Who’s Clearcover?
Clearcover is the smarter car insurance company. We use powerful technology to offer everyday drivers better coverage for less money. We’re proud to be one of the fastest growing startups in Chicago, and we’re currently looking to add a few more extraordinary people to our team.
Our Value Proposition: Clearcover is a venture-backed technology start-up disrupting the trillion-dollar legacy insurance market. We’ve focused on building products that create confident, happy customers - and we’re flourishing. We believe in putting our people first, paying them well, and working together to solve tough problems. If you’d like a high-growth opportunity with an award-winning company, let’s chat.
We are also excited to announce that Clearcover is ranked #151 on this year's Inc. 5000 list, landing us in the Top 3% of the fastest-growing privately held companies in America!
What will you do as a Lead Software Engineer here at Clearcover?
- Execute end-to-end software development and deployment in an agile environment
- Own and operate large sections of software and systems
- Guide design and delivery through influence and education
- Lead production monitoring and resolution impacts
- Influence work of multiple teams relating to overall engineering group objectives
- Provide technical guidance to other team members
- Coach and mentor other engineers
- Drive continuous process and technology improvements
- Partner with Product to spec out the technical aspects of a feature from inception through delivery
- Write acceptance, integration and unit tests
- Be involved and conduct architecture discussions when necessary
- Collaborate with other leads and engineers on various architecture discussions
- Participate in recruiting of candidates and improvement of the overall interview process
What will you bring as a Lead Software Engineer?
- 6+ years’ experience in software design and development, especially with Java or Kotlin
- 4+ years of JVM experience
- Deep understanding of cloud computing principles and practices, experience with production applications in cloud environments. AWS and Kubernetes experience a plus.
- Proven expertise in agile software development
- The ability to anticipate technical issues and industry changes as well as circumvent through thoughtful architectural and design decisions.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to understand and explain technical issues to a non-technical audience
- Production experience designing, building and testing web services and APIs
- Experience delivering and supporting Web based, Distributed and Multi-Tier architecture
- Understanding and experience with functional programming a plus
- Strong knowledge of REST, Service Oriented Architecture, OAuth, Basic Authentication and PCI.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into high-level designs and act as a subject matter expert in software design, architecture, implementation, deployment and support across our full platform.
- Proficient in SQL and relational database modeling
- Creativity, fearlessness and an unwavering commitment to putting the customer first
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant work experience. MS preferred.
Did you know that women and minorities are less likely to apply to a position if they don’t match 100% of the job qualifications? Don’t let that be the reason you miss out on this opportunity! We encourage you to apply anyway. Don’t count yourself out!
But wait, there's more:
As a people-first company, your health and well-being is a priority at Clearcover. We offer comprehensive benefits for individuals and families:
- Medical. We offer rich and affordable BCBS plans for you and your dependents. If you select the high deductible health plan, we offer an HRA and contribute to your HSA.
- Dental and vision. We cover 100% of dental and vision premiums for you and your dependents.
- Pre-tax benefits, disability, and life insurance.
- 401(k). We contribute 3%, even if you contribute nothing.
We’ve also curated a stack of perks and benefits that stretch beyond the expected. Our people have access to:
- Generous vacation, 12 paid holidays, and parental leave.
- Equity in the company (plus an evergreen plan) and an annual bonus program.
- Employee resource groups, live yoga, and mental health workshops.
- Top of the line hardware, snack stipends, and meeting free “Focus Fridays”.
We’re a remote first company, having paved the way for flexible work locations and continue to offer this flexibility. If you are local or in town visiting, you also have the choice to work from our Chicago HQ office.
- Remote employees are eligible to work from: AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI.
To top it all off, if Clearcover is available in your state, you could have access to an employee discount on auto-insurance! Excited to learn more? Complete the application below!
Clearcover is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) that welcomes and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify and/or expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital or parental status, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy or other reasons prohibited by law.