• Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the product at Cytora.
• Work closely with UX designers, frontend and backend engineers, and product managers to build the main product offering in Insurtech.
• Manage stakeholders, take initiative, influence product roadmaps and direction, and collaborate with UX to establish best practices.
📋 Job Requirements
• Have significant experience building and maintaining full-stack JavaScript production-grade web applications.
• Have hands-on commercial experience with JavaScript frameworks and libraries such as React and Redux.
• Have understanding of the functional programming paradigm and its real-world usage, as well as other patterns such as the singleton pattern.
• Be a team player who can work with various people across the business while being comfortable with autonomy.
• Understand that success is a team activity and be responsible for team cohesion and maintaining good culture.
• Have experience working with APIs, services, and 3rd party providers and SDKs.
• Be able to operate with limited information, identify gaps, and close them with a focus on delivery.
• Ensure any risks are properly communicated.
• Have fluent spoken and written English.
• Have the permanent right to work in the UK or Ireland without requiring visa sponsorship.
🌟 Nice-to-have
• Have experience in UX/UI design to enhance user interactions and experiences.
• Have start-up experience with proven ability to rapidly build and deliver working products.
🎯 Responsibilities
• Collaborate within a growing team to develop and maintain full-stack TypeScript production-grade web applications.
• Utilize expertise in JavaScript frameworks and libraries such as React and Redux to deliver features on time and of high quality.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of agile fundamentals, contributing to an efficient and collaborative development process.
• Work with backend engineers, consulting on contract design amongst other things, to ensure APIs are fit for purpose.
• Have an eye for detail and empathy for the end-user, putting yourself in their shoes.
• Work with UX to deliver impactful user experiences.
Do you want to work alongside some of the smartest ML, AI and software engineers in a supportive environment? Do you want to have a global positive impact on an essential insurance industry, want to truly learn as much as possible and sharpen your skills? Founded in 2014 in Cambridge, we believe Cytora is the perfect company if you want to work in one of the leading digital risk processing platforms in the world. With Cytora, global insurers such as Allianz, Beazley, and Chubb can digitise risk data at scale, turning unstructured information into structured, decision-ready formats. This helps them be more specific in measuring risk and providing insurance they feel comfortable with. In case you want to help the insurance industry measure better and more efficiently while working with some of the smartest people in the space, then Cytora is the place to be.
😃 What Cytora offers
• Receive a competitive salary.
• Enjoy flexible working and remote options from anywhere in the UK or Ireland.
• Access a professional development budget and conference access.
• Participate in annual company retreats.
• Join a mission-driven culture that puts people first.
💖 What makes Cytora unique
Cytora, now an Applied Systems company, is transforming how insurers and brokers connect, operate, and grow. The AI-powered platform is driving smarter decisions, greater efficiency, and seamless collaboration across the global insurance ecosystem. Cytora fosters a culture that values diversity and celebrates the uniqueness each person brings to work, believing flexibility fuels performance.
💬 What employees say
"The team at Cytora is unparalleled in ambition and ability. Work feels like company building; it's a constant learning experience. The company culture is predicated on honest, critical feedback. It's a place where things rarely get heated and everyone's got your back. If you prove your value to the company, no limits are put on the areas of the business you can contribute to."