Software Engineering Team Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 18, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 13, 2026. Honeycomb Insurance scores C on the Alion truth index.
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.
Job Overview
We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Full-Stack Team Lead to guide and mentor a team of experienced developers. In this role, you will drive the technical vision, foster a culture of innovation, and ensure the successful delivery of key projects. You will play a critical role in shaping our product’s foundation, all while actively coding and providing leadership to your team.
What You’ll Do
- Recruit, lead, and mentor, a team of full-stack developers, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership while actively contributing to development tasks.
- Mentor and advise teams in code review, pair programming and more
- Lead the adoption of agentic coding in the team
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between technical and business goals.
- Proactively identify and address potential technical challenges and roadblocks
- Contribute to products’ vision and subsequent execution.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- At least 2 years of experience leading a team of software engineers.
- 5+ years of recent hands-on coding and software design with Nodejs
- Deep knowledge and understanding of databases: SQL/NoSQL/BigQuery, like MongoDB, Elastic etc .
Benefits & Compensation:
- Salary Range: $170,000-$190,000 (Pending Experience)
- ISO stock options
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- HSA with company contributions
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible time off
- 10 company-paid holidays
- Paid family leave
- Catered team lunch every Tuesday
- Monthly team events
- Free onsite gym membership