Senior Front End Engineer

Named one of the top startups to watch, Hippo is a Palo Alto based, Series E Unicorn company leading the modernization of the home protection industry, which hasn’t innovated in many years.  We use technology to create modernized, customer-centric home insurance and proactive maintenance services. We take our hyper-focus on customer satisfaction (buyer simplicity, comprehensive coverage, concierge service) a step further, by offering IoT Smart Home devices for monitoring home health. These devices, together with numerous other data sources (like aerial imagery and predictive actuarial data) allow us to proactively address problems before homeowners even know about them. Our Net Promoter Score (NPS) is consistently 3x those of large insurers.

Hippo is solving complex engineering, compliance, regulatory and operational problems that have immediate impact on this antiquated industry. We're on a strong (but responsible) growth trajectory, with a proven and recession-proof set of products.

We're looking for a talented senior frontend engineer to help us grow the product line and expand across the United States. An ideal candidate brings leadership, maturity and a deep understanding of the software development life cycle.

 Responsibilities:

•  Work with a small, cross functional team on products and features to drive growth and customer adoption
•  Build user friendly, highly scalable solutions and platform capabilities that serve multiple product lines and numerous teams
•  Elevate our technology and incorporate best practices through partnership with architects, engineers and tech leaders
•  Participate in engineering-wide initiatives (security, devops, infrastructure, agile, hiring, etc.)
•  Mentor and lead other engineers

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years professional experience as a frontend developer 
• 2+ years working on a consumer facing products
• 2+ years of in-depth experience with React
• Strong command of JavaScript, cross-browser compatibility issues, browser degradation strategies, optimization techniques  and device-portability techniques
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent 

Compensation & Perks:

•  Startup equity package, competitive salaries, unlimited PTO policy 
•  Generous medical, dental, vision, 401K, FSA account, commuter benefits, parking pass, and more
•  Fully stocked kitchen & AMAZINGLY GOOD in-house BBQ on Fridays
•  Work and play with super smart, friendly people in our high energy Palo Alto office!

Hippo is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. 

Hippo’s applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to an applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Hippo applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Hippo’s People Team to make the need for an accommodation known