[Hiring] Senior Backend Engineer @First Connect Insurance

Role Description

The core of our business revolves around retrieving and processing vast amounts of insurance carrier data. This isn’t just about moving numbers – this data enables our most critical platform features and powers the entire agency commission cycle.

As a Senior Backend Engineer in this role, you will own this domain. We need someone who thrives in data-heavy environments and can architect systems that handle diverse data configurations and varying levels of data quality with precision. You’ll work closely with Product, Design, Business, and Finance teams to prioritize, build, and monitor the systems that form the very backbone of our business.

If you’re a Senior Engineer who loves tackling complex data challenges, spotting patterns in chaos, and shaking things up, you’ve come to the right place. 🚀

What You’ll Do:

• Architect Data Pipelines: Design and own the systems responsible for processing massive datasets from 130+ different carriers, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Master Data Complexity: Build robust logic to handle various data configurations, ensuring accuracy in our crucial commission and platform features.
• Ensure Data Quality: Implement advanced patterns and monitoring to identify and resolve data quality issues before they impact the business.
• Scale Asynchronous Systems: Optimize our event-driven architecture to ensure seamless, real-time data processing at scale.
• Cross-Functional Ownership: Collaborate with Finance and Business teams to translate complex data requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of commercial experience with a heavy focus on backend systems and complex data processing.
• Proven experience in building systems that handle large, diverse datasets and complex integrations.
• Proficiency with Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, and PostgreSQL.
• Strong background in asynchronous system architecture and a sharp eye for good design patterns.
• High ownership and the ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Based in Poland with flexibility for partial US time zone overlap.

Requirements

• Interest in mentoring others and stepping into a lead role.
• Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL performance tuning, indexing strategies, and handling large-scale datasets.

Benefits

• Salary: 26.000 PLN - 31.000 PLN net + VAT on B2B.
• Remote work & flexible working hours.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid holidays.
• Private medical care with dentists & orthodontists package for you and your family.
• Group life insurance.
• Psychotherapists support — free online sessions with psychologists and psychotherapists.
• Home physiotherapy.
• Multisport card & meditation apps reimbursed 50%.
• Gear with Apple Logo and a nice Dell monitor.
• 50% reimbursement for courses, conferences, books & certificates.
• Free access to private language lessons.
• 6 Personal Development Days & 4 Voluntary Days Off.
• Cafeteria platform — extra “stówka” every month to spend on whatever you want to.
• Nanny services for parents.
• Concierge services – a personal assistant to help you to deal with your everyday matters.
• Team building events — we party together several times a year during the annual Offsite & Christmas Parties, or our workation week in Mediterranean.