Full Stack Engineer

Radley James; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Radley James is partnering with an insurance technology company to build software behind commercial underwriting, pricing and policy management. You will own features from concept through testing, release and ongoing improvement while translating complex rules into robust services.

The role focuses on backend and frontend development with TypeScript/Node.js, Python and React, emphasizing API design, data accuracy and maintainability.

Qualifications

• Experience building and operating production software.
• Strong backend development skills in TypeScript, Node.js, Python or a similar language.
• Frontend experience with React or comparable modern frameworks.
• Confidence designing APIs and working with relational databases.
• Good engineering judgement, with attention to testing, correctness and maintainability.
• Clear communication and the ability to work directly with business specialists.

Responsibilities

• Build services and applications supporting pricing, risk assessment and policy workflows.
• Translate complex calculations and business rules into maintainable software.
• Develop APIs and user interfaces that make specialist workflows easier to use.
• Improve performance, reliability and data accuracy.
• Contribute to architecture and product decisions as the platform grows.
• Own features from initial requirements through testing, release and ongoing improvement.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

Python

React

API design

Relational databases

Testing & maintainability

Communication

Tools

PostgreSQL

Git

Job description

We’re partnering with a Series B insurance technology company building the software behind commercial underwriting, pricing and policy management.

What you’ll do

• Build services and applications supporting pricing, risk assessment and policy workflows.
• Translate complex calculations and business rules into maintainable software.
• Develop APIs and user interfaces that make specialist workflows easier to use.
• Improve performance, reliability and data accuracy.
• Contribute to architecture and product decisions as the platform grows.
• Own features from initial requirements through testing, release and ongoing improvement.

What you’ll bring

• Experience building and operating production software.
• Strong backend development skills in TypeScript, Node.js, Python or a similar language.
• Frontend experience with React or comparable modern frameworks.
• Confidence designing APIs and working with relational databases.
• Good engineering judgement, with attention to testing, correctness and maintainability.
• Clear communication and the ability to work directly with business specialists.

Why consider it?

You’ll join a growing business where engineering directly influences how insurance is priced and delivered. The role offers meaningful technical ownership, close collaboration with domain experts and the opportunity to build systems that become central to the business.