🍇 About grape:
Our entrepreneurial spirit drives us in what we do and what we are passionate about. Our mission is to become the premier health partner in the insurance business. Recognising the need for innovation in the traditional employee insurance model we are set to revolutionize the employee insurance industry. We help companies support people before and after they get sick and to make more of their time. Our insurance solutions reduce monotonous and manual work for employees, doctors, HR & payroll managers. As we strive to lead a technology-driven transformation, we put employees first.
At grape we pride ourselves on our people and our culture. We continue to grow fast and that’s where you come in. Our team is dynamic, diverse and full of creative ideas. Want to join? We can’t wait to get to know you!
Your role:
As a Software Engineer at grape, you will be at the heart of our innovation, collaborating with a dynamic, interdisciplinary team to design, develop, and implement robust full-stack functionalities for our web-based products. You’ll take ownership of complex initiatives, influence architectural direction, and help shape the company’s roadmap and technical vision.
What you'll do:
Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of full-stack features in our modern web app, using React and Next.js on the frontend and Node.js on the backend
Collaborate with our interdisciplinary team to drive the design of solutions, break down complex problems, and implement high-impact features
Shape the technical architecture and DevOps of our platform
Define technical requirements and act as a key partner to Product and Design in prioritising and shaping the roadmap
Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Designers in the team
Mentor and support other engineers, sharing knowledge and providing guidance on design, implementation, and debugging
Own initiatives end-to-end from discovery and technical design through implementation, rollout, and monitoring in production
What you'll need:
Minimum of 6 years of experience in full-stack development, preferably for fast-scaling SaaS products, with a strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js
Expertise in React, CSS, frontend frameworks, and API design (REST)
Experience leading technical initiatives or owning complex features/services end-to-end
Experience mentoring junior engineers or acting as a technical lead within a team
Deep familiarity with continuous integration practices, testing methodologies, and a commitment to writing clean, secure, well-structured, and well-tested code
Strong working knowledge of relational databases
Effective communication and teamwork skills, along with creative problem-solving abilities and comfort working with ambiguity
Ability to translate designs into polished, accessible, and maintainable user interfaces
