Overview
As Canada’s leading InsurTech, APOLLO is making insurance effortless for individuals and small businesses across the country. Our mission is to make insurance effortless by delivering a people-first insurance experience through time-saving technology.
APOLLO has been the recipient of multiple awards, including Insurance Business Canada’s Digital Innovator of the Year 2021, Top Insurance Employer 2021, and LinkedIn’s Top Startups 2021.
APOLLO is a team of empowered and driven individuals who live our core values of Candor, Integrity, Adventure, Desire and Courage every day. Being a part of APOLLO offers a chance for the right applicant to make a name for themselves, and help build APOLLO as a leader on the forefront of the digital innovation of a global, $5 trillion dollar industry.
In this role you will work with a team of experienced, smart, humble and collaborative Engineers, Product Managers and UX Designers, who are out to create the largest Digital Insurance Platform in the world. You will collaborate with stakeholders across the organization and industry to innovate in this space and solve critical technical and business problems for Apollo and our customers. You will use the latest capabilities of the AWS platform and industry leading practices to experiment, iterate, and learn in a fast paced environment. As the platform and the organization scales 10x, so will your experience and your career.
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Responsibilities:
Design and test backend services and public APIs to create scalable systems
Design and test simple, fast and delighting experiences for our Brokers, Partners, Business Owners and Consumers
Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers and business stakeholders
Own the delivery of these services and experiences end to end, from building, testing, deploying and running them
Dream up your own ideas how to solve critical customer problems, and be part of the full problem solving process
Collect and leverage data so we can better understand how customers are using our platform and leverage that data to create better solutions
Skills & Qualifications:
6+ years of experience as a Test Automation Engineer
Solid understanding of Computer Science principles
Basic experience with the AWS or any cloud platform
Solid Javascript experience, or alternatively Python or any other scripting language
Experience with Iterative, Agile software development, and ideally Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
Comfortable with tackling ambiguous problems and unblocking yourself
Focus on high quality solutions as everything we do impacts customers and the business
Data driven in how you solve problems and validate you’ve solved them correctly
Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills
BS in Computer Science or equivalent work-related experience
Exposure to the design and development of large scale systems is a strong plus
* This position is 100% remote anywhere in Canada!
Team collaboration
APOLLO believes in a team approach where all members have equal opportunity to voice ideas to advance the agenda of the Company and its clients. Working well in a team, taking initiative, and possessing a desire for greatness is important. Must have excellent communication skills and an ability to collaborate effectively to move the best ideas forward.
Benefits & Perks
Digital first & work from home flexibility – $750 towards an ergonomic home office setup
Professional development & licensing support
Monthly Social Club Events
Unlimited vacation (yes, unlimited paid time off!)
Medical, Dental and Vision benefits – premiums covered by APOLLO!
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Monthly Wellness program – $100 monthly for well-being activities
Baby Benefits – top-up for all parents, flexible return to work program, continued benefits during leave
APOLLO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and embrace our diverse, inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply. We’re committed to developing and maintaining a culture rooted in our core values, that is supportive and respectful of all backgrounds and perspectives.
APOLLO is committed to providing an accommodating recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please email us at [email protected] and we’ll work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
