(Senior) Software Engineer
Insify
Software Engineering
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Posted on Jan 19, 2026
A rare opportunity to take real ownership in a fast-scaling European insurtech — and shape outcomes that matter.
At Insify, we build insurance for entrepreneurs because we are entrepreneurs ourselves. We know what it’s like to build something from scratch, to take risks, and to carry responsibility that doesn’t switch off at 5 pm.
Our mission is simple but ambitious: to make business insurance 10x simpler, faster, and fairer for entrepreneurs and SMEs across Europe. No paperwork. No fine print. No legacy complexity. Just modern software, smart automation, and a relentless focus on the customer. We are a high-growth European scale-up, backed by €43M from world-class investors, on a mission to become a global leader in digital insurance for entrepreneurs and SMEs. Starting in the Netherlands, we’ve expanded into France and Germany, and we’re only accelerating from here.
At our core, we’re a tech company. We build our own insurtech platform and rely heavily on data, automation, and AI to redesign the end-to-end insurance experience: from underwriting to claims. Combined with a fully digital customer portal and strong UX, we’re turning insurance into something surprisingly simple, transparent, and fair.
We’re led by seasoned entrepreneurs who’ve built and scaled companies before, and we bring that same ambition, urgency, and ownership mindset to everything we do.
Our culture (read this carefully)
We’re not just building a company, we’re building a category leader. That comes with ambition, responsibility, and pace.
Our culture is defined by three things:
High ownership
People own problems end-to-end. If something is unclear or broken, we don’t wait — we step in and fix it.
High pace
Priorities shift, and decisions are made quickly. We value momentum and learning over perfection.
High standards
Outcomes matter more than optics. We care about results, quality, and follow-through.
At the same time, you won’t be doing this alone.
We believe great work happens through close collaboration. We work in person, challenge each other’s ideas, and expect contributions from everywhere, regardless of title or tenure. The best ideas often come from unexpected places, and we create space for them to surface.
This is a human-sized company. You’ll know the people you work with, you’ll be able to walk over to anyone to ask a question or test an idea, and you’ll be part of the day-to-day energy of building together: from whiteboard discussions to shared lunches, dogs in the office, and moments to pause and reset.
We hire smart, ambitious people who think like owners, value intellectual honesty, and are motivated by impact rather than comfort. If you enjoy challenge, responsibility, and building something meaningful with others, you’ll likely thrive here.
If you’re looking for predictability, narrow scopes, or a guaranteed 9-to-5, this likely won’t be the right fit — and that’s okay.
We’d rather be honest upfront.
In this role, your mission is simple but demanding: to take ownership of a meaningful part of Insify’s journey and deliver results that move the company forward.
As a Software Engineer, you will play a key role in building new customer-facing products and scaling our core platform powering insurance across the EU, working closely with teammates across the company to turn ideas into execution and execution into measurable outcomes.
What you will be doing
- Product Development: Build new customer-facing products, extend existing ones, and iterate on making the customer experience even better.
- Platform Scaling: Build up and scale our core platform powering insurance products across the EU.
- Technical Leadership: Lead by example, promote best practices in software development, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Own outcomes within your scope — from problem definition to delivery.
- Operate in ambiguity and make decisions without perfect information.
- Collaborate closely with colleagues across functions.
- Improve how we work by spotting inefficiencies and proposing better ways.
- Balance speed and quality in a fast-moving environment.
This role is a strong fit if you:
- Have technical grit: Proven experience building products that customers actually love and use.
- Can lead & mentor: Strong mentoring skills with the ability to guide and develop other engineers.
- Are a collaborator: Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Think like an owner: You don’t wait for perfect instructions; you see a gap and you close it.
- Turn messy problems into clear, actionable plans: You can navigate complex technical puzzles and deliver high-quality outcomes.
Our tech stack:
- Languages/Frameworks: TypeScript, Node.js, React
- Architecture: Serverless, CQRS, event-sourced, event-driven
- Infrastructure: AWS, Terraform, GitHub Actions
This role is not for you if:
We believe clarity saves everyone time.
• You are looking for a strict 40-hour work week
• You need fully defined scopes and stable priorities to perform well
• You prefer staying high-level and avoiding hands-on execution
• You expect long ramp-up periods before taking ownership
We offer:
Competitive compensation that reflects responsibility and impact
Trust and autonomy: you’ll have real ownership and room to make decisions
Space to grow and shape your role as Insify evolves, based on your interests and strengths
A steep learning curve, with support from experienced teammates
The opportunity to share in what we’re building, with equity for eligible roles once there’s mutual conviction on fit and impact
A welcoming, central Amsterdam HQ where we work closely together: shared lunches, dogs in the office, whiteboards, and fun end-of-week drinks
An international, ambitious team that enjoys building meaningful things together