Join a 13-strong engineering team at Urban Jungle Services Ltd to build transparent insurance products for over 300,000 customers. As a full-stack engineer, you will own features end-to-end using Python and Angular. You’ll collaborate across product and data teams to ship high-impact features that directly shape how renters protect their homes.
Senior Software Engineer at Urban Jungle Services Ltd
Join Urban Jungle Services Ltd, the top-rated 2024 UK startup to work for, as a Senior Software Engineer where you will have direct impact on a mission-driven B Corp insurtech that has already helped over 300,000 customers. You will take full end-to-end ownership of features using a modern stack of Python, Angular, and Kubernetes, working within a tight-knit team of 13 engineers at their vibrant London headquarters. With £43m in funding and a spot in the Deloitte Fast 50, this is a unique opportunity to scale a fair and sustainable insurance platform while rapidly advancing your own technical career.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
£48k-£60k + Equity
Company
Urban Jungle Services Ltd
Role overview
Urban Jungle Services Ltd, trading as Urban Jungle, is a UK-based insurtech and online insurance provider focused on offering fair, flexible and accessible home and renters insurance, primarily for young urban renters and homeowners.[2][3][9][12][17][19][21] The company uses a digital-first financial platform to provide home contents, buildings and contents, tenants’ liability, shared home contents, gadget and other related insurance products, covering risks such as fire, flood, storm damage, theft, vandalism and accidental damage.[2][9][11][17][23] Its platform is designed to support people who rent and share apartments, including features for housemates to split bills, change names when someone moves out, and protect deposits and shared possessions.[2][9] Urban Jungle emphasises transparent pricing, simple quote journeys, rolling monthly plans and policies tailored to the needs and lifestyles of “Generation Rent”, aiming to make insurance simple, fair and affordable.[3][10][12][14][19][20][23] The business operates as an internet-first insurance broker, authorised and regulated in the UK, and positions itself as an insurance challenger leveraging technology and data (including machine learning for fraud detection) to expand access to insurance.[9][11][12][23] It is a certified B Corporation, highlighting a commitment to ethical business practices, environmental considerations and customer-centric service, and has grown into one of the top-rated home insurance providers in the UK, serving hundreds of thousands of customers.[1][12][14]
What you will do
- Design and ship high-impact, full-stack features using Python, FastAPI, and Angular, moving from initial scoping through to production release.
- Architect and scale services across a modern cloud-native stack involving Docker, Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, and AWS infrastructure.
- Collaborate with Product, Commercial, and Data teams to iterate on new product launches and complex partner integrations.
Who this is a fit for
- Demonstrates strong proficiency in Python and modern frontend frameworks like Angular, React, or Vue, with a preference for full-stack versatility.
- Possesses hands-on experience with containerization and cloud infrastructure, specifically Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS, to manage end-to-end delivery.
- Exhibits a product-focused mindset, prioritizing an “MVP-and-iterate” approach while maintaining high standards through testing and rigorous code reviews.
Why this role is remarkable
- Work for the top-ranked UK startup to work for in 2024, joining a mission-driven B Corp dedicated to ethics and environmental impact.
- Experience high-growth traction at a company that has raised £43m and is recognized in the Deloitte Fast 50 for its rapid scaling.
- Gain true end-to-end ownership within a small, talented engineering team of 13, where your technical decisions directly influence the product roadmap.
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