TheZebra.com meets customers right where their search for car and home insurance begins: online. We provide easy-to-use tools and services, plus friendly, licensed agents who offer advice and guidance at any point along the way. The Zebra has helped customers compare over 74 million quotes since 2012. At its heart, both insurance and tech industry veterans collaborate together to simplify insurance shopping for customers. In today’s digital world, The Zebra’s customer-centered approach offers people the choices they want and simplicity they need.
The Zebra was recently named an Austin Business Journal's 2026 Best Place to Work. Our motto is "All Stripes Welcome.” Building the best product, the best teams, and the best company comes from inviting a diverse array of voices, backgrounds and perspectives to contribute, making everyone feel welcome. Our Zeebs are passionate about learning, growing, and working together to tackle exciting problems.
The Zebra is seeking a Full Stack Senior Software Engineer to expand our growing team. Our Applied AI team is growing and looking for experienced developers who can quickly learn new tools and work across the tech stack. Developers on this team will work on a broad set of technologies, including frontend and backend web development, data pipelines and leveraging LLMs for both internal and consumer facing applications. You will need to be comfortable working both on experimental, rapid-prototyping projects and building long-term sustainable, scalable solutions. Our software engineers play a vital role in taking projects from spec to concept and building them with high-quality, creative, simple, and sophisticated solutions.
Our company headquarters are in Austin, TX, but our employees work remotely across the US. For folks who live around Austin, we offer the option to join us in our office or opt for hybrid setup. Whether you prefer the structure of an office, the convenience of remote work, or a mix of both, we support what works best for you!
Please note: at this time we are not able to hire in California or Massachusetts.
Assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of The Zebra comparison product and other products using Python, Django, FastAPI, GraphQL, ReactJS, and other modern technologies
Deliver focused, maintainable, and performant code across different areas of our business, from adding new functionality to existing cloud-hosted microservices to creating new features supporting growth into new insurance lines
Work closely with other engineers, designers, and engineering leadership to rapidly build, iterate, test, and deploy new features and products and maintain a high-quality robust codebase
Improve and scale the existing products and tools to support our growth
Act as a technical leader for the team and grow other engineers through example and mentorship
As we evaluate candidates across all roles, we look for folks who have a strong sense of ownership, great communication and collaboration skills, and a dedication to continuous improvement.
5+ years of professional programming experience
Demonstrated ability to work in HTML/CSS and Javascript, particularly with React applications
Strong understanding of and experience with one of the following: Python, Ruby, Java, C++, C#, or Go (Python being the preferred language of choice)
Strong experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
Comfort with Linux/Unix command line
Exceptional and proven web development experience
Eager to take ownership of work, including collaboration with collaborators and developers through the product development lifecycle
Track record of delivering quality code in a timely fashion, understanding where to draw the line between good and flawless
Experience working in consumer-facing web products, growth-phase startups and/or using A/B testing and data to drive product decisions
Experience with Django, AWS,react, microservice architectures and web API design
Experience with using AI tools for development
Experience developing software that leverages LLMs and developing data sets for ML/AI applications
When we say “All Stripes Welcome,” we mean it. Considering viewpoints outside of our own as individuals creates a better, more inclusive experience for everyone
We live and breathe inclusion. You will be part of a wide array of voices, opinions, and experiences that inform everything we do
We believe in innovation. You will be part of experimentation; creative problem solving; cross-functional collaboration; testing new approaches, tools and ideas and learning from those tests; and understanding when innovation can drive real impacts and when it may not be needed.
We trust our teams. You’ll own your work, balancing personal accountability with team accountability. Together, we take pride in individual and team contributions; make thoughtful decisions; and want our teammates to succeed.
We care about each other. You’ll join a team that truly lives their values, both in and out of the office. Our Zeebs have honest conversations, give direct feedback, and remember that we are all people here to do great work.
We take thoughtful action. You will be empowered to do the right things as efficiently as possible, not just checking boxes off a list without thinking.
Inclusive and healthy environments are crafted intentionally. Here are some other wonderful perks of working here:
Competitive Compensation & Stock Option Offering
Health, Dental, Vision & Disability Coverages
Sabbatical program for tenured employees
HSA offering + employer contribution
Fertility support through Carrot
$100 monthly wellness perk
$300 pet reimbursement program
401k with match
Unlimited PTO (paid time off) + flexibility to enjoy it
Paid Parental Leave Program
Learning & Development Opportunities
The base salary range for this position is $150,000 - $170,000 per year. The final salary amount will be determined based on a variety of factors, including experience, skills, internal equity, and insights gained throughout the interview process
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, The Zebra seeks to bring transparency and simplicity to car and home insurance shopping – it's Insurance in black and white.
We've garnered attention across the industry and across the nation. Check out all of our awards & recognition!
Our core motto is "All Stripes Welcome." As part of our dedication to maintaining an inclusive and diverse workforce, we provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform core job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation!
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