Job description
SwingDev—a hippo company is the Polish branch of a fast-growing InsurTech product company – Hippo Insurance. We’re here to make home insurance smarter and more proactive, using tech to bring fresh solutions. We also create digital products that support our customers, always focusing on what really makes an impact.
Putting a lot of effort into hiring top-tierdevs, designers, PMs, and QAs, is a proof that we care a lot about tech experience, the attitude, human approach, and what we could call „culture fit”.
“SwingDev is all about people” - yes, it may sound a bit cliche. But whether we’re writing code or just hanging out, we know that people are at the heart of everything we do. We like to have a good time and keep things light, even when we’re tackling big projects. We could brag about what’s making us special, but we’ve boiled it down to two key ingredients: mature, companionable people who, rather than compete, prefer to inspire and have each other’s backs; a culture of trust, empathy, and positivity that keeps us together, lets us interact as teammates and friends, and truly enjoy the ride.
About the role:
Alongside a talented Product Manager, this role will establish a brand new technology charter and team serving Hippo’s Spinnaker business operations. Spinnaker operates as a fronting insurance company, where we issue policies on behalf of partners who manage the underwriting and claims, while we provide the licensed insurance platform. Spinnaker’s B2B platform is highly reliant on receiving and processing data from third parties to be standardized and made available to various constituents such as internal stakeholders, regulators, and other partners, such as reinsurers.
As the Spinnaker charter Engineering Manager, you’ll hire and lead a group of talented, passionate software and data engineers. You’ll exert technical and operational leadership by investing in their individual growth, managing team operations, and participating in their day-to-day work. You’ll partner closely with a Product Manager and multiple business stakeholders to craft and develop a strong vision for our internal software and data products, evaluating business impact and technical trade-offs. Alongside our central data team and existing Staff engineers, you’ll lead the efforts to deliver a new, foundational data system enabling Spinnaker’s ambitious business growth. While this role does not involve consumer-facing products, you will have the opportunity to identify, design, and deliver internal facing administrative tools and partner-facing data integrations.
What will you do?
- Lead the formation of a brand-new engineering team.
- Design, build, and evolve core internal tools and platforms.
- Collaborate closely with product, finance, legal, and data stakeholders.
- Drive architectural decisions and establish best practices from the ground up.
- Foster a culture of experimentation, innovation, and technical ownership.
- Coach and mentor a small but growing team of engineers.
- Define team goals and outcomes through clear, measurable OKRs.
- Navigate ambiguity and drive execution in a zero-to-one setting.
- Represent the engineering voice in high-level strategic discussions.
- Drive technical review of design documents, code review, prioritization of development roadmap, and fixes.
- Work with, and influence, cross-functional stakeholders within Hippo, e.g. Product, Design, QA, and Finance.
- Mentor and lead other engineers, develop them for higher impact and teamwork.
- With a data-driven approach, show technical leadership, focusing on excellent execution and high-quality software delivery.
- Work with teams in our global locations across the US and Poland.
We might be a match if you…
- Have relevant hands-on experience in software development.
- Bring a track record of people management and team leadership.
- Communicate clearly, handle escalations with confidence, and keep projects moving forward.
- Are relentlessly focused on the end-user and passionate about building customer-centric solutions.
- Know how to build strong teams, grow individuals, and influence cross-functional partners and senior leadership.
- Thrive in fast-paced environments and are adaptable to shifting priorities or expanding scopes.
- Have strong technical proficiency in parts of our stack, such as JavaScript/Node.js, React, or Python.
- Bring deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, and systems design.
- Have experience working with databases, particularly PostgreSQL and BigQuery.
Recruitment process:
- Send us your CV – it’s the best way for us to get to know you.
- Meet Katrina, one of our Recruiters.
- Join for the technical conversation with Andrzej and Kash, Group Product Manager.
- Meet your Manager, John.
- Meet on the final stage with Marcin and Alicja.
- and… welcome aboard! 👋
What benefits are waiting for you?
Salary
31.000 - 40.000 PLN + VAT on B2B or equivalent on the contract of employment
Basics
📝 Form of employment of your choosing
🌎 Remote work & flexible working hours
🤒 Paid sick leave
🏖️ Paid holidays
Health & Safety
💊 Private medical care with dentists & orthodontists package for you and your family
❤️ Group life insurance
🧘 Psychotherapists support — free online sessions with psychologists and psychotherapists.🤸 Home physiotherapy🏅 Multisport card & meditation apps reimbursed 50%
Working conditions & Development
💻 Gear with Apple Logo and a nice Dell monitor
🌱 50% reimbursement for courses, conferences, books & certificates
🇺🇸 Free access to private language lessons
🐕 6 Personal Development Days & 4 Voluntary Days Off
Extras you may like
🎫 Cafeteria platform — extra “stówka”every month to spend on whatever you want to
🧒 Nanny services for parents
📦 Concierge services – a personal assistant to help you to deal with your everyday matters
🎮 Chill room with table football & PlayStation 5
🍦 Free snacks, and ice cream in the office (every day, all year round!)
🍱 Free Friday Lunch in the office
🎉 Team building events — we party together several times a year during the annual Offsite & Christmas Parties, beer after work, or our #WinterEscapeMonth workation in Cyprus
