Zensurance

Intermediate Software Developer (Node.js/React/TypeScript)

Job Description

About Us:

Zensurance is growing at a rapid pace, and that means our Engineering team is growing too! We are looking for an Intermediate Software Developer to join our Developer Experience Group (Payments)!  

You will join the Payments in the Engineering Department to build the software that powers the Zensurance data collection, rating and pricing engines. Using NodeJS and Typescript, this individual contributor role reports to the Team Lead, Engineering, and is responsible for implementing and delivering software features in accordance with best practices in software development.

The Payments team makes informed suggestions about architectural, tooling, frameworks, and ecosystem choices that affect the tool stack. This team takes into consideration the technical and product domain to help increase the autonomy of stream-aligned teams by growing their capabilities with a focus on problems rather than solutions.

As an individual contributor and an experienced professional, you will be expected to coach and mentor lower-level professionals, and assist the Engineering Leadership Team in continuously improving craft capabilities.

This is a remote-first role within the GTA. #LI-Remote


Responsibilities:
  • Take ownership of developing custom features and support their technical implementation across the full stack.
  • Implement, test, and monitor features and functionalities, ensuring high quality and reliability.
  • Develop, test, and maintain our codebase within the team’s domain, writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
  • Collaborate with project stakeholders and the development team to design and build scalable, user-friendly systems for our customers and in-house tooling.
  • Discuss strategy of potential software solutions.
  • Develop, test, and maintain codebase within the team’s domain.
  • Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
  • Monitor system performance.
  • Contribute to the adoption of DevOps practices by leveraging infrastructure as code for automation and system stability.
  • Develop an understanding of company goals.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

  • Requirements:
  • University degree or college diploma in a recognized technical, vocational or academic program (preferably in Engineering or Computer Science) or equivalent work experience.
  • 3-4 years of hands-on experience building rich, complex fullstack web applications.
  • Familiarity with modern frontend tooling (e.g., Webpack, Vite).
  • Fullstack experience with NodeJS/NestJS/AWS and the TypeScript ecosystem.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL.
  • Experience with RESTful API design and implementation.
  • Front-end experience with React/Typescript.
  • Experience with Redux/State management tools.
  • Direct experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform is an asset.
  • Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) is an asset.
  • A passion for clean, reusable, and well-structured code.
  • A passion for continuous learning and self-improvement.
  • Excellent critical thinking skills and communication skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with team members.