About Wrisk
Wrisk is reinventing insurance for today's digital consumer based on a vision that insurance ought to be simple, transparent and personal. The insurance platform developed by Wrisk combines the best customer experience, modern technology, insurance know-how and a unique distribution strategy for the automotive sector. As the UK market leader in embedded automotive insurance, Wrisk powers tailored experiences for top global manufacturers - including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and Kia - while rapidly scaling into international markets with major launches in Germany (including Porsche) and Ireland.
The Role at a glance
At its heart, this is a backend-focused full-stack engineering role within an established, fast-growing insuretech company. As part of a cross-functional team of software engineers, product designers, and insurance domain experts, you will serve as a key technical contributor scaling our global insurance platform into new international markets. You will bridge clean, lightweight backend Kotlin architecture with TypeScript/React frontends and AWS cloud infrastructure, driving core technical decisions and feature delivery with a high degree of autonomy.
What you will do
- Core Architecture: Lead the development of core platform services and REST interfaces in Kotlin using lightweight frameworks (http4k, Jdbi)
- Serverless development: Lead the development of AWS Lambdas in TypeScript and Kotlin
- Fullstack Integration: Connect and optimize modern frontend applications with backend APIs using TypeScript and React.js
- DevOps: Contribute to cloud infrastructure automation using Terraform
- Data Engineering: Evolve, optimize, and maintain operational PostgreSQL data sources
- Third-Party Integration: Integrate 3rd-party data services using event-driven patterns
- Technical Ownership: Drive features end-to-end, taking technical concepts from initial design through testing and production deployment.
Requirements
About you
- Technical Breadth: Solid professional software engineering background with deep backend experience in Java or Kotlin, paired with practical experience in modern JavaScript/TypeScript and React.js
- Data & Cloud Mastery: Strong SQL skills with PostgreSQL, along with hands-on experience building on cloud-native infrastructure (AWS) using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)
- Architectural Versatility: Comfortable navigating microservices, monoliths, and message-oriented/event-driven patterns (e.g., AWS SNS)
- Engineering Mindset: A champion for clean code, automated testing, CI/CD, and iterative delivery
- Communication & Collaboration: Professional working proficiency in both English and German (written and spoken) to communicate effectively across our multi-office engineering team and regional partner stakeholders
- Education: Degree in Computer Science, STEM field, or equivalent practical industry experience.
Benefits
What we Offer:
- High-Impact Engineering: Direct end-to-end feature ownership with minimal overhead. Your code will power white-labeled platforms for global automotive leaders
- Modern, Pragmatic Tech Culture: Work with an elegant, unbloated stack (Kotlin, TypeScript, http4k, React.js, PostgreSQL, Terraform). We value clean code, strong testing paradigms, and continuous delivery over massive monolithic frameworks
- Structured Autonomy: Work alongside a strong Tech Leadership Team to maintain architectural standards while driving core features. In our flat hierarchy, you'll have space to innovate and shape solutions while ensuring our platform remains cohesive, reliable, and consistent.
- Competitive Compensation & Top-Tier Kit: A highly competitive remuneration package, paired with the latest hardware (high-spec MacBook Pro) and tools you need to build effectively
- True Hybrid Flexibility: A balanced approach to remote and in-office work, giving you the focus time needed for deep engineering work alongside space for in-person collaboration
- International Engineering Reach: Connect and build with a diverse, cross-functional team across London, Munich, Delhi, and Vienna, with regular team offsites and engineering gatherings at our London HQ.
