Senior Frontend Developer - Javascript

About Getsafe

Getsafe is a digital insurance company creating a better insurance experience for everyone that is easy, flexible, and enjoyable. With its strong technological backbone, the company offers liability, contents and car insurance in Germany and contents insurance in the UK. Getsafe replaces complexity and manual paperwork with smart bots and automation, allowing customers to file claims or change their coverage in real time with just a few clicks. Since launching in 2018 in Germany, Getsafe has expanded to the UK and is now looking into further European markets. The company is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, with a satellite office in London, and employs more than 120 people. It is one of Europe’s best-funded insurtechs, serving over 150,000 customers.

Position

Getsafe is working on building the radically best insurance for first-time insurance buyers through technology and a great customer experience. We have 150.000 (and growing) happy customers using our app and services. We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Developer to join our growing engineering team to work on customer facing features in our mobile and web apps.

• Work with our product and UX teams along with the rest of the engineering team to design and develop new features for our product
• Iterate quickly towards the best solutions for our customers and business
• Write high quality code and improve our overall technical system and architecture to scale with our growing portfolio of insurance products and countries that we’re available in
• Be a leader in the team of best practices by pushing our technology forward along with supporting more junior members of the team

Technologies you'll work with:

• JavaScript
• TypeScript and Flow
• React, React Native, Redux and Styled Components
• Next.js and Sanity.io
• Heroku
• REST APIs powered by Ruby on Rails (you won’t work on them, but will interact with them)

Your qualification

• You have 4+ years of frontend and JavaScript experience and understand JavaScript at a fundamental level, not just the framework you work in
• You are experienced in architecting large JavaScript projects
• You have several years of React experience and a solid understanding of how it works
• You are eager to work in an agile and ever-changing environment
• You have excellent communication skills and the ability to self-organize your workday
• You have the ability to distill a complex problem into its essential elements, and clearly communicate your vision to the team
• You take over responsibility for high-quality and reliable code and know how to test, what to test
• You have a hands-on mentality paired with team spirit and willingness to learn

What we offer

• Our HQ is in Heidelberg, where most of our team is based, but we’re open to having you be a remote member of the team as well as long as you are located in Germany or in UK
• A fast and value-oriented company with flat hierarchies and helpful colleagues
• A positive, focused, appreciative, and goal-oriented atmosphere. Our working environment is our heart and soul
• Getsafe is shaped by each and every one of us. We are a close-knit team and host after work events
• A competitive remuneration package with trust-based working hours as well as sustainable career and development opportunities. We invest in your growth!
• Support for relocation, work permits, and other administrative procedures as well as free German classes, if needed
• Modern and spacious rooms kitted out with the best equipment offer you all the possibilities to work freely. We have comfortable couches, community areas and even a roof terrace – what do you feel like doing today?
• Do you live further away? No problem: Our office is located near Heidelberg city centre and the railway station, with excellent transport connections!

Benefits:

• Flexible working hours
• Home office option
• 28 days of vacation
• Individual education budget
• Employee participation program
• Choose your own hardware
• Central location & modern office
• Job ticket & job bike
• Team events
• Free snacks & drinks
• Employee discounts
• Employee referral program

Additional details

Communication and all issues related to the position are curated by the recruitment partner of Getsafe.