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Kin Insurance · 1 hour ago

Senior Software Engineer, Back-End Focus

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level

Kin Insurance is a direct-to-consumer digital insurer focused on the home insurance market. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop products and features, work on complex engineering problems, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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Work & Life BalancebadNo H1Bnote

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

RubyArchitectural designComplex software projectsPythonTypescriptPostgreSQLJavaScript frameworksScrum methodologiesMentoring

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
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

Company

Kin Insurance

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Kin Insurance is a direct-to-consumer digital insurance provider that enhances convenience and customization in coverage options.
dateFounded in 2016
location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://www.kin.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$753.16M
Key Investors
Runway Growth CapitalWellington ManagementActivate Capital Partners
2025-10-09Debt Financing· $45M
2025-09-09Series E· $50M
2025-03-25Debt Financing· $200M

Leadership Team

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Sean Harper
CEO and Co Founder
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Alex Mitchell
Senior Director of Product Management
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Recent News

500 global
500 global portfolio
2026-01-13
PR Newswire
Kin Insurance Earns High Customer Satisfaction Ratings Across Review Sites: Google 4.7/5, BBB A+ and 4.68/5, Trustpilot 4.9/5
2025-11-04
HousingWire.com
Gen Z homeowners report higher insurance company dissatisfaction
2025-10-23
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