We're a tech startup on a mission to reinvent the insurance industry combining data, design and technology. CoverWallet is growing rapidly and expanding across the USA. We're just more than a year old, and have raised $30 million in funding from top tier VCs (Foundation Capital, Union Square Ventures, Two Sigma, Index Ventures, and Founder Collective), and have built an incredible team of ~150 people (70% in New York and 30% between Madrid and Valencia). We are growing our team in Spain with some of the best engineers in Europe.

We are currently looking for a Lead Engineer to join our team in our Spain offices (Madrid, Valencia and Sevilla). Our goal is to implement an engineering team from 0, so It will be a new team.

About the role

We're looking for an awesome professional to be part of the Engineering team and help us with the security, stability and scalability of our multi-site platform while being and operational enabler for the rest of the organization.

What you will do here

• Contribute to the team culture of the startup
• Been a technical reference in terms of NodeJS programing language
• Manage a group of more engineers (Junior, Seniors and Mid Engineers)
• Work with the leadership team to define the platform roadmap, identify technologies to utilize and integrate, and ultimately deliver on the technical solution.
• Drive the coordination with other tech teams and with internal and external non-tech stakeholders
• Define teams and adapt them based on technical needs
• Backend based application development.
• Develop/Integrate with clients and service APIs for partners and our own applications.
• Contribute to designing the architecture of our Frontend/Backend systems.
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing software.
• Prepare accurate implementation task lists/time estimates and deliver assignments based on requirements.
• Produce clean and efficient code based on specifications.
• Address performance issues.
• Contribute to the security of our systems.
• Recommend and implement new technologies, processes, and systems to increase efficiencies, productivity and customer engagement.
• Mentor engineers and guide them in their career path
• Provide technical guidance and hands-on experience in software development.
• Establish policies and guidelines regarding the creation, implementation, delivery, monitoring, and maintenance of code.
• Specify, evaluate and approve design and implementation.
• Maintain an ongoing awareness of emerging developments and trends in technology that could impact or influence current and future product development.
• Ensure company technical problems are resolved in a timely and cost-effective manner
• Own architecture and design of core technology and software
• Provide technical guidance and hands-on experience in software development
• Create and deliver detailed technical documentation and presentations
• Responsible for retention in the company
• Responsible for team growth
• Maintain an ongoing awareness of emerging developments and trends in technology that could impact or influence current and future product development

Who we are looking for

• Large experience leading teams of software developers
• Large Experience managing a team of engineers
• Mastery of Agile development methodologies
• Large experience collaborating with stakeholders
• Mastery of service-oriented architectures or microservices
• Expertise as a Software Engineer
• Mastery of clean code principles
• Experience with test-driven software design
• Excellent English communication skills
• Team player
• Usually BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• Tech stack: NodeJS, Ruby on Rails, elixir, Javascript, ReactJS, redux, grunt, webpack, docker, kubernetes, jenkins, CI/CD environment, google cloud.

Other valuable soft skills

• Operations as a Service mindset.
• Influencing over ordering communication skills.
• Out-of the-box thinker.
• Autonomous learner.
• Proactive on taking ownership.

We offer

• The possibility to disrupt one of the biggest industries, and in one of most developed digital markets in the world.
• Competitive Salary
• Great offices in New York, Madrid, and near the beach in Valencia.
• Competitive and flexible compensation (tickets restaurant, transport card, daycare checks, and external training)
• Company-paid Life and Accident Insurance, and Medical insurance as benefits.
• Additional budget for individual education and online training courses (1.500 € per year)
• 23 days of vacation per year.
• Flexible working hours.
• Team building activities: hackathon, meetups and tech talks in the office, code katas.
• A fun, multicultural and fast-paced environment.
• Drinks, coffee, and fruits.