Head of Engineering (Fully Remote) ID-10622

About Us

At CoverGo, our mission is to help insurance companies and banks to make insurance 100% digital, to better serve their customers.

About the Role

We are looking for a Head of Engineering to lead and oversee our talented teams of backend and frontend developers. The successful candidate will have a strong technical background in C#, Vue.js, DDD, microservices, Mongo, GraphQL, and ASP. Net, as well as a good and practical understanding of the insurance industry.

What You Will Do

  • Lead, manage, and motivate the engineering team to deliver high-quality software solutions on time and on budget
  • Implement and maintain best practices in software development, such as continuous integration, continuous delivery, and code reviews, design, code and architecture guidelines
  • Work closely with the product and architecture teams to understand and prioritize customer needs
  • Ensure the stability and scalability of our technology stack, including but not limited to C#, Vue.js, DDD, microservices, Event Sourcing, CQRS, Mongo, GraphQL, ASP. Net, Hexagonial and Even-Driven architecture
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends in the software engineering and insurance industries, and evaluate their potential impact on the company

Your Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • At least 10 years of professional experience in software engineering, with a focus on the insurance industry
  • At least 3 years of working in an insurance domain, ideally an InsurTech
  • Proven experience leading and managing teams of software developers
  • Strong technical skills in C#, Vue.js, DDD, microservices, Mongo, GraphQL, and ASP. Net
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
  • A passion for delivering high-quality software solutions that meet customer needs

Why You’ll Love Working Here

  • Full-remote employment, work from anywhere and/or from one of our physical offices in Vietnam, Singapore or Hong Kong occasionally
  • Local time zone office hours, work by your schedule
  • Paid annual leaves
  • Employee stock options
  • Performance bonus
  • Performance review 2x a year
  • Company activities & team offsites to exotic locations
  • Training and development plan
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