Software Engineer at Honeycomb Insurance
Honeycomb Insurance is hiring a Software Engineer in Chicago, IL, US. On-site. Pay: USD 140k-170k/yr.
About Honeycomb Insurance
Honeycomb Insurance provides real estate insurance for condo and homeowner associations, building owners, property managers, and developers. The company offers an online platform for instant quotes and 24/7 access to policy documents and insurance certificates.
Software Engineer job description
Honeycomb Insurance
At Honeycomb, we're not just building technology; we’re reshaping the future of insurance.
In 2025, Honeycomb was recognized by Dun & Bradstreet as “Top 10 Best Start Up Companies to Work For” in Israel, named by LinkedIn as “Top 10 Startups in Chicago”, and Newsweek’s "Greatest Startup Workplaces in America, 2025". Through the first half of 2026 we’ve been recognized on Inc. Magazine’s "Best Workplaces" List and Forbes "Fintech 50".
How did we earn these honors?
Honeycomb is a rapidly growing global startup, generously backed by top-tier investors and powered by an exceptional team of thinkers, builders, and problem-solvers. Dual-headquartered in Chicago and Tel Aviv (R&D center), and with 6 offices across the U.S., we are reinventing the commercial real estate insurance industry, an industry long overdue for disruption. Just as importantly, we ensure every employee feels deeply connected to our mission and one another.
With over $100B in insured assets, Honeycomb operates across 23 states, covering more than 65% of the U.S. population and increasing its coverage.
If you’re looking for a place where innovation is celebrated, culture actually means something, and smart people challenge you to be better every day - Honeycomb might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.
What You’ll Do
- Own full-stack feature development from ideation to production, including architecture, implementation, testing, and deployment
- Make independent tradeoff decisions, balancing speed, scale, maintainability, and user value
- Collaborate across engineering, product, and design to align on priorities, timelines, and technical solutions
- Working through ambiguity by framing constraints, narrowing options, and proposing actionable solutions
- Deliver clear technical outcomes and help translate them into measurable business impact
Basic Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in full-stack development, primarily in Node.js and a front-end framework like Angular (preferred), React, or Vue
- Proven experience shipping features in SaaS or product-led environments, including prioritization, tradeoffs, and iteration
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent field
- Strong ownership mindset: ability to identify opportunities, drive solutions, and close the loop
Nice to Have
- Experience working in a NoSQL database such as MongoDB
- Experience with TypeScript
- Experience with Kubernetes and/or Docker deployment
- Experience with Firebase Services like Functions, Storage and Authentication
- Experience with logging services such as Datadog or Splunk
Benefits & Compensation:
- Salary Range: $140,000 - $170,000 (Pending Experience)
- Health Benefits
- Employee options grant
- 401K w/ employer match
- Flexible paid time off
- Paid national holidays
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