Lead Typescript Engineer (m/f/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 license from Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin. With €120 million raised to date, it is one of Europe’s leading insurtechs.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for an experienced Fullstack TypeScript Engineer who is passionate about technology and building great consumer products, eager to shape product concepts from the ground up, demonstrates strong technical leadership, cares deeply about code quality, and actively mentors peers through collaboration and knowledge sharing.

YOUR MISSION

• Act as a technical leader and mentor, raising the engineering bar and collaborating with backend engineers, designers, data scientists, analysts, and business leads.
• Shape product concepts and bring strategic thinking to challenges around scalability, performance, and system design.
• Stay hands-on: prototype, build features, and improve infrastructure across our stack (React Native app, Next.js app, Node.js/Express BFF).
• Iterate quickly to deliver the best solutions for customers and the business, while writing high-quality, performant, and tested code.
• Guide and mentor the frontend team on code quality, architecture, and processes through reviews, technical specs, and learning sessions.

ABOUT YOU

• Passionate about engineering: you stay curious, experiment with new ideas, and adopt technologies that solve real problems.
• Solid grasp of engineering best practices in testing, performance, error handling, and observability — and you share that knowledge with peers.
• Product-minded: comfortable with ambiguity, clarifying requirements, and contributing to product shaping.
• User-focused: accessibility, semantic markup, responsive design, and performance are second nature to you.
• System thinker: you keep the big picture in mind, identify bottlenecks, and propose clear improvements for the technical roadmap.
• Balanced judgment: you know when to compromise and when to push for critical decisions.
• Clear communicator: confident, concise, and adaptable to technical and non-technical audiences.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of full-stack TypeScript experience with strong JavaScript fundamentals.
• 3+ years of hands-on React experience and a solid understanding of its internals.
• Experience with React Native and Next.js is a plus — interest and eagerness to learn are a must.
• 3+ years building production backends in TypeScript (we use Express, but framework experience is flexible).
• Strong ability to plan projects, distill complex problems, and communicate technical vision clearly while ensuring iterative, value-driven delivery.

OUR STACK

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

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 the Germany Ticket, 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 growing and we're excited about our ambitious goals. Curious to hear more? Getsafe has been recognized as a Kununu Top Company for 2025! Check out our Kununu and Glassdoor page to hear first-hand experiences from the people who know us best - our team.

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