Principal Software Solutions Engineer/Forward Deployed

• Design, architect, and develop scalable features that strengthen and expand our core SaaS platform.
• Build full-stack solutions across the application stack, including frontend, backend, APIs, databases, integrations, and cloud services.
• Lead technical discovery sessions and architecture workshops with customers and internal stakeholders to define future-state solutions and implementation strategies.
• Develop clean, maintainable, and type-safe code using modern technologies such as TypeScript, React, Next.js, and related frameworks.
• Translate customer-specific requirements into reusable platform capabilities, ensuring solutions are designed for scale rather than one-time implementations.
• Partner closely with Product Management and Engineering leadership to influence product strategy, roadmap priorities, and technical direction based on customer insights.
• Design and implement secure, production-ready integrations and automated workflows that improve customer adoption and operational efficiency.
• Champion engineering excellence by contributing to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability, performance optimization, and platform reliability.
• Mentor engineers, establish technical standards, and promote best practices that elevate the quality, consistency, and scalability of engineering across the organization.
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies, architectural patterns, and development practices to improve platform performance, maintainability, and customer experience.

Insurtech experience is required!

• 10+ years of professional experience in full-stack or frontend development, specifically within SaaS products or startup environments.
• Insurtech experience required - Commercial P&C Insurance/understanding of the underwriting lifecycle
• Excellent Communication skills; client facing role
• Consultative type background - acting as a consultant/partner to end clients while remaining accountable for deliverables
• Strong coder with shown proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Java, C++, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with Next.js App Router (server components, layouts, streaming, caching).
• Experience with tRPC or equivalent type-safe API frameworks.
• Experience implementing complex, data-heavy views with Tailwind and component libraries (shadcn/ui, Mantine, etc.). Background in UI/UX design or working closely with designers is highly preferred.
• Ability to design scalable systems and a solid understanding of frontend performance, state management, and accessibility.

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