Senior Software Developer; Remote First

About Us

Zensurance is redefining commercial insurance for Canadian businesses. As a leading Insur Tech, 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.

• Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 (2024, 2025)
• Top Insurance Employers (2022)

The Core team drives the engine behind key company goals, such as adding relevant insurance products with competitive pricing, and delivering user‑friendly insurance documents. As a Senior Software Developer, you will work with Node.js and Type Script to build and maintain the engineering platform that powers Zensurance’s data collection, rating, and pricing engines.

Reporting to the Team Lead, Engineering, you will provide technical guidance, enforce best practices, coach and mentor teammates, and help the Engineering Leadership Team continually improve craft capabilities. This is a remote‑first role within Canada.

• Take ownership of the development of custom features and drive their technical implementation.
• Act as the subject‑matter expert for the team’s domain and drive its technical direction.
• Suggest, design, implement, test, and monitor features and functionalities.
• Facilitate cross‑team collaboration in accordance with established best practices and Agile methodology.
• Evangelize proper software architecture and development paradigms.
• 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 and outline trade‑offs of potential software solutions.
• Develop, test, and maintain codebase within the team’s domain.
• Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing of new technologies and solutions within the team’s area of expertise.
• Offer guidance and mentorship to junior and intermediate team members.
• Develop and maintain documentation for new and existing features and integrations.
• Develop an understanding of company goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 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 building rich, complex web applications.
• Experience architecting and augmenting large software systems.
• Extensive full‑stack experience with Node.js, AWS, React, Type Script, NestJS, TypeORM, Postgre
  
  SQL.
• Experience with microservices and micro‑frontends.
• Understanding of web security best practices and data protection.
• Knowledge of containerization using Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
• A passion for clean, reusable, and well‑structured code.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to mentor, coach, and collaborate with others.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, learning, and knowledge sharing.

• Experience with or knowledge of gRPC.
• Experience with caching and queueing using Redis or similar technologies.
• Experience with Mongo
  
  DB (asset).

• Remote‑first setup for added flexibility.
• Home office allowance to create a comfortable workspace.
• Top‑tier tech: "Office in a box" with all necessary equipment.
• Half days before public holidays.

• 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.

• Education assistance reimbursement for courses, conferences, books, and memberships.
• Opportunities to learn from industry experts and grow your career.

• Weekly Friday huddles to share updates and connect across teams.
• Virtual & in‑person team‑building events to strengthen our culture.

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 a team‑oriented culture and four core values:

• DELIVER – We set ambitious goals and achieve them.
• INCLUDE – We foster an open and safe space for all.
• INTEGRITY – We do what’s right.
• INVENT – We create straightforward, innovative solutions.

Zensurance celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and provide accommodations throughout the hiring process.

We review every application with care to find the best fit for our team. While we may take some time to get back to you due to high volume of applications, know that a real human (not a bot) is reviewing yours. We appreciate your patience and can’t wait to learn more about you!