Technical Lead/API Integrations (Remote)

Title: Technical Lead/API Integration Location: Remote Type: Full-Time/Perm Salary: $130,000-180,000 DOE (+ Bonus) • No C2C or third parties • Our client, a modern E&S carrier recognized for their team of world-class product development and underwriting team leaders, is looking to hire a Technical Lead/API Integration. This is a hands‑on engineering role with high visibility and a direct line of sight to business outcomes. The Tech Lead will oversee and have complete ownership of building their fully API driven rating and quoting platform, turning it into a real, owned, end-to-end quoting engine. This role will work closely with the CIO and be a key builder of their internal engineering culture from day one. The Role You’ll Be The Internal Technical Expert For • API integrations with MGAs, comparative raters, and vendor platforms • Rating environments and Python‑based rating modules • Backend connectivity across internal systems and external partners What You’ll Do Own & evolve the rating and integration platform • Build and maintain API integrations with MGAs, comparative rating vendors, and internal systems • Design, develop, and support Python-based rating modules exposed via REST APIs • Manage data transformations and payloads (JSON/XML), including mapping between carrier, vendor, and internal data structures • Stabilize and harden the current prototype (document endpoints, remove brittle logic, improve observability and error handling) Build toward a fully automated quote-bind-issue flow Help Design And Implement APIs For • Rating & pricing • Underwriting decisions • Bind & policy issuance • Support book‑of‑business conversions, rating indications, and integration of contract data from partners • Work within and improve our home‑grown rating environment, bringing structure, standards, and testability Collaborate across tech & business • Work directly with underwriting, operations, and business stakeholders to ensure your solutions reflect real underwriting needs • Partner with external vendors (e.g., comparative raters, insurtech platforms) to integrate the business as a first‑class carrier • Help define engineering standards, tools, and architecture as we grow the team What We’re Looking For • Strong experience with API development and backend integrations • Ability to design, build, and troubleshoot end‑to‑end API workflows (auth, error handling, versioning, logging, monitoring) • Solid experience with Python in a production environment • Experience with insurance rating systems, underwriting workflows, or policy administration (E&S is a plus) • Familiarity with comparative raters / marketplaces (e.g., Semsee, Tarmika, IVANS, etc.) • Experience designing domain models for insurance or other financial products • Background in event‑driven architectures, microservices, or building internal platforms/APIs for other teams Summary This isn’t “maintain the legacy system” engineering. You’ll be turning a working prototype into a real, owned platform that automates the entire insurance lifecycle, from quote → bind → policy issuance. Your work will directly influence pricing competitiveness, operational efficiency, and partner/broker experience. Email [email protected] for additional information! Apply Now