About this Frontend Software Engineer- Website Team role at Next Insurance
Location: Kfar Saba, IL (hybrid)
ERGO NEXT's mission is to help entrepreneurs thrive. We’re doing that by building the only technology-led, full-stack provider of small business insurance in the industry, taking on the entire value chain and transforming the customer experience.
Simply put, wherever you find small businesses, you’ll find ERGO NEXT.
Since 2016, we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of small business customers across the United States get fast, customized and affordable coverage. We’re backed by industry leaders in insurance and tech, and we still have room to grow — that’s where you come in.
As a Senior Frontend Engineer on our Website team, you will build and own the public face of NEXT Insurance. You will be responsible for creating seamless digital experiences, driving business growth, and optimizing our web presence for millions of small business owners across the US.
This role sits at the critical intersection of high-scale engineering, product design, and growth marketing. We are looking for someone with deep expertise in React/NextJS, web performance (Core Web Vitals), SEO, and custom marketing integrations who takes pride in crafting fast, accessible, and scalable web applications.
What You’ll Do
- Drive Frontend Excellence: Architect, build, and scale high-performance web experiences using React/NextJS and modern frontend standards.
- Master Web Performance: Own, monitor, and continuously optimize site speed and Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, TBT) to ensure outstanding user experience and top-tier SEO performance.
- Business-Driven Growth Enablement: Partner closely with Marketing, Product Managers, and Data Analysts to build tools for SEM campaigns, custom tracking, and conversion funnels.: Partner closely with Marketing, Product Managers, and Data Analysts to build tools for SEM campaigns, custom tracking, and conversion funnels.
- End-to-End Ownership: Lead features across the entire lifecycle—from technical scoping and design to implementation, automated testing, deployment, and post-launch monitoring.
- Architecture & Tooling: Evolve our CMS architecture, design systems, and frontend toolchains, keeping team productivity and system health high.
- Raise the Bar: Maintain high code quality, advocate for best practices in automated testing, and mentor fellow team members.
What We Need
- Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in a full-stack/frontend high-scale production web environment.
- Core Tech Stack: Advanced proficiency in React (or modern JS frameworks), TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Git, and integrating SDKs & APIs.
- Performance & SEO Focus: Proven experience optimizing Core Web Vitals, web performance tuning, and implementing technical SEO strategies.
- Backend & CMS Knowledge: Familiarity with backend/server concepts, data structuring, modern CMS architecture, and self-service concepts
- Software Quality Advocate: Strong experience with automated testing frameworks (Unit, Integration, E2E) with a belief that quality is non-negotiable.
- DevOps & Infrastructure Awareness: Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Jenkins, Terraform).
- Agentic Development (Must Have): Mandatory hands-on experience in AI-assisted agentic development workflows, utilizing AI coding assistants like Cursor and Claude to drive engineering velocity and code quality.
- Mindset: A strong team player with high ownership, self-learning capabilities, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Education: B.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Why Join NEXT?
- Impact: Your code will directly shape how hundreds of thousands of small businesses protect their dreams.
- Innovation: Work with top-tier technology, modern cloud stacks, and data-driven teams.
- Culture: Join a collaborative, fast-growing company in Kfar Saba that values autonomy, growth, and work-life balance.
Please note, we do not ask for sensitive information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @next-insurance.com or @nextinsurance.com. Additionally, Next Insurance will never ask for payment, fees, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via the careers page on our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.
If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Next Insurance, please do not provide any personal or financial information. You can find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission's website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some underrepresented people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At ERGO NEXT, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
One of our core values is 'Play as a Team'; this means making sure everyone has an equal chance to participate and make a difference. We win by playing together. ERGO Next Insurance is an equal opportunity employer and prioritizes building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants of any type and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state, and local laws. ERGO Next's policy is to comply with all applicable laws related to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
