Welcome to Bowtie Engineering!
Revolutionising Insurance Experience Through Technology
Bowtie Engineers are never kept at the "backstage"
We believe that our engineers can contribute, build, and drive a lot more if they are actively participating in product planning discussions, and having direct conversations with customers and end-users.
You will be making a direct impact on our product and innovation direction and progress. At Bowtie, you are not a coder or a "vendor", but an engineer!
Life as an Engineer in Bowtie
At Bowtie, we're all about collaborative problem-solving, and it's what makes us a successful team!
How we work
Our engineers work in dynamic cross-functional teams and take ownership of the entire software development process from conception to deployment.
With regular interaction with colleagues across departments, our engineers ensure that any engineering challenges are identified and tackled at an early stage.
At the moment, we are organized into:
- 4 teams: Front-end, Back-end, DevSecOps, Mobile, and
- 3 cross-functional squads with members from engineering, design, product, and marketing
We adapt Basecamp's "Shape Up" methodology and operate under a 6-week + 2-week cycle.
What are Bowtie Engineers like? 🧑🏻💻
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We are a team of empathetic builders - we see ourselves as both product owners and programmers, and we take pride in building high-quality features that our customers love.
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We are passionate about our craft and domain, and always looking for ways to get better, whether it's through side projects, reading, writing, or blogging. We're the owner of our own and the company's growth!
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We share knowledge and coach each other to grow. We work hard on creating a supportive and collaborative culture. We believe that staying collaborative and tapping into everyone's unique strengths enable us to achieve our goals quickly!
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We are neither limited by our background nor contented by the status quo.
We're always looking for ways to improve, and we're excited to continue pushing ourselves and our products to new heights.
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We value diversity and talents, and we welcome talents from around the world to join us!
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Having fun is important! Outside of work, we also enjoy sports, food, drinks and other activities together!
Your Career Path in Bowtie
Getting into people management is not the only way to advance in their career - and we value good individual contributors (ICs) as much as good people managers!
To make sure that we are not losing a good IC for a poor manager, we provide both IC and managerial tracks. Most experienced hires will start off as Senior Engineer (Level 3) - to learn about the team, our code, our products, and the processes.
Mentorship System
We believe the mentorship system is a good way to help our colleagues to learn and grow faster!
It connects experienced engineers with newbies to help them with their careers. Through 1:1 meetings to talk about work, the mentors give advice on how to do well in their job and grow their careers.
The mentors can advance their communication skills, refresh their knowledge, and gain new perspectives or knowledge from their mentees!
Job Openings
Words from our engineers
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This summer, I had the great opportunity to join Bowtie as a software engineer intern. I had a really awesome three-month journey, and I think it’s worth a share. 🤩
Anson Heung Software Engineer Intern
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Don't let your education background define yourself! It couldn't have happened without tremendous trust, support and mentorship from my buddies in Bowtie Life Insurance Company along the way.
Adrian Chan Senior Software Engineer
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Rewinding to the beginning of my university life, I would have taken an internship earlier. Working in Bowtie’s engineering team has sharpened my skills more than ever before.
Kiros Choi Senior Software Engineer
Our Interview Process
The primary purpose of our interview is to learn more about you and share information about working in Bowtie.
We keep our process simple, aiming to strike a balance between the length of the process, the quality of information we exchange, and the quality and fairness of decisions made, and focusing on both technical skills and cultural fit.
