Software Engineer

Job Type:

Build a brilliant future with Hiscox
 

The Role:

This Software Engineer role focuses on building and maintaining the APIs that power Hiscox’s insurance platform. You’ll design and implement Open API-based services within a microservice architecture, contributing to the infrastructure that enables launching and managing new insurance products at an industry-leading pace. You’ll contribute to key technical decisions and grow your impact on the team’s ability to scale and deliver.

The Team:

The Carrier Platform team owns the APIs and systems that power policy underwriting, issuance, and management. As part of Hiscox’s engineering organization, the team plays a central role in enabling business growth through faster product delivery and stronger service reliability. You’ll collaborate closely with other engineers, product managers, and insurance stakeholders to evolve the core platform that supports all insurance programs.

Job Summary:

Core Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs within a distributed microservice ecosystem.

• Develop and optimize core infrastructure for underwriting and policy management systems.

• Plan, design, and deliver features with growing autonomy, collaborating closely with the team on larger initiatives.

• Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing across the team.

• Implement best practices in testing, observability, and system design.

What You’ll Bring:

• 2–5 years of professional software engineering experience.

• Proficiency in TypeScript, experience with NestJS or a comparable Javascript backend framework is a plus.

• Working knowledge of distributed systems and API-first design.

• Hands-on experience with Postgres or other relational databases, including schema design.

• Familiarity with Docker and containerized development environment.

• Exposure to monitoring tools like Datadog or New Relic.

• Experience with Terraform, Kafka, Temporal and API Gateway are a plus.

What Success Looks Like:

• Technical Excellence: Consistently delivers high-quality, scalable, and maintainable systems that meet business needs.

• Collaboration & Leadership: Works effectively across disciplines, communicates clearly, and contributes to a positive team dynamic.

• Ownership & Impact: Takes ownership of assigned work, proactively raises blockers, and shows growing initiative in solving complex problems.

What Hiscox USA Offers:

• Competitive salary and bonus (based on personal & company performance) 

• 401(k) with competitive company matching 

• Comprehensive health insurance, vision, dental and FSA plans (medical, limited purpose, and dependent care)  

• Company paid group term life, short- term disability and long-term disability coverage 

• 24 Paid time off days, 2 Hiscox Days, 10 paid holidays, and ability to purchase 5 PTO days 

• Paid parental leave 

• 4 week paid sabbatical after every 5 years of service 

• Financial Adoption Assistance and Medical Travel Reimbursement Programs 

• Annual reimbursement up to $600 for health club membership or fees associated with any fitness program 

• Company paid subscription to Headspace to support employees’ mental health and wellbeing 

• Recipient of 2024 Cigna’s Well-Being Award for having a best-in-class health and wellness program 

• Dynamic, creative and values-driven culture 

• Modern and open office spaces, complimentary drinks 

Salary range: $90-$150k

The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.

About Hiscox:

As an international specialist insurer we are far removed from the world of mass market insurance products. Instead we are selective and focus on our key areas of expertise and strength - all of which is underpinned by a culture that encourages us to challenge convention and always look for a better way of doing things.

We insure the unique and the interesting. And we search for the same when it comes to talented people. Hiscox is full of smart, reliable human beings that look out for customers and each other. We believe in doing the right thing, making good and rebuilding when things go wrong. Everyone is encouraged to think creatively, challenge the status quo and look for solutions.

Scratch beneath the surface and you will find a business that is solid, but slightly contrary. We like to do things differently and constantly seek to evolve. We might have been around for a long time (our roots go back to 1901), but we are young in many ways, ambitious and going places.

Some people might say insurance is dull, but life at Hiscox is anything but. If that sounds good to you, get in touch.

About Hiscox USA:

Hiscox USA was established in 2006 to focus on the needs underserved and specialty commercial clients via both the regional broker and direct distribution channels and is today the fastest-growing business unit within the Hiscox Group.

Today, Hiscox USA has a talent force of about 400 employees mostly operating out of 6 major cities - New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Hiscox USA offers a broad portfolio of commercial products, including technology, cyber & data risk, multiple professional liability lines, media, entertainment, management liability, crime, kidnap & ransom, commercial property and terrorism.

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