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Coalition

Frontend Engineer, Underwriting

Posted 7 Days Ago
Remote
Hiring Remotely in Canada
Junior
Remote
Hiring Remotely in Canada
Junior
Build and enhance Coalition’s underwriting workbench, a data-intensive frontend application used by underwriters. Responsibilities include developing responsive React interfaces, AI-assisted workflows, complex state management, REST API integrations, performance and reliability improvements, reusable components, testing, code reviews, and roadmap contributions. The role partners closely with Product, Design, backend engineers, and underwriters to improve workflows and user outcomes.
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About us

Coalition is the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to help prevent digital risk before it strikes. Founded in 2017, Coalition combines comprehensive insurance coverage and innovative cybersecurity tools to help businesses manage and mitigate potential cyberattacks.   

Opportunities to make an impact with bold thinking are real—and happening daily at Coalition.

About the role
As a Frontend Engineer on Coalition’s Underwriting Workbench team, you’ll build the platform our underwriters use to make informed decisions at scale. You’ll work across Engineering, Product, Design, and underwriting to turn complex workflows into fast, clear, and trustworthy experiences, including interfaces for AI-assisted underwriting.
Responsibilities
  • Build and improve the core Workbench experience for underwriters and the teams that work alongside them.
  • Keep a data-heavy application fast, responsive, and reliable as usage grows.
  • Create interfaces for AI-assisted workflows that are clear, useful, and trustworthy.
  • Partner with Product Management and Design to shape requirements and solve meaningful user problems.
  • Work directly with underwriters to understand how they work and translate those insights into product improvements.
  • Raise technical quality through code reviews, testing, reusable components, and contributions to the technical roadmap.
Skills and Qualifications
  • Two or more years of professional software development experience, with a degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience building web-based user interfaces with modern TypeScript, React, HTML, and CSS.
  • Experience integrating frontend applications with REST APIs and working effectively with backend engineers.
  • Comfort managing complex application state, including tables, filters, saved views, optimistic updates, and synchronized workflows.
  • Experience diagnosing frontend performance and reliability issues using tools such as Chrome DevTools, Sentry, or Datadog.
  • Strong product judgment and a practical approach to making progress through ambiguity.
  • Experience with Git or comparable source-control tools and agile software development practices.
  • Curiosity about how systems work and a willingness to learn deeply, collaborate openly, and incorporate feedback from users and teammates.
Bonus Points 
  • Experience building internal tools used by daily power users.
  • Experience designing or building REST APIs with a server-side language such as Python.
  • Familiarity with relational databases and SQL.
  • Familiarity with Next.js, Material UI, or a similar component library.
  • Experience with rich-text editors, virtualized tables, real-time collaborative interfaces, cybersecurity, or insurtech.
Compensation

As a remote-first organization, our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several Canadian geographic markets. 

In Alberta, British Columbia & Ontario the base salary for this position ranges from $128,500/year up to $160,600/year. 

For all other locations, the base salary for this position ranges from $115,600/year up to $144,540/year. 

Consistent with applicable laws, an employee's pay within this range is based on a number of factors, which include but are not limited to relevant education, skills, job-related knowledge, qualifications, work experience, credentials, and/or geographic location. Your Recruiter can share more on the specific target salary range for your location during the interview process. Coalition, Inc. reserves the right to modify this range as needed.

Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Use of AI: We utilize AI-assisted tools to help us organize and review the high volume of applications we receive. However, our human recruiting team makes all final hiring decisions and interview selections, valuing personal connection over algorithms.

Application Updates: Consistent with our commitment to transparency, if you are interviewed for this role, we will provide a status update on your application within 45 days of your final interview.

Perks
  • 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible PTO
  • Annual home office stipend and WeWork access
  • Mental & physical health wellness programs like Headspace, Lumino, and more!
  • Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement
Why Coalition? 

Work at Coalition is centered on the joint mission to Protect the Unprotected. We have built a remote-first, highly inclusive culture that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds. We trust each other to take responsibility, share ownership of outcomes, and put in the work together to protect businesses from digital risk. Coalition’s exceptional growth stems from its ability to address real-world problems for organizations of all sizes while remaining true to our founding values of character, humility, responsibility, purpose, authenticity, and inclusion.

We’re always looking for collaborative, inquisitive individuals to join #OurCoalition.

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Privacy Notice

Coalition is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. We collect, use, and store personal information as necessary for the recruitment process and in compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations in all regions where we operate. We want you to understand what personal information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding access, correction, and deletion of your data where applicable. Information submitted, collected, and processed as part of your application is subject to Coalition's Privacy Policy. For further details, please review our full Privacy Policy or contact us with any questions regarding how your information is handled.

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Safe Hiring Notice

All legitimate communication from Coalition comes from @coalitioninc.com emails, and open roles are listed only on our Careers page. We never ask for payment, banking details, or personal identification before an offer is accepted through our secure systems. If you believe you’ve been a victim of fraudulent recruiting, follow guidance from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Anti-Discrimination Notice

Coalition is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable laws in each country where we operate. This commitment includes, but is not limited to, ensuring equal treatment in recruitment, selection, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, and all other aspects of employment. Coalition does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace.

Accommodations

Coalition is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, including applicants and employees, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in each country where we operate. Our policy is to support equal opportunity in the hiring process by considering qualified applicants regardless of disability or other protected characteristics, unless providing accommodation would impose an undue hardship or disproportionate burden. If you require accommodation to complete an application, interview, pre-employment testing, or participate in the selection process, please contact us at [email protected]. We also consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in line with applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction.

To all recruitment agencies: Coalition does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Do not forward resumes to our email alias, employees, or other physical or virtual organization locations. Coalition is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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