Senior Full Stack Engineer

Who are we? Look at the latest headlines and you will see something Ki insures. Think space shuttles, world tours, wind farms, and even footballers’ legs.Ki’s mission is simple.

Digitally disrupt and revolutionise a 335‑year‑old market. Working with Google and UCL, Ki has created a platform that uses algorithms, machine learning and large language models to give insurance brokers quotes in seconds, rather than days.Ki is proudly the biggest global algorithmic insurance carrier. It is the fastest growing syndicate in the Lloyd’s of London market, and the first ever to make $100m in profit in 3 years.Ki’s teams have varied backgrounds and work together in an agile, cross‑functional way to build the very best experience for its customers.

Ki has big ambitions but needs more excellent minds to challenge the status‑quo and help it reach new horizons.Where you come in? Our broker platform is the core technology crucial to Ki's success – allowing us to evolve underwriting intelligently and unlock massive scale. We're a multi‑disciplined team, bringing together expertise in software and data engineering, full stack development, platform operations, algorithm research, and data science.

Our squads focus on delivering high‑impact features – we favour a highly iterative, analytical approach. We're looking for a Senior Full‑stack Engineer to join our Development team.What you will be doing:Build robust and scalable software for business critical, web‑based applicationsBuild eye‑catching, functional, efficient, and reusable web and mobile‑based sites that drive these web applicationsDesign, build, test, document and maintain API’s and integrationsEnsure quality control using industry standard techniques such as automated testing, pairing, and code reviewWork with the Product team to understand end‑user requirements and translate them into an effective technical solutionDocument technical design and analysis workAssess current system architecture and identify opportunities for growth and improvementBuild mock‑ups or prototypes to explore and troubleshoot new initiativesWork with the Product team and UX designers to review designs, implement new features, and ensure user experience is top levelExplore new ideas and emerging technologies, develop prototypes quicklyUphold and advance the engineering team’s principles and ways of workingServe as a domain expert for one or more of Ki’s core technologiesMentor and coach colleagues in both engineering and business domain subjectsExperience as a mid‑senior level engineer working across a modern web stackStrong software engineering principles (SOLID, DRY, ER modelling)Professional experience with a server‑side language, ideally JVM basedProfessional experience building web‑based single page applications, using React/Typescript or an equivalentKnowledge of front‑end development, able to build rich user interfaces following a responsive designHTML/CSS experience, including concepts like layout, specificity, cross browser compatibility, and accessibilityComfortable working with cloud infrastructure, infrastructure as code, familiar with standard logging and monitoring tools used to investigate issuesExperience with continuous integration, or ideally, continuous deliveryStrong familiarity with build tools (e.g. Maven) and version control tools (e.g.

Git/Github)Experience working in agile teams, following Scrum or Kanban, participating in regular ceremonies including stand‑ups, planning, and retrospectivesExperience using project management and workflow tools (e.g. Jira)Previous experience of software development in the financial markets, Fintech or Insurtech is preferableYou’ll get a highly competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is kept under constant review to make sure it stays relevant.

We understand the power of saying thank you and take time to acknowledge and reward extraordinary effort by teams or individuals.What to expect during the recruitment process:Initial recruiter screening callInterview with hiring managerTechnical Interview (this may vary depending on the role)Values Interview#J-18808-Ljbffr