Software Engineer — Elm

Salary Competitive

About us Insurello is a startup that helps injured people receive compensation. Where today – every year – 6 billion SEK never gets claimed because of the hustle associated with the insurance claim process. We have been awarded one of the Nordic regions top-50 start-ups, and won Start-up of the Year in November 2017 (Business Challenge). In 2018 we raised more than 10 million SEK from leading venture capitalist firms. Now we need some great additions to the team to help us disrupt the insurance


What you will do

We work as an agile and highly collaborative product team that includes both design and engineering. You and the team will have a clear mission and ownership of the product and the customer experience. At Insurello we optimize for quality, flow and customer value. We have a long term view of what we build, but deliver new features and improvements continuously for fast feedback and time to market. Each week the product team organizes a two hour workshop dedicated to planning and design review. The team continuously reviews all code that becomes a part of the product and we value clarity, reliability and focus when we review. We aim to always move in the right direction and to always make the best decision with the facts at hand. We want to build a team that is inclusive and open and feels a strong ownership and dedication for the things they build.

At Insurello we take great pride in our dedication to functional languages and technologies. We believe that strongly typed functional languages gives safety, reliability and is fun to work with. To us, functional programming is a competitive advantage and all the code we write aims to be strongly typed and pure.

Some of the technologies you will be working with:

  • Elm
  • SASS
  • Node.js - Docker

 

Who you are

  • You are ambitious and hard working and appreciate the opportunity (and responsibilities) of working in an early stage start-up. You are passionate about your job and the customer experience that you help create.
  • You are a team player that feels at home in a collaborative and agile team. You take no pride in being right or wrong and are open minded. You like challenges and trying new things and are not frightened or frustrated by a rapidly changing environment. You like discussing solutions to hard or ambitious problems and you always stay objective and focused.
  • We are looking for someone with a solid engineering background that is experienced and shares our passion for building great products.

You should have

  • Bachelor degree or equivalent work life experience in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Great communication and interpersonal skills.
  • A sane work-life balance and things you like to do besides your job.
  • Experience with functional programming and strongly typed languages.
  • Experience with building (complex) user interfaces using reactive technologies.
  • Passion for writing clean and testable code.
  • Worked in an agile team and are passionate about agile practices.
  • Worked with code reviews and feel comfortable with having your code reviewed by the team.
  • Willingness to learn new technologies and adopt new tools.

 

How to apply?

We love to see some work that you have done and are proud of. Do you have open source code on Github or a portfolio of projects you worked on? Maybe you like to write about programming or have presented at conferences? Great! We’d love to have a look.

To apply send us your CV in Swedish or English.

We'll be offering a fast-paced environment where focus lies on having fun, exploring new technology and creating great features for our customers. We also offer stock options.

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Free office snacks
Free office snacks

Peckish after lunch? We got your back with soft drinks, treats and fruit.

Maternity / paternity leave
Maternity / paternity leave

Kids are the future, go spend time with them.

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Working at
Insurello

Every year 6 billion SEK of personal accident insurance compensation go unclaimed in Sweden! Why so? One of the main reasons is that it is extremely difficult to go through the claims process, which requires both time, knowledge and a lot of patience. With Insurello, there is no need to understand insurance specific language, have all the time in the world or have a certain background. We want to help all people claim their accident insurances money instantly online and change the insurance landscape for the better. WHAT HAVE WE ACCOMPLISHED? As of now, we're helping more than 80 000+ people claim their insurances through our platform, and the user count is growing by the hour. We were awarded the Start-up of the Year 2017 award by Business Challenge, and top-100 InsurTech start-ups in the world by Fintech Global. Since 2018, we have raised more than 100 M SEK from leading Venture Capitalist firms and trusted investors who've brought in not just money but credibility, network and business assets. We have built a winning team of ~80 awesome and highly motivated Insurellians based in Stockholm. During the first half of 2020, we have doubled the team! Right now, we are providing opportunities for fair compensation in Sweden and Denmark, expanding to France and Germany in 2021!

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