First seen by our source: 25 days ago
Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack (remote)
@ PolicyMe
Canada
Overview
PolicyMe, a Toronto-based InsurTech startup, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack) to build and scale its life insurance platform. The role covers end-to-end web features across React, Python and Node.js, with a remote-first arrangement and an optional Toronto office. The posting asks for 5+ years of web development experience and offers 20 vacation days and stock options.
Responsibilities:
- Build end-to-end web application experiences
- Work with product, design and QA teams
- Set engineering standards across codebases
- Lead technical decision-making and conversations
- Ensure platform is reliable, scalable and secure
Requirements summary:
- 5+ years of web development experience
- Experience in UNIX/Linux environments
- Strong skills in React, Python and Node
- Generalist experience across frontend and backend
- Experience building products from the ground up
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- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-12
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home, Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Stock or equity |
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PolicyMe
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PolicyMe is on a mission to put families first with simple and affordable insurance.
Full company description
Most insurers know you as a policy number. We know you as Sarah, Dave, or Amir—humans with lives more complicated than terms and conditions. So when things go sideways, we reach for common sense. Because loyalty is earned by being the first to say, “Let’s make this right.” Our mission is to reinvent insurance for Canadians by merging smart technology with unwavering humanity–driving down costs, simplifying protection, and prioritizing your needs at every step.
- LinkedIn followers
- 14,743
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 173
- Reported office locations
- 207 Queens Quay W, Toronto, Ontario M5J 1A7, CA
- Business categories
- Finance
- Life Insurance
- Education
- InsurTech
- Personal Finance
- Insurance
- Other recorded names
- PolicyMe
- Specialties
- life insurance advice and education
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 43,312,417
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Most insurers know you as a policy number. We know you as Sarah, Dave, or Amir—humans with lives more complicated than terms and conditions. So when things go sideways, we reach for common sense. Because loyalty is earned by being the first to say, “Let’s make this right.” Our mission is to reinvent insurance for Canadians by merging smart technology with unwavering humanity–driving down costs, simplifying…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Insurance |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2018 |
| Specialties | life insurance advice and education |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 19 |
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Overview of the role:
Join us at PolicyMe! We're modernizing life insurance and we'd like your help. Life insurance is $1T industry that has remained largely unchanged for decades and we want to change that. We're a Toronto-based startup with big ambitions. As a Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack) you will be working on building, architecting and scaling PolicyMe’s platform to accommodate a wide variety of different experiences for our users. You will be responsible for building key features and systems to help continue to propel PolicyMe’s growth into one of the biggest life insurance brands in Canada.
Our stack: React, Redux, Python, Webpack, Gatsby, Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS
What you'll be doing:
- Build end-to-end experiences for our web-based application to create the most modern and straightforward life insurance customer journey
- Work within a cross-functional environment partnering closely with product, design and QA
- Serve as a role model for engineering standards and bring consistency across the many codebases and processes
- Help drive sound technical decision-making and lead technical conversations
- Ensure our platform is reliable, scalable, secure and extensible
What we are looking for:
- A strong technical background with 5+ years of experience in web development
- Experience working in UNIX/Linux environments
- An appreciation for working in a fast-paced environment and building products from the ground up
- Experience being a generalist and working on both the frontend, backend, and doing anything it takes to solve problems and delight users both internally and externally
- Pride in working on projects to successful completion involving a wide variety of technologies and systems
- Strong development skills in React, Python, and Node
Why join us:
- Generous PTO - 20 vacation days
- Access to stock options, health benefits
- A remote-first team with company-paid, in-person socials and the option to work from our Toronto-based office
- Resources to help your professional development, including an L&D budget, performance reviews twice a year and ongoing feedback to ensure you reach your highest potential
- Work with an empathetic, high-performing team in a flexible, results-oriented environment
Reports To: VP Application Development
About PolicyMe:
PolicyMe is a Venture-Backed InsurTech startup on a mission to put families first, protecting them with the honest and uncomplicated life insurance they deserve. Through technology, PolicyMe is streamlining the traditional insurance process, removing barriers and inefficiencies to deliver a fully-underwritten life insurance policy that families deserve but with fewer steps and lower costs. PolicyMe makes it easy to get a quote and apply for term life insurance online in 20 minutes or less. Since our launch in 2018, we have grown exponentially, selling over $1 billion in life insurance coverage to Canadians. PolicyMe was also most recently voted as one of Canada's 50 Most Impactful Companies of 2021, and has been mentioned in BetaKit, National Post, the Global & Mail, Global News and more.
Commitment to Equal Opportunity:
PolicyMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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