Lead, mentor and grow a team of seven engineers (mid and senior), fostering their growth for higher impact and effective teamwork.
Manage one of Hippo's top strategic engineering spaces – Insurance Products charter – end‑to‑end, from technical direction to delivery.
Collaborate with talented Product Managers to manage the team’s project roadmap, clarifying requirements, and ensuring a balance of technical excellence, agility, and user benefit.
Influence and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders within Hippo.
Show strong technical leadership with a data‑driven mindset, focusing on excellent execution and high‑quality software, and ensuring the team delivers real business value – not just features.
Coordinate with teams in our global locations across the US and Poland.

Requirements

Have experience in designing scalable, maintainable systems with a solid architectural understanding.
Have successfully led one or more teams as a people manager.
Communicate clearly, handle escalations effectively, and ensure continuous progress.
Have a proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior management.
Have a strong automation mindset and love getting rid of repetitive, manual work.
Care about growing your team and helping others succeed, not just about your own achievements.
Are focused on building strong, trust‑based relationships with business and product partners.
Are not afraid of legacy systems – you see them as an opportunity to improve, modernize, and redesign.
Maintain a relentless focus on end-users, creating customer-centric solutions.
Are adaptable, able to expand your scope of work or transition to new areas of impact within a fast-moving scale-up environment.
Have a high level of technical proficiency with some of Hippo’s tech stack, including JavaScript/Node.js, TypeScript, React, and Python.
Have experience collaborating with distributed teams and are open to working across locations, including Poland and the US (CA, TX).
Have a great command of English and Polish (both written & spoken).
Are available in the afternoons – we prioritize everyone’s personal time and work-life fit, but since we work in multinational teams, occasional evening meetings may be necessary to ensure smooth communication across time zones.
Nice to have would be if you: have insurance industry experience, especially in US Home insurance domain

Benefits

Form of employment of your choosing
Remote work & flexible working hours
Paid sick leave
Paid holidays
Private medical care with dentists & orthodontists package for you and your family
Group life insurance
Psychotherapists support — free online sessions with psychologists and psychotherapists.
Home physiotherapy
Multisport card & meditation apps reimbursed 50%
Gear with Apple Logo and a nice Dell monitor
50% reimbursement for courses, conferences, books & certificates
Free access to private language lessons
6 Personal Development Days & 4 Voluntary Days Off
Cafeteria platform – extra “stówka” every month to spend on whatever you want to
Nanny services for parents
Concierge services – a personal assistant to help you to deal with your everyday matters
Chill room with table football & PlayStation 5
Free snacks, and ice cream in the office (every day, all year round!)
Free Friday Lunch in the office
Team building events – we party together several times a year during the annual Offsite & Christmas Parties, beer after work, or our #WinterEscapeMonth workation in Cyprus

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills

JavaScriptNode.jsTypeScriptReactPythonscalable systems designmaintainable systems designarchitectural understandingautomation mindsetcustomer-centric solutions

Soft skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationinfluencingteam collaborationadaptabilityrelationship buildingproblem-solvingescalation handlingfocus on user experience