Vice President of Software Engineering

We’re a Toronto Insurtech start‑up modernizing data for the globalP&C Re / Insurance market. Post‑MVP and raising our pre‑seed, we need a senior engineer who can ship fast and own features end‑to‑end. Collectively, our team, advisors, and investors have held executive roles at major global insurers and at leading companies including SpaceX, Google, Snowflake, Salesforce, Citadel, Blackstone, and KKR.

What You’ll Do

Build React(TypeScript) front‑ends and SpringBoot(Java17) micro‑services on AWS

Drive features from design to production, including tests and CI / CD

Optimise data pipelines (PostgreSQL+Supabase) for scale, performance, and SOC2 compliance

Collaborate closely with founders and data science to productionise ML models

Shape our engineering culture and roadmap

What You Bring

5+years building production apps with React and SpringBoot (or similar Java)

Strong TypeScript, REST / GraphQL, relational DB, and cloud‑native skills

Start‑up or small‑team experience; you prioritise and deliver with minimal spec

CI / CD, Docker, and infrastructure‑as‑code fluency

Must already live in Canada and not require sponsorship

Bonus : insurance / fintech, SOC2, live near downtown Toronto

Why Ultrassure

High ownership : your code reaches global Re / Insurance industry within weeks

All in comp $147-175k cad (depending on preferred salary / equity split)

Green‑field stack : React18, Vite, Java17, SpringBoot3, AWS CDK

Seniority level

Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type Full-time

Job function

Job function Engineering and Information Technology

Industries Software Development

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