About the company What if you could rebuild the way insurance payments work from the ground up and actually make it better?
They’re a fast-growing insurtech startup, backed by leading investors and powered by a small, mighty team based in North Shore, Auckland. Their platform helps life insurers move away from clunky legacy systems and toward a modern, modular, cloud-based future.
They’ve just wrapped up their second funding round and are gearing up for their next stage of growth. That’s where you come in. About the Role
They’re on the hunt for a Technical Lead who loves writing great code and building great people. This is a hands-on leadership role about 60% engineering, 40% people and delivery leadership.
You’ll work closely with their principal engineer and product team to bring ideas to life, own the delivery of major features, and lead a small team of engineers. From designing architecture to helping your team grow, you’ll be at the heart of everything they build.
You’ll also get to shape how they scale technically, culturally, and globally. This is a rare chance to join a well-funded, high-trust startup early and make a real mark. What You’ll Be Doing
- Leading a squad of 2–5 engineers mentoring, unblocking, and championing best practices
- Building robust, secure, and scalable software that solves real problems for insurers and their customers
- Helping shape and evolve their platform architecture (cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS)
- Collaborating with product, design, and customer teams to bring user needs into technical focus
- Owning delivery: setting priorities, breaking down work, and keeping momentum high
- Rolling up your sleeves reviewing code, shipping features, and diving into system design
- Contributing to a healthy engineering culture grounded in curiosity, trust, and continuous learning
What We’re Looking For We’re after someone who’s technically sharp, people-smart, and excited to help shape the future of a growing company.
Ideally, you have:
- 5–10+ years of hands-on engineering experience (Java or modern backend stack)
- Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams formally or informally
- A solid grasp of cloud-native architecture (microservices, APIs, infrastructure-as-code)
- Comfort working across the stack and collaborating with cross-functional teams
- A bias for clarity, quality, and thoughtful simplicity, especially in complex domains
- Bonus points if you’ve worked in fintech, banking, insurance, or other regulated environments
We don’t expect you to know everything, curiosity and adaptability matter more than ticking every box.
What You’ll Get - A meaningful leadership role at a time when your impact truly shapes the future
- A collaborative, low-ego team that values honesty, initiative, and continuous improvement
- A hybrid work environment, based in sunny North Shore with flexibility built in
- Opportunities to grow technically, professionally, and personally
- Support for your wellbeing and career development (allowance)
- The buzz and energy of a startup, with the funding and runway to move with confidence
