Staff Frontend Software Engineer

About Parsyl

Parsyl is a data-driven insurance company that helps businesses navigate the complexities of global supply chains. We combine underwriting expertise with modern technology to provide solutions that not only mitigate risk but also drive resilience sustainability and positive impact. Our mission is to create a more certain world by helping our customers manage risk and thrive in an ever-changing environment.

Parsyl offers a suite of A-rated cargo insurance solutions designed to meet the unique needs of businesses operating in global markets. With operations in both US and London insurance markets Parsyl has its own managed syndicate at Lloyd's of London and leads a major marine cargo consortium. Parsyl focuses on insuring underserved food beverage and pharmaceutical commodities within the marine cargo sector. By integrating new data sources and advanced technology with traditional underwriting expertise Parsyl empowers clients to build more resilient and adaptable supply chains.

Parsyl is based in Denver CO New York NY and London England.

About the Role

As a Staff Frontend Software Engineer you will play a lead role in defining the architecture and patterns we use across our frontend applications and be a primary contributor to our claims management system.  You will have direct influence over how our internal applications interact and share code efficiently and across our underwriting workbench policy administration system claims management system and other applications establishing patterns for component reuse state management and cross-application communication.

In this role you will architect robust frontend solutions that integrate seamlessly with our backend systems ensuring a cohesive user experience across our insurance platforms and all internal tools. Your technical leadership will directly impact the scalability maintainability and performance of all our applications.

You will collaborate closely with an experienced cross-functional team including product management backend engineering design and data engineering to deliver well-architected frontend solutions that enhance our insurance operations.

What You'll Do

• Architect and implement frontend solutions for our claims management system
• Establish and champion stable development patterns and frameworks for code sharing and reuse enabling frontend teams to collaborate without creating tight dependencies
• Build and iterate on frontend experiences for AI-powered applications exploring emerging patterns in agentic UIs
• Champion thoughtful patterns and practices across the product and technology team to get the most out of AI-assisted development
• Build intuitive responsive user interfaces that streamline complex insurance workflows
• Partner with Design to establish clear feedback loops co-define component requirements and ship experiences that meet Product and Design standards
• Lead technical decisions regarding frontend architecture state management and component design
• Develop maintainable and scalable JavaScript/TypeScript code with a focus on performance and user experience
• Apply patterns and tooling that allow for better insights into how our applications perform in production
• Collaborate with backend teams to integrate frontend applications with APIs and data services
• Implement testing strategies and quality assurance processes for frontend applications
• Mentor other software engineers providing technical guidance and code reviews
• Evaluate and recommend frontend technologies and frameworks that align with business goals
• Partner with product and design teams to translate complex business requirements into elegant technical solutions
• Contribute and champion our design system and component library

Requirements

Parsyl is committed to cultivating a diverse pool of candidates interested in joining a mission-driven company. We are building an inclusive team at Parsyl that welcomes different perspectives and creative ideas in order to best achieve our mission.

What we're looking for:

• 10+ years of frontend engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and/or TypeScript
• Experience serving in an architect role for complex web applications
• Deep understanding of frontend architecture patterns and best practices
• Experience designing systems that enable code sharing across multiple applications
• Strong command of modern frontend build tools testing frameworks and deployment practices
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
• Comfortable in fast-paced environment with Agile values
• Willing to come into the office to work with the team directly on a regular basis

It's a bonus if you also have:

• Experience working within the supply chain and logistics industry
• Experience working within the insurance industry
• Experience building customer or partner-facing API solutions
• Experience building and deploying vue.js applications

Compensation

Market competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range of $170000-$190000. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s location experience qualifications and skills.

Additional Financial Benefits include:

• Stock options
• 401(k) including company match

Health and Wellness Benefits include:

• Medical dental and vision insurance effective on your start date (100% of medical dental and vision premiums for employees and 75% of premiums for dependents based on a solid mid-tier plan)
• Twelve weeks of fully paid maternity / primary parental leave
• Six weeks of fully paid medical leave or paternity leave
• Monthly wellness benefit

Time-off and Vacation Benefits include:

• Unlimited vacation policy
• Company Breaks - quarterly mental health days summer and winter breaks
• Paid sabbatical program

Additional Work Environment Benefits include:

• Significant career growth opportunities and continuing education stipend
• Commuter benefit of for public transportation or parking costs
• Home office set-up stipend

What We Do

Parsyl is an impact underwriter for essential supply chains. We incorporate emerging supply chain and transition risks into our data- and expertise-driven underwriting practices to drive global impact. Parsyl leads the Essential Consortium at Lloyd’s of London is a Lloyd’s Coverholder and operates Syndicate 1796 the first mission-driven syndicate at Lloyd’s. We are focused on insuring essential supply chains including food and beverage life science and pharmaceuticals.

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