What I worked on
I joined Dinghy as one of its first developers. I designed the architecture, wrote code, managed the team and sometimes took on product management. I enjoyed having a hand in all of it.
The platform supports multiple insurers in the UK and USA, with apps for customers and insurance agents.
Building the team
I built the development team from scratch, interviewed candidates and hired developers from Ukraine. That helped keep costs down while bringing in people who could do the work.
I trained new team members, mentored developers and set up automated workflows. I also organized team activities and meetings with clients in other countries. Humor and encouragement were part of how I kept the team motivated.
Architecture
I chose the tools and designed a modular system so we could reuse parts across insurance products. It could scale and adapt as the business grew. Launching a new insurance product typically took 2-3 weeks.
Features
- A product builder for launching insurance products.
- A pricing engine that lets people create formulas without a developer.
- Pay-per-second billing.
- Automatic generation of policy documents and certificates.
- A self-service portal where customers manage their policies.
- An agent app for managing policies and claims.
- Automated underwriting and claims processing.
- Real-time analytics and reporting.
- Integrations with QuickBooks, Salesforce, Stripe, Twilio and SendGrid.