Software Engineering Team Lead(Socrates)

Insly; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Health insurance

Sports allowance

Flat structure

Job summary

Insly, a London-based no-code insurance SaaS provider, is seeking a Software Engineering Team Lead to steer the development team and uphold enterprise-grade engineering practices across our platforms.

You will set technical direction, ensure reliability and security, and collaborate with clients and partners to deliver high-impact features while mentoring engineers and aligning with project goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development in enterprise environments, ideally in finance/regulated industries.
• Experience with large-scale data systems.
• Strong production experience with Domain-Driven Design and CQRS.
• Experience with Doctrine ORM and modern PHP.
• Experience working in a structured delivery process (specifications, code review, testing, CI/CD, releases).
• Strong communicator, comfortable in front of clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver as a senior member of the team: build features, fix bugs and take part fully in sprints and project work.
• Lead the team's technical direction by suggesting improvements to architecture, standards and ways of working, as well as delivering tickets.
• Work with the Project Manager to plan, prioritise and manage the development team's work.
• Write technical specifications and review designs and code.
• Represent the company on technical calls with clients and partners.
• Balance client work against maintenance, upgrades and technical debt.
• Mentor developers and support the team's growth.
• Report to the Head of Engineering and act on their feedback.

Skills

Domain-Driven Design

CQRS

Large-scale data systems

PHP

Doctrine ORM

CI/CD

Client communication

Tools

Doctrine ORM

PHP

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Insly is a no-code insurance SaaS software provider with a global reach. With HQ in London and offices in Tallinn and Warsaw, Insly has grown fast and is backed by well-known investors.

Our mission is to digitalise and connect the $4 trillion insurance industry in order to reduce the cost of insurance for customers and help them access better insurance services.

1000+ insurance brokers and 50+ underwriting companies log into Insly every day to design and launch their insurance products, manage business-critical operations and support writing over €1bn in premiums. But we’re just getting started.

We are looking for a highly motivated Software Engineering Team Lead to lead our development team technically and bring enterprise-level engineering practices to how we design, build and deliver our insurance platforms. You'll set the technical direction, keep standards high and make sure our systems stay reliable, secure and current.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver as a senior member of the team: build features, fix bugs and take part fully in sprints and project work
• Lead the team's technical direction by suggesting improvements to architecture, standards and ways of working, as well as delivering tickets
• Work with the Project Manager to plan, prioritise and manage the development team's work
• Write technical specifications and review designs and code
• Represent the company on technical calls with clients and partners
• Balance client work against maintenance, upgrades and technical debt
• Mentor developers and support the team's growth
• Report to the Head of Engineering and act on their feedback

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development in enterprise environments, ideally in finance, insurance or another regulated industry that handles sensitive data
• Hands-on experience with large-scale data systems
• Strong production experience with Domain-Driven Design and CQRS
• Experience with Doctrine ORM and modern PHP
• Experience working in a structured delivery process (specifications, code review, testing, CI/CD, releases)
• Strong communicator, comfortable in front of clients and stakeholders
• Collaborative, self-motivated and pragmatic

Why Insly?

• Flexible working time and working place - we choose results over the process but know that with freedom comes accountability!
• Company benefits - we want to make sure you are in great health, so we offer health insurance or sports compensation.
• Flat structure - in Insly we do not believe in titles or hierarchies, you can turn to anybody at any time - no corporate BS!
• Friendly colleagues and supporting managers - people are Insly’s greatest asset, so we will make sure everyone is surrounded by awesome teams and have helpful managers.
• Family- and employee-friendly employer - our employees perform several roles in their lives, and we aim to support all of them.
• Innovation - we believe in what we do, and we do it with great passion – join Insly and be part of the innovation wave hitting the insurance market!