Engineering Team Lead – UI/UX

　　REPORTS TO: Head of Technology/CTO

　　DEPARTMENT: Software Engineer

　　FLSA STATUS: Exempt

　　TRAVEL: None

　　WORK SCHEDULE: M-F, may need to flex according to business needs

　　LOCATION: Hybrid (3days in/2 days remote) Boise, ID/ Hosuton, TX /Hartford, CT or remote for right fit

　　COMPANY OVERVIEW:

　　Covr Technologies is a leading, InsurTech venture capital-backed company, focused on using technology to simplify the buying process for life insurance and related products.  As an innovator in a rapidly evolving industry, Covr is a technology-driven company that provides a simpler way for people to protect what matters most.  Through partnerships with financial institutions and advisors, Covr's innovative digital platform provides the capability to research, compare and buy life insurance from top providers, fully online and within minutes.  Our employees enjoy a casual dress code, flexible hours and progressive work environment.   We have a strong culture based on our core values:  Client First, Integrity, Innovation, Collaboration, Fun!

　　JOB SUMMARY:

　　Covr is seeking a highly skilled, customer-obsessed Engineering Team Lead – UI/UX to focus on our Advisor & Consumer facing apps.  You’ll be the expert in what is possible across our web platforms and how to get the best experience across.  You’ll demonstrate breadth by helping upskill the Engineering team on standardized front-end components, as well as creating functional designs in either Figma or Adobe XD to showcase our platforms capabilities. This role is for a hands-on leader who establishes a vision and strategy, scales their impact by empowering other engineers on the team, and is a key contributor to design & software artifacts. The right candidate will help develop mockups and designs for new & upcoming features, and employ best in class standards for WCAG compliant & multi-lingual applications. This candidate will also contribute significantly to developing our Advisor platform and working closely with the Director of Solutions Engineering & CTO to define the vision for building our platforms in AWS.

　　ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

　　Illustrate design ideas using storyboard, process flows, & wireframes.

　　Ensure product designs are on-brand and aligned with product goals, established design strategies, and modern design trends.

　　Produce product mockups using Adobe XD or Figma (or other similar design tools) to present to both internal stakeholders, new & existing customers.

　　Work directly with Product Owners & Stakeholders to produce interactive designs to accomplish business & project goals.

　　Hands-on Software development as defined by specifications and test plans.

　　Assists in designing and delivering complex applications for internal and external use, utilizing modern, innovative and creative approaches to software development.

　　Designs strategies for future development projects based on the company’s overall objectives and resources.

　　Follows documented software development standards.

　　Monitors reliability and performance of all internal systems.

　　Manages software development projects by setting requirements, goals, and timelines.

　　JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

　　Required Education and Experience:

　　Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Information Technology field (MIS, CIS, CS) or demonstrated equivalent work experience

　　5+ years of experience with modern JavaScript frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue, etc.), expert at designing and building reusable web user interface components

　　Experience using Git or other software version control system

　　Deep understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and HTTP web stack, RESTful API services

　　Deep understanding of UI/UX principles and standards

　　Experience with Adobe XD or Figma (or other similar design tooling)

　　Experience creating mock ups & working designs to showcase to internal stakeholders & customers

　　Experience in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and/or Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)

　　Experience with Unit, Integration & Application testing

　　Preferred Experience:

　　2+ years of experience building backend web APIs in TypeScript/NodeJS or C# .NET

　　Experience with Relational Database systems (MSSQL, MySQL)

　　Experience with NoSQL (MongoDB, DocumentDB, AWS DynamoDB)

　　Working knowledge of the Microsoft Technology Development Stack including ASP.NET (MVC design patterns)

　　ORMs such as ADO.Net Entity Framework, Dapper, Hibernate

　　Working knowledge of software version control (Git branches etc) and ALM/SDLC/Project management tools such as Jira, Gitlab, Github, or Azure DevOps

　　Development and implementation of “enterprise level” applications using an n-tier and microservice models

　　Experience developing cloud-native distributed systems, following industry standard patterns

　　Experience building user interface components using a modern web stack (e.g., React, Angular, Vue, etc.), preferably using TypeScript

　　Experience working with Agile/Scrum development methodologies

　　Skills and Experience:

　　Excellent written and verbal communication skills

　　Must be able to work efficiently in a distributed team environment

　　Ability to communicate with a variety of audiences (business analysts, development team leads, developers, system administrators, subject matter experts)

　　BENEFITS PACKAGE:

　　We offer a competitive benefits package:

　　Paid Time Off (PTO): 3 weeks to start increasing with years of service

　　Paid holiday’s – 11 days

　　NEW - Summer Hours Program

　　Medical, Dental and Vision – 80% of monthly premium paid by Covr for all full-time employees

　　Adult and child orthodontia

　　Health Savings Account (HSA) with quarterly company contributions

　　Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

　　NEW - Pet insurance for cats and dogs!

　　401(k) with company match

　　Company paid Life and AD&D insurance of $25,000 for all full-time employees.

　　Supplemental Life and AD&D insurance up to 5x’s salary for employee

　　Supplemental Life and AD& D plans offered for spouse and dependents

　　Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs): medical, dependent, parking and transit

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