Job Description

Ledgebrook is a tech-enabled E&S MGA on a mission to modernize Specialty insurance. The industry is burdened with legacy technology and inefficient processes, preventing innovation at scale. We are changing that. Our goal is to become the best-in-class full-stack insurance and re/insurer, leveraging AI and data-driven insights to revolutionize underwriting, pricing, and risk selection.

We believe in talent density—fewer, better people working together as one. We win as a team, and our success is shared through generous equity packages for all employees.

We’re looking for a talented Full Stack Software Engineer to help us solve the complex, technical challenges of a changing insurance landscape. The ideal candidate loves to build, communicates well with team members , and is motivated by a less bureaucracy. This person will be a key member of our engineering team, with direct ownership of many parts of the stack.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to develop new features and enhance existing applications.
• Design and implement frontend and backend components using JavaScript (Node.js) and Python.
• Develop RESTful APIs and integrate with third-party services as needed.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.
• Implement automated tests and ensure high code quality through code reviews and continuous integration.
• Optimize application performance and scalability to handle growing user demands.
• Dive into using and building LLMs (Large Language Models) to enhance our underwriters' productivity.
• Debug production issues using the latest tooling.
• Help set the direction of the small but growing engineering team.

Here at Ledgebrook we are passionate about creating a team that is on a continuous learning journey and that shares our excitement about building a company from the ground up. Some of the characteristics we hold dear are:

• A passion to deliver a world-class customer service experience to both internal and external customers
• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to innovate processes/procedures versus being satisfied with the status quo
• A desire to continue learning whatever your career stage
• Agile prioritization skills coupled with a keen sense of urgency that seeks to balance getting it right versus getting it done right now
• A strong drive and desire to win together as a high-performing team
• A moral compass to “do the right thing, period”, we have zero tolerance for toxic behaviors.

Must haves

• 3+ years of experience with the full stack development
• Ability to facilitate and gather business requirements and come up with scalable engineering solutions
• Strong ability to design data models based on business domain use cases
• Proven ability to write code for the future, with a strong focus on maintainability and testability
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools using Github Actions, AWS Code Pipelines, Jenkins, or other
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously per the objectives/goals of the organization and execute to deadlines

Nice to haves

• Prior startup experience
• Experience with Python, JavaScript
• Experience solving insurance industry / domain related challenges
• Experience in web technologies and frameworks (JS/TS, HTML, CSS/SCSS, Angular, React, Bootstrap, Node.js)
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity ownership
• Health Insurance 100% employer-paid option available (US only)
• Additional benefits available include 401k plan, dental, vision & other options (US only)
• Remote work, flexible hours
• Unlimited time off policy
• Ownership, autonomy, purpose

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