with project stakeholders and the development team to design, build, and implement scalable, user-friendly apps and libraries using Node, React, and Typescript.
  • Collaborate with Product Management to examine, adjust, and break down roadmap items into epics and break down epics into discreet, actionable, appropriately sized tickets in the team's backlog.
  • Perform code reviews, ensuring that pull requests accurately reflect the acceptance criteria of the tickets they address.
  • Manage and optimize the integration of third-party systems into our infrastructure while ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of these systems.
  • You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to identify integration needs, implement solutions, and monitor system performance to guarantee uninterrupted service delivery.
  • We're hiring Tech Leads to support our Core and Payments teams.
  • Your primary focus will be on addressing security and scalability considerations, collaborating closely with the Product Manager, Team Lead, Engineers, and Staff Developers to design and implement systems and processes that enable your team to deliver effectively.
  • Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will design and implement solutions for both the front-end application and the back-end APIs.
  • Virtual & in-person team-building events to strengthen our culture

Requirements

  • University degree or college diploma in a recognized technical, vocational or academic program or equivalent work experience.
  • 7+ years of experience building rich, complex and scalable APIs, including integration with third party APIs.
  • 2+ experience in designing scalable and distributed systems.
  • Experience mentoring other developers.
  • Extensive experience with the Scrum framework and Agile methodologies.
  • Familiarity with DORA metrics to measure the DevOps Performance and experience in communicating what's been measured with the team.
  • Experience architecting and augmenting large software systems.
  • Experience with Javascript development toolings like WebPack, Babel, and Storybook.
  • Experience with Unit Testing frameworks like Jest/Mocha.
  • Develop a strong understanding of the company's goals and initiatives and help the engineering team deliver on those goals/initiatives.

Nice to have

  • Experience working with test automation frameworks like Cypress, Nightwatch, Selenium, and BrowserStack.
  • Experience working with Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform, Pulumi and AWS.
  • Experience with containerization tools such as Docker or Kubernetes.
  • Join Our Engineering Team - Where Growth Meets Innovation
  • Here's what makes our team special:
  • ✔ A Leadership Team That's Got Your Back
  • ✔ Fuel Your Growth
  • We can help get you there.

Skills

  • However, please don't use AI assistants during the live interview itself.
  • Want to explore a new tech stack or level up your skills?

Compensation

  • CAD 150k-CAD 170k

Benefits

  • Home office allowance to create a comfortable workspace
  • Flexible health and dental plans for families, including mental health support
  • Health & personal spending accounts to invest in wellness your way
  • Parental leave top-up, because family comes first
  • Education assistance reimbursement for courses, conferences, books, and memberships
  • Using POC models provided by Staff Developers, design and implement systems and infrastructure in accordance with the team's vision and culture.
  • Document decisions, research and guides to foster and build a culture of continuous learning and continuous improvement.
  • If you're looking to build something meaningful in a fast-growing, customer-focused company, we'd love to hear from you!

Company info

  • Zensurance is redefining commercial insurance for Canadian businesses. As a leading InsurTech, we make getting the right coverage simple, fast, and accessible through a digital-first experience. Our platform combines advanced technology with deep industry expertise to deliver tailored insurance solutions that help businesses thrive. Zensurance has been recognized for its rapid growth and industry impact: ✅ Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 (2023, 2024, 2025) ✅ Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 (2024, 2025) ✅ Top Insurance Employers (2022) At Zensurance, we value ownership, collaboration, and innovation. Our team thrives on solving complex challenges, challenging the status quo, and making a real impact in an industry ready for change. If you're looking to build something meaningful in a fast-growing, customer-focused company, we'd love to hear from you! We're hiring Tech Leads to support our Core and Payments teams. Our Core team is responsible for the engine driving the company's key goals such as adding more relevant insurance products with great prices on our website and delivering relevant insurance documents to our customers with ease. The Payments Team is responsible for understanding, evaluating, and improving our checkout experience which includes customer data confirmation, e-sign, financing, payment collection and invoicing integrations backed by third-party solutions As a Tech Lead, you will bring deep technical expertise to help steer the Engineering team's technical direction, reinforcing our culture of iterative, autonomous development and deployment. Your primary focus will be on addressing security and scalability considerations, collaborating closely with the Product Manager, Team Lead, Engineers, and Staff Developers to design and implement systems and processes that enable your team to deliver effectively. As a senior member of the team, you can articulate your thinking clearly, discuss complex ideas with ease, and manage your time well to meet important deadlines while also mentoring other team members as needed. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will design and implement solutions for both the front-end application and the back-end APIs. This is a remote-first role within Canada. #LI-Remote
  • Business is hard work, but insurance doesn't have to be!
  • We empower business owners with simple, tech-driven insurance solutions through our online platform.
  • Our success is fueled by our team-oriented culture and four core values:
  • DELIVER - We set ambitious goals and achieve them.
  • Zensurance is redefining commercial insurance for Canadian businesses.
  • Our platform combines advanced technology with deep industry expertise to deliver tailored insurance solutions that help businesses thrive.
  • Zensurance has been recognized for its rapid growth and industry impact: ✅ Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 (2023, 2024, 2025) ✅ Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 (2024, 2025) ✅ Top Insurance Employers (2022) At Zensurance, we value ownership, collaboration, and innovation.
  • Our team thrives on solving complex challenges, challenging the status quo, and making a real impact in an industry ready for change.
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