Full-Time

Team Lead – Engineering

Zensurance

Zensurance

201-500 employees

Technology-driven broker for Canadian commercial insurance

Compensation Overview

CA$150k - CA$170k/yr

Toronto, ON, Canada

Remote

Remote-first role; candidates must reside in Canada.

Bachelor's

Category
Engineering Management (1)
Required Skills
gRPC
JavaScript
Node.js
Postgres
TypeScript
Microservices
AWS
REST APIs

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Requirements
  • University degree or college diploma in a recognized technical, vocational or academic program (preferably in Engineering or Computer Science) or equivalent work experience.
  • 7+ years of work experience in a software engineering or development capacity.
  • 2+ years of experience managing other developers on a product team.
  • Experience with management tools such as goal-setting frameworks (i.e., OKRs, SMART goals).
  • Experience in giving and receiving constructive feedback, conducting performance management, coaching and mentoring less experienced professionals and effectively delegating work.
  • Ability to make decisions and drive results in ambiguous situations.
  • Experience with the following concepts and technologies: JavaScript ecosystem (PostgreSQL, NodeJS and TypeScript), AWS, Microservices, Micro-Frontends, Queues, Caches, REST APIs, gRPC and WebSockets.
  • A passion for clean, reusable, and well-structured code.
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with Engineering Leadership - other team leads and engineering managers - on cross-team engineering topics such as goal setting and best practices.
  • Coach and mentor team members to foster a self-organizing and cross-functional team.
  • Identify areas of improvement and growth for your direct reports and measure their progress toward their objectives over time.
  • Develop and monitor team goals and performance metrics.
  • Work with the Product Manager and team members to ensure business requirements are understood and broken down into actionable tasks that can be estimated by the development team.
  • Work with your team to develop, define, and maintain your team charter.
  • Promote knowledge sharing and an open, safe work environment.
  • Discuss strategy and outline tradeoffs of potential software solutions.
  • Collaborate with project stakeholders and the dev team to design and build scalable, user-friendly systems for our customers and in-house tooling.
  • Understand the processes and the workflows necessary to implement, test, deploy, monitor and release features and fixes.
  • Evaluate, define, and implement monitoring strategies and contingency plans for areas of the platform that rely on third-party vendors.
  • Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, and writing up reviews or recommendations.
  • Foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
  • Attend and participate in leadership development training programs (internally and externally).
  • Other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • A conceptual understanding of Infrastructure as Code, containerization (Kubernetes), monitoring, and alerting.
  • Experience with the following concepts and technologies is an asset: JavaScript tooling and frameworks (NestJS, React, Jest, NX and WebPack).
  • Experience with dynamic rendering engines and data-backed A/B tests is an asset.

Zensurance is a Canadian insurance broker that makes it easier for small businesses to buy commercial insurance. It connects small business owners with insurance providers and offers products like liability, cyber liability, and commercial auto. The platform uses technology to keep costs low, which helps it secure competitive rates for customers. As an intermediary, Zensurance earns commissions from insurers when policies are sold and provides ongoing support, including a 24/7 claims team and educational resources to help clients understand their coverage. Compared to others, it leverages high sales volume and a tech-driven model to offer more affordable, streamlined service targeted at Canadian small businesses. The company’s goal is to empower small businesses to thrive by delivering an honest, simplified, and modern approach to insurance, making coverage accessible and affordable from policy purchase to claims support.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$12.5M

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

2016

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Zensurance marked its 10-year anniversary in April 2026 with expanded grant giveaways.
  • March 2026 grant coverage kept Zensurance visible with Canadian small-business founders.
  • Its 2026 press coverage on AI and cyber insurance reinforces a timely, tech-led brand.

What critics are saying

  • Travelers controls roughly 60% of Zensurance; strategic terms can squeeze independence.
  • Amazon Canada concentration creates channel risk if preferred-provider status ends in 2026.
  • A carrier-panel dispute or loss of underwriting capacity would cripple quotes, renewals, and growth.

What makes Zensurance unique

  • Zensurance pairs a direct online broker with Travelers’ 60% ownership since 2018.
  • Amazon Canada named Zensurance preferred general liability provider for marketplace sellers in 2024.
  • Zensurance sells fast, customized small-business policies across multiple carriers, not a single insurer.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Hybrid Work Options

Comprehensive and Flexible Health and Dental Plans

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Parental Leave

Home Office Stipend

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

15%

1 year growth

15%

2 year growth

21%
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