Zensurance

Senior Software Developer

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Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our Development Experience Group!

 

The Development Experience Group 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.

 

Reporting to the Team Lead, Engineering, you will work with the Engineering Department to build the software that powers the Zensurance data collection, rating and pricing engines. Using Nodejs, Typescript, and Infrastructure as code, you will be a key contributor to our systems, ensuring high standards in software development, performance, and infrastructure stability.

This is a remote-first role within Canada. #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.

  • Qualifications:
  • University degree or college diploma in a recognized technical, vocational or academic program (preferably in Engineering or Computer Science) or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience building rich, complex fullstack web applications.
  • Familiarity with modern frontend tooling (e.g., Webpack, Vite).
  • Proven experience with Node.js, React.js and the TypeScript ecosystem.
  • Deep knowledge of React.js State Management
  • Proven expertise in Mobile-First Responsive Layouts, ensuring high performance and seamless transitions across all device viewports.
  • Advanced understanding of React rendering cycles and reconciliation. Ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and unnecessary re-renders.
  • Prior insurance domain knowledge is an asset, but not required.

  • Nice to have:
  • Direct experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.
  • Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions).