Senior Software Engineer

About Zego

Insurance hasn't changed much in over a century. The way we live, work and travel has.

Good drivers are the entire point of Zego. Seven in 10 drivers on the road are consistently good, but until telematics came along there was no way to prove it, so nearly everyone paid a price based on averages. Zego is the company built to change that.

At Zego, we're leading the AI evolution in insurance.

We move fast, without the layers that usually slow things down. AI takes the routine work off every team, from Finance to Product to Marketing, so people ship real code and launch custom dashboards in minutes. Engineering commits are entirely AI-assisted, which shifts the focus from team size to the quality of your thinking and our data warehouse connects directly to an AI assistant for instant answers. Backed by a modern tech stack (Claude Code, Snowflake, Figma and Zapier) and a commitment to adopting new tools in days rather than quarters, you get complete ownership to do the most impactful work of your career.

Location: Portugal | Compensation package: €50,000 to €80,000 base + Bonus + Share Options + Benefits | Ways of working: remote with quarterly visits to our London office

What you will be doing

Solve complex problems with software that is reliable, well tested, resilient and observable

Develop, test, deploy and own Python microservices that deliver real business and user value

Shape architectural decisions so systems scale without becoming harder to change

Lift code quality across the team through reviews and clear, well-documented code

Ship outcomes as part of a product team, working closely with engineers and Product Managers

Improve how the team works and influence the direction of its strategy

What you will need to be successful

Backend and cloud microservices - A proven track record building and maintaining backend systems and cloud microservices. Our stack is Python, but strong experience in another language works too!

Strong fundamentals - Data structures, algorithms and object-oriented programming, applied rather than recited

Delivery discipline - Comfortable with testing frameworks, debugging, refactoring, version control and CI/CD pipelines

Data fluency - A working understanding of SQL and document databases

Ownership at pace - You work independently, take business and product ownership and keep moving when requirements evolve

You work AI-first - You will use AI daily here, and we mean daily. You do not need to arrive an expert, but you do need to arrive curious, experiment fast, and take ownership of getting good quickly. People who wait to be trained will find this uncomfortable

What’s it like to work at Zego?

At Zego, we operate like a high-performing sports team. We come together as one, driven by ambition, backed by real support and united by a shared mission to win.

Working here means having the backing, the coaching and an inclusive community of Zegons across the UK and Europe, who celebrate your wins and raise your game. It also means holding ourselves to high standards: moving with urgency, taking complete ownership and embracing honest feedback that helps us continuously learn and evolve!

This is your opportunity for a career-defining experience and one you will own.

Do not take our word for it - Read what Zegons say about us on Glassdoor.

The Zego ways of working

Teams work better with time to collaborate and space to get things done. We call it Zego Hybrid: some of us are in our central London office weekly, others monthly or quarterly. It is about finding the balance between face time and focus that produces great work and a healthy life around it.

We also make a point of getting everyone in the same room. Teams come together every quarter and once a year the whole company does, properly. It is a serious investment and consistently one of the best parts of the year - Here is what the last one looked like.

Benefits

Market-competitive salary, benchmarked against your fun