APOLLO Insurance Hiring for Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack at Canada Full Time

APOLLO is a digital insurance company. Our platform, the APOLLO Exchange, launched in 2019 and now offers the largest selection of online insurance for small businesses in Canada. We recently launched renters insurance and continue to rapidly expand our product offering. The Exchange reduces what can commonly be a painful weeks-long process of back and forth into simple and immediate digital fulfillment. Five minutes is all it takes to get covered, 24/7, from anywhere and any device.

APOLLO is a team of empowered and driven individuals who live our core values of Candor, Integrity, Adventure, Desire and Courage every day. Being a part of APOLLO offers a chance for the right applicant to make a name for themselves, and help build APOLLO as a leader on the forefront of the digital innovation of a global, $5 trillion dollar industry.

In this role you will work with a team of experienced, smart, humble and collaborative Engineers, Product Managers and UX Designers, who are out to create the largest Digital Insurance Platform in the world. You will collaborate with stakeholders across the organization and industry to innovate in this space and solve critical technical and business problems for Apollo and our customers. You will use the latest capabilities of the AWS platform and industry leading practices to experiment, iterate, and learn in a fast paced environment. As the platform and the organization scales 10x, so will your experience and your career.

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Responsibilities:
Mentor other Engineers and help them grow their technical experience

Design and build backend services and public APIs to create scalable systems

Design and build simple, fast and delighting experiences for our Brokers, Partners, Business Owners and Consumers

Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers and business stakeholders

Own the delivery of these services and experiences end to end, from building, testing, deploying and running them

Dream up your own ideas how to solve critical customer problems, and be part of the full problem solving process

Collect and leverage data so we can better understand how customers are using our platform and leverage that data to create better solutions

Other duties as required.

Skills & Qualifications:
9+ years of experience as a Full Stack Engineer

Solid understanding of Computer Science principles – Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Solid experience with the AWS or any cloud platform

Solid Javascript experience, or alternatively Python or any other scripting language

Solid experience with Iterative, Agile software development, and ideally Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery

Comfortable with tackling ambiguous problems and unblocking yourself

Focus on high quality solutions as everything we do impacts customers and the business

Data driven in how you solve problems and validate you’ve solved them correctly

Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills

Exposure to the design and development of large scale systems is a strong plus

• This position is 100% remote anywhere in Canada!

Team collaboration

APOLLO believes in a team approach where all members have equal opportunity to voice ideas to advance the agenda of the Company and its clients. Working well in a team, taking initiative, and possessing a desire for greatness is important. Must have excellent communication skills and an ability to collaborate effectively to move the best ideas forward.

Benefits & Perks

Digital first & work from home flexibility – $750 towards an ergonomic home office setup

Professional development & licensing support

Monthly Social Club Events

Unlimited vacation (yes, unlimited paid time off!)

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits – premiums covered by APOLLO!

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Monthly Wellness program – $100 monthly for well-being activities

Baby Benefits – top-up for all parents, flexible return to work program, continued benefits during leave

APOLLO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and embrace our diverse, inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply. We’re committed to developing and maintaining a culture rooted in our core values, that is supportive and respectful of all backgrounds and perspectives.

APOLLO is committed to providing an accommodating recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please email us at [email protected] and we’ll work with you to meet your accessibility needs.