Junior Software Engineer

🕒 August 28

🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $80k - $110k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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PolicyMe

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2018

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

🛡️ Insurance

Healthcare • Consulting • Insurance

PolicyMe is a Canadian insurance company that specializes in offering affordable and straightforward life insurance, critical illness, and health and dental insurance products. Their services are primarily delivered online, providing users with the convenience of obtaining quotes and securing insurance coverage quickly and efficiently. PolicyMe is recognized for its no-hassle approach, featuring fast approvals and the ability to tailor coverage to the customer's needs. With a strong focus on term life insurance, they also provide various coverage options for families, individuals, and seniors. Their mission is to simplify the insurance purchasing process for Canadians by leveraging technology and expert advice.

📋 Description

• Develop full-stack features for an AI-powered web application • Integrate AI models and APIs for document processing, data extraction, and recommendation engines • Collaborate with senior engineers to integrate models into production • Stay current with emerging AI technologies and frameworks • Build scalable, reliable backend services for AI workflows • Create intuitive user experiences exposing AI-powered capabilities • Participate in architecture planning, code reviews, and ideation sessions • Own feature development end-to-end, coordinating with QA and other teams • Communicate across teams to unblock dependencies and improve release flow • Contribute ideas during quarterly planning • Participate in hackathons, engineering guilds, and AI tooling experiments

🎯 Requirements

• Strong full-stack development skills across backend and frontend • Proficiency in Python, React, Redux, PostgreSQL, and AWS • Familiarity with AI/ML concepts from coursework, side projects, or work experience • Hands-on experience or projects interacting with AI APIs/models, such as prompt engineering • Passion for building intelligent applications • Eagerness to learn, embrace ambiguity, and continually upskill • Self-starter with a career-driven mindset who thrives with autonomy and accountability • Collaborative, low-ego approach; open to feedback and eager to help others • Detail-oriented problem-solving, especially in complex domains

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous PTO - 20 vacation days • A comprehensive benefits plan with premiums paid in full by PolicyMe • L&D budget • AI tooling budget • Performance reviews twice a year • Ongoing feedback to support professional development • Remote-first team • Option to work from home or the Toronto-based office • Costs covered for employees to attend in-person experiential socials twice a year • Access to stock options based on performance