Senior Frontend Engineer - React/React Native (m/w/d)

Getsafe is the digital insurance company guiding people to make smart life choices and there by their side when the worst happens.

Getsafe makes insurance simple, fair and accessible with its unique technological platform and all-in-one app. Our digital insurance replaces complexity and manual paperwork with smart assistants; customers can file claims or change their coverage in real time with just a few taps on their smartphone. Our expert consultants are ready to help with questions or choosing the best insurance tailored to any life situation. No German? No problem! Getsafe offers insurance and support 100% in English, so people can get covered, and get on with enjoying life.

Since launching in Germany in 2018, Getsafe has become one of the best-rated insurtechs in Europe, serving over 500,000 customers. Headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, with an additional office in Berlin, the company employs more than 200 people. In 2021, Getsafe received its insurance licence from Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin. With €120 million raised to date, it is one of Europe’s top 10 funded insurtechs.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to join our growing engineering  team working on building experiences to onboard, advise and guide customers, help them understand their insurance needs, understand and prevent their insurance risks and get personalized coverage they want. 

YOUR MISSION:

• You will work in a cross functional team closely with Product, Design and Data to build infrastructure, design and develop features creating customer touchpoints, advisory and consultation experiences in various phases of the user journey.
• Make our existing FE infrastructure scale better, including working on building out cross-platform and server-driven UI infrastructure.
• Work smarter, not harder. Build solutions that enable us to move faster as we scale and not build 1-offs.
• Iterate quickly towards the best solutions for our customers and business while always keeping the big picture in mind and writing high quality, performant and tested code.
• Improve our overall technical system and architecture to scale with our growing needs.

ABOUT YOU:  

• 5+ years of frontend and JavaScript experience and understanding of JavaScript at a fundamental level, not just the framework you work in.
• Ability to write structured and clean code that interacts with backend technologies, You ensure the code you write and features you build are performant and well tested.
• 3+ years of hands-on React experience and a solid understanding of how it works.
  Experience with React Native and Next.js is a big plus, but it's NOT a requirement. You need to be interested in learning these technologies and excited to work on our mobile app.
• You care deeply about user experience and always think about our customers first.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to self-organize your workday.
• You can distil a complex problem into its essential elements and clearly communicate your technical vision to the team.
• Responsibility for high-quality and reliable code along with knowledge of what to test and how to test it, not only in your squad but across squads as well.
• Hands-on mentality paired with team spirit and willingness to learn.

OUR STACK:

• Typescript
• React, React Native (Expo) and Next.js
• Tailwind and NativeWind
• Node.js (Express) backend for frontend
• Jest, Cypress, Maestro, Github Actions
• Sanity.io 

GETSAFE PRINCIPLES: 

Customer Empathy 🤝
We simplify insurance by aligning our vision with every interaction, maintaining transparency, and building togetherness and trust with our customers.

Absolute Ownership🔛
We pursue excellence relentlessly, taking full ownership, and ensuring everyone knows their role to contribute to our mission.

Day One Mindset 🌱
We strive to continually act as pacemakers, constantly optimising, thinking ahead, and inspiring greatness to build a scalable and impactful future.

Driver Team 🏎️
We communicate effectively, collaborate positively, and drive success as equals, united by respect and an inspiring mission.

YOUR BENEFITS:

Your Journey With Us:

• Join us in Berlin or Heidelberg and be part of our hybrid culture, with the flexibility to work remotely.
• Be part of our growth journey through our Employee Stock Ownership Program (VSOPs), where you can claim your stake in the company and share in our success.
• Celebrate with us at regular team gatherings, including company strategy weeks, onsite events, local meet ups, seasonal celebrations, and after work socials.

Flexible Benefits:

• Monthly €50 flex benefit budget, allowing you to choose what suits you best —whether it’s for your Deutschlandticket, office lunches, remote setup, or company health insurance (bkV).
• Monthly Getsafe insurance voucher to safeguard what matters most to you.
• Workation for 90 days within the EU, giving you more freedom to balance work and travel.

We Believe In:

• Balance: 30 vacation days — enjoy 28 regular days and 2 special days — your birthday and half days on December 24th & 31st.
• Growth: Benefit from our annual €1,000 development budget to invest in your personal and professional growth.

Getsafe is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

Interested? Let's chat!