Lead Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• ▹Lead multiple engineers within a team or workstream, guiding their work to deliver user value and business opportunities
• ▹Design, build and own secure, observable, scalable Python microservices that power the insurance platform
• ▹Drive architectural discussions and decisions across multiple teams
• ▹Champion engineering excellence: testability, reliability, scalability and clean code
• ▹Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers and data analysts to deliver user and business value fast
• ▹Lead and coordinate delivery of large, complex technical initiatives
• ▹Actively coach and mentor engineers
• ▹Identify problems, investigate root causes and implement pragmatic solutions with autonomy
• ▹Continuously improve team ways of working, from CI/CD pipelines to incident response
• ▹Stay curious about how AI can enhance productivity and workflows

Requirements

• ▹Strong backend engineering background building cloud-native microservices (Python preferred, but open to strong experience in other languages)
• ▹Deep knowledge of programming fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, system design
• ▹Experience building systems at scale: distributed architectures, performance tuning, observability
• ▹Leads by example through mentoring, clear communication and a collaborative mindset
• ▹Tenacious and resourceful in the face of ambiguity or tough technical challenges
• ▹Strives for simplicity, building systems that are easy to understand, test and maintain
• ▹Proactive by nature, raising concerns early and engaging the right people

Soft skills

About the company

Since 2016, Zego has been on a mission to make traditional motor insurance simpler and more affordable for good drivers — from van drivers and gig workers to everyday car drivers. The company has sold tens of millions of policies and raised over $200 million in funding.