The Zebra · 3 hours ago
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$145K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expThe Zebra, named a Best Place to Work in Austin, is revolutionizing how connected consumers research and shop for insurance. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to their back-end codebase, focusing on building and maintaining high-quality software solutions for their insurance comparison products.
InsuranceMarketplacePrice ComparisonSearch Engine
Responsibilities
Assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of The Zebra comparison product and other products using Python, Tornado, Django, ReactJS, NodeJS, and other modern technologies
Deliver focused, maintainable, and performant code across different areas of our business, from adding new functionality to existing cloud-hosted microservices to creating new features supporting growth into new insurance lines
Work closely with other engineers, designers, and engineering leadership to rapidly build, iterate, test, and deploy new features and products and maintain a high-quality robust codebase
Improve and scale the existing products and tools to support our growth
Act as a technical leader for the team and grow other engineers through example and mentorship
Qualification
Required
B.A. / B.S. / M.S. or strong self-taught fundamentals in computer science
5-7+ years of professional programming experience
Strong understanding of and experience with one of the following: Python, Ruby, Java, C++, C#, or Go (Python being the preferred language of choice)
Strong experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
Experience with internal and external APIs (within B2B applications)
Exceptional and proven web development experience
Eager to take ownership of work, including collaboration with collaborators and developers through the product development lifecycle
Track record of delivering quality code in a timely fashion, understanding where to draw the line between good and flawless
Preferred
Experiencing coaching and mentoring more junior engineers
Experience working in consumer-facing web products, growth-phase startups, and/or using A/B testing and data to drive product decisions
Experience with Python, Tornado, Django, AWS, Javascript, React, microservice architectures and web API design
Experience with SEO technologies
Benefits
Competitive Compensation & Stock Option Offering
Health, Dental, Vision & Disability Coverages
HSA offering + employer contribution
401k plan + employer match
Unlimited PTO (paid time off)+ the flexibility to enjoy it
Paid Parental Leave Program
Wellness perk ($100/month)
Pet Adoption Reimbursement ($300/year)
Learning & Development Opportunities
Join a team that truly lives their values (outside of the office. Cliche, we know… but we really mean it)
Company
The Zebra
The Zebra is an online insurance comparison platform providing real-time rates and educational resources for various insurance types.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
The Zebra has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (90)
2024 (73)
2023 (74)
2022 (124)
2021 (80)
2020 (49)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$258.63MKey Investors
HedosophiaAccelBallast Point Ventures
2024-08-06Series Unknown· $2.1M
2022-01-01Series Unknown
2021-04-12Series D· $150M
Leadership Team
Keith Melnick
CEO
Meetesh Karia
Advisor
Recent News
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