The Company  

Cover Genius is a Series E insurtech that protects the global customers of the world’s largest digital companies including Booking Holdings, owner of Priceline, Kayak and Booking.com, Intuit, Uber, Hopper, Ryanair, Turkish Airlines, Descartes ShipRush, Zip and SeatGeek. We’re also available at Amazon, Flipkart, eBay, Wayfair and SE Asia’s largest company, Shopee. Our partners integrate with XCover, our award-winning insurance distribution platform, to embed protection for millions of customers worldwide each year.

Our team and products have been recognized with dozens of awards including by the Financial Times which ranked Cover Genius as the #1 fastest-growing company in APAC in 2020. Our diverse team across 20+ countries and many language groups commit itself to diverse cultural programs, in particular “CG Gives” which makes social entrepreneurs out of us all and funds development initiatives in global communities.

Our People are

Bold, Authentic, Purposeful and Inspired

Our People are not

Perfect, Traditional, Complacent or Cautious

About the Role

Cover Genius is looking for a talented and experienced Software Engineer to join our team. You'll be instrumental in developing and maintaining our core platforms, which are built primarily on Python and PHP.

This is a great role for someone comfortable working with multiple languages and who wants to make a significant impact. You'll have the opportunity to work on challenging projects, collaborate with a skilled team, and contribute to the growth and success of our products.

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable web applications using Python and PHP. Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.

• Build and maintain REST APIs for internal and external use.

• Work on both new features and the ongoing maintenance and optimisation of our existing platforms, with a focus on performance and scalability.

• Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and designers to define, scope, and deliver new features.

• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and share knowledge with the team.

• Help troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues.

• Leverage your hands-on experience with databases like PostgreSQL and DynamoDB.

Skills & Experience:

What you will bring:

• Proven experience as a Software Engineer, with a mid-to-senior level background.

• Strong proficiency in both Python and PHP. Experience with Django, Laravel would be beneficial but not required.

• Strong experience building and maintaining REST APIs.

• Proven track record of working on performance optimisation and scaling applications.

• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and DynamoDB.

• Experience with front-end technologies like React and Vue.js is a plus.

• Familiarity with common development tools and methodologies (e.g., Git, agile development).

• A solid understanding of database design and management.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

• Strong communication skills.

Bonus if you have:

• A background in Machine Learning (ML) or Artificial Intelligence (AI).

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.

• Knowledge of container orchestration with Kubernetes.

• Prior work with Edge Computing.

Why Cover Genius?  

Cover Genius not only cares about being the best in our industry, we care about our team. We’re a business that understands life can be fluid and so we flex to ensure we provide the environment to suit that. What does that mean?  

• Flexible Work Environment - our teams are hybrid. We work from home on Wednesdays and Thursday and attend the office on Monday, Tuesday and Friday with flexibility around start/finish times. We also have the added bonus of a Wellness day a month.

• Employee Stock Options - we want our people to share in our success, we reward them with ownership for their contribution in creating a world-class company.

• Work with like-minded people who are passionate about both the work we're doing and giving back. Our CG Gives programs enables us to all become philanthropists through our peer recognition and rewards system.

• Social Initiatives - pictures speak a thousand words!

Sound interesting? If you think you have the best composition of the above, send us your resume and let's chat!

* Cover Genius promotes diversity and inclusivity. We don't tolerate discrimination, demeaning treatment of anyone, or harassment due to race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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