Full Stack Web Developer, APAC

Who we are  

Looking for a career that will excite, challenge and inspire you? Thinking about insurance? Perhaps you should. Working for us is a totally different experience to what you probably expect. How do you feel about the things you truly love? Don’t you want to protect them in the best way possible? Imagine if you could help people do this all over the world. You’d give them confidence and reassurance by protecting what they love most. This is no easy task. In today’s interconnected world, tackling risk is fast, unpredictable and invigorating. You’ll have to think on your feet as you manage risks big and small, from flooding to cyber-crime. You’ll be tackling issues like these in over 170 countries. It’s a big challenge, but you’ll have a truly diverse network helping you. As part of an international team, every day would provide opportunities to learn, grow and share ideas. 

As you make an impact across borders, you’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company. A long-standing player in the insurance industry, we make every effort to address the career development needs and plans of our employees to ensure their success in the future. 

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us. 

Zurich Insurance has the policy to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to criteria such as race/ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability.  

At Zurich we believe that having a culture of inclusion is essential in delivering good results. Attracting, retaining and developing a diverse workforce where employees feel valued, respected and empowered allows people to reach their full potential. As a business this diversity helps us to better reflect and understand our 4 million customers’ needs to allow us to drive better outcomes. As a global organisation, with an increasingly agile workforce, we're happy to consider flexible working arrangements. 

Our opportunity  

Our next‑gen Generative AI platform needs a world‑class user experience—snappy, beautiful, and intuitive. As our Senior Front‑End Developer you will design and build the entire customer‑facing layer, blending React excellence with solid backend know‑how. You will work side‑by‑side with product, design, data, and platform teams to ship features that delight users and scale to thousands of daily interactions. 

Your role 

As a Senior Front‑End Developer your main responsibilities will involve: 

UX & Product Design 

• Translate complex GenAI flows into simple, elegant journeys. 

• Own the design system: typography, colour, motion 

• Prototype quickly and validate with real users. 
   

Front‑End Engineering 

• Ship production‑grade React (TypeScript) every sprint. 

• Architect component libraries, state management (Redux‑Toolkit / Zustand), server‑side rendering, and micro‑front‑ends. 

• Fast-track code and prototyping with AI Agents 

Backend Integration 

• Design and consume REST / GraphQL APIs, WebSockets, and event streams. 

• Contribute lightweight backend services in Node.js / Express / Nest when needed (e.g., BFF pattern, feature toggles, edge functions). 

Dev Ops & Quality 

• Automate builds, tests, and deployments via GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps. 

• Instrument monitoring (OpenTelemetry, Datadog) and feature flags for safe releases. 

Leadership & Mentoring 

• Lead a squad of engineers and UX designers through weekly sprints. 

• Conduct design and code reviews, coach junior devs, evangelise front‑end best practices. 

Your Skills and Experience  

As a Front End Developers your skills and qualifications will ideally include: 

• strong experience building modern web apps in React + TypeScript. 

• Proven experience launching in production webapps with outstanding UX and performance. 

• Solid grounding in design thinking, information architecture, and interaction design (Figma, Storybook, Design Tokens). 

• Fluency in HTML5 / CSS3, Tailwind CSS or CSS‑in‑JS. 

• Backend chops: Node.js, API design, authentication (OAuth 2.0 ), basic DB skills (PostgreSQL / MongoDB) and cloud deployment (AWS / Azure). 

• Production know‑how: observability, feature flags, A/B tests, error budgets. 

• Track record of sticky retention—you grow products over years, not hop projects every 12 months. 

• Clear, concise communicator who loves turning complexity into clarity.