About Coverforce
In the US, 85%+ of business (commercial) insurance is sold through intermediaries (Agents). Insurance agents spend 2-3 days to quote, compare, buy (bind) and pay for a single commercial insurance policy. This is primarily due to each insurance carrier having its own dedicated process.CoverForce is an InsurTech platform empowering insurance agents to quote, bind and pay for commercial insurance policies from multiple carriers. Our goal is to build a centralized insurance API through which agencies and corporate customers can interact with insurance carriers.
Think of Plaid for the insurance industry.
We raised a $5m seed round and are backed by top VCs & execs at NYCA Partners, QED Investors, Google Gradient partner, Uber, Walmart, and a co-founder of Plaid.
Quick Facts
Founded: 2020Vision: Build the foundational technological infrastructure for commercial insurance.Strategy: Simplify the agent’s experience by building a unified portal to quote, bind, pay across multiple carriers. Build a foundational Public facing API with quote, bind and pay features to enable agency management systems and corporate distributors to sell commercial insurance.Key Investors: NYCA Partners, QED, Uber Angels, Google Gradient Partner, and co-founder of Plaid.Team Size: 25+ full-time equivalentsLocation: 100% remote (India and US).
The Opportunity
As an engineer at CoverForce, you will work on designing and implementing the core infrastructure of the API platform. You will work on Carrier Integrations, partner integrations, developing the CoverForce engine, and other core features of the product. As we build out our Public API, you will be involved in discussions about the structure, models, synchronicity, and other key decisions of a complex Public facing API.This role is a perfect fit for an engineer who thrives in fast-paced environments looking to build a product from the ground up.
You will have the opportunity to take ownership and wear many hats as you develop the product. As an early engineer, you'll impact product development, system architecture, engineering culture, and more. You will work across the stack building out our centralized API and the front-end portal. We use ReactJS, NodeJS, MongoDB, Docker, and Javascript/Typescript on AWS.Our product was inspired by talking with 100s of agents and identifying the critical pain points in the quote, bind, and payment process. We see our solution scaling to independent agencies, agency management systems, and corporate customers.
Tasks will include:
Integrating with Insurance carriers:
Researching the API of an insurance carrier.
Designing a solution to integrate with the carrier
Designing the strategy to develop a unified commercial insurance API to work with multiple carriers.
Proactively identify opportunities to improve the quality, stability, and scalability of our systems.
Conduct code reviews and provide helpful feedback that maintains our high code quality behind our systems
Collaborate cross-functionally to solve business problems and continue to support our rapid growth
What we are looking for
We are looking for strong, independent engineers who would like to work in a fast-paced environment with lots of responsibility and scale. We have open roles for Backend and Frontend engineers. Ideal candidates will have prior startup experience and the ability to build systems from scratch.
To succeed in this role, you have
6+ years developing software in a production environment
Experience as an engineer on an agile development team
A strong sense of pride in the quality of your work and embracing ownership
Proven experience working in backend systems (RESTful APIs, datastores)
Previous experience writing high-quality, effective testing that empowers developers instead of being a burden
Ability to clearly and concisely communicate about technical problems and propose solutions
The ability to work in complex systems that require deep domain context - being in the middle isn’t easy!
Nice to have, but not essential
Experience working in fast paced, growing startups and understand all the additional demands that comes with this
Production experience with our tech stack: Node, TypeScript, React, MongoDB
Familiarity with cloud environments, especially the AWS stack
What CoverForce offers
CoverForce has been a remote-first company since its inception and will always strive to be flexible to employees’ preferences. We know how to cultivate a successful and highly collaborative environment despite the distance. This includes:
Quarterly virtual events to connect with your team members while celebrating our success and accomplishments
Clear norms and etiquette around virtual meetings.
Team building activities every month to let off steam and relax.
We offer competitive compensation packages
Why Now?
Having just raised our seed it is an exciting time to work closely with the founders and play a critical role in our journey. By joining an early-stage company you get to impact not only the growth and early version of the product, but also play a crucial role in determining the culture and structure of the company as we grow.
