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Kin Insurance · 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Back-End Focus

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$122K/yr - $153K/yr

Kin is a direct-to-consumer digital insurer focused on the home insurance market, aiming to make policies convenient and affordable through technology. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop products and features, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor junior engineers while tackling complex engineering challenges.

Financial ServicesInsuranceInsurTechProperty Insurance

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code in Ruby and occasionally some Python and Typescript

Leading pair programming sessions and providing mentorship to more junior team members

Driving and fostering design or architectural tasks

Participating in daily stands and weekly retros

Collaborating with cross-functional team members, including Product and PMO

Providing subject matter expertise and support

Qualification

RubyTypescriptPostgreSQLPythonArchitectural designMentoringJavaScript frameworksScrum methodologiesFast learnerCollaboration

Required

Track record of shipping large, complex software projects

Fluid in languages like Ruby, Python, or Typescript

Experience with architectural design

Ability to articulate value of technical investments

Ability to operate with some technical guidance

Experience mentoring engineers

Familiarity with the front-end and working with modern a Javascript library or framework (React, Vue, Angular)

Comfortable in a startup environment – we're fast-paced, self-motivated, and determined to change the industry

A fast learner, ready to bring previous knowledge to this position and continue developing along the way

Location in Central or Eastern US time zones (CDT & EDT) strongly preferred

At this time, we are unable to sponsor employment visas

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short and Long Term Disability Insurance options

Employee Assistance Program

Accident insurance

Hospital indemnity

Critical illness

Legal assistance

Pet insurance

Competitive salary and company equity through Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), granted as part of our standard compensation package and based on role and level.

401K with company match of up to 4% of eligible earnings

Flexible PTO for exempt employees (employees typically take 15-20 days annually), along with 8 company-observed holidays

A paid parental leave program that provides 100% salary continuation of up to 14 weeks for birthing parents and 8 weeks for non birthing parents

Continuing education and professional development opportunities