Senior Backend Engineer (InsurTech)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (InsurTech): Building and maintaining reliable backend systems for a greenfield insurtech project with an accent on complex data challenges, microservices architecture, and scalable backend solutions. Focus on designing asynchronous event-driven workflows, leading technical decisions, and collaborating across product and data teams.

Location: Remote within Poland only

Salary: 26,000–32,000 PLN + VAT on B2B contract

Company

hirify.global is the Polish branch of Hippo Insurance, a fast-growing InsurTech product company focused on smarter home insurance solutions.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain backend solutions forming the foundation of the platform.
• Act as a technical leader, owning projects and guiding team decisions.
• Collaborate closely with product, data engineering, analytics, and business teams to deliver impactful projects.
• Shape software architecture and contribute ideas in technical discussions.
• Ensure code quality, reliability, and performance in partnership with QA teams.
• Balance maintaining existing systems with developing new features to support growth.

Requirements

• Must be located in Poland and work remotely from there.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and production experience with NestJS backend development.
• Experience with large and complex databases, data models, and queries.
• Experience building asynchronous, event-driven microservices workflows.
• Strong leadership and mentorship skills.
• Good command of English (written and spoken), able to collaborate with US time zones.

Nice to have

• Experience with AWS core services in microservice environments.
• Familiarity with data warehousing and analytics platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible remote work from anywhere in Poland with workation options.
• Choice of employment form including B2B contract.
• Private medical care including dental and orthodontics for employee and family.
• Group life insurance and free online psychotherapist support.
• Home physiotherapy, multisport card, and meditation app reimbursements.
• Apple gear and monitor provided, plus 50% reimbursement for learning and development.
• Free private language lessons and personal development days.
• Cafeteria platform with monthly bonus, nanny and concierge services.
• Office perks including snacks, ice cream, Friday lunches, and chill room with games.
• Regular team building events including offsite parties and workations.

Hiring process

• Submit CV for initial review.
• Interview with recruiter.
• Complete a 30-minute one-way interview.
• Live coding session with engineers.
• Manager interview.
• Final interview with senior leadership.