Kin Insurance · 3 days ago
Staff Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $200K/yr
6+ years expKin Insurance is a digital insurer focused on the home insurance market, aiming to provide smarter and more customer-centered insurance solutions. The Staff Engineer will develop products and features, mentor team members, and lead projects in a Ruby on Rails environment while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Financial ServicesInsuranceInsurTechProperty Insurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code in Ruby on Rails and Typescript
Setting the standards for the Engineering team by example
Leading pair programming sessions and providing mentorship to team members
Driving and fostering advanced design or architectural tasks
Developing technical roadmaps
Participating in daily stands and weekly retros
Working with Design, Product Management, and Customer Support partners to design and implement scalable solutions
Providing subject matter expertise and support
Qualification
Required
6+ years of professional software engineering experience
4+ years experience coding with Ruby on Rails and Typescript/Javascript
Strong understanding of SQL and RDBMS, with exposure to NoSQL
Experience in designing and implementing scalable, API-first systems
Experience with event-driven architectures
Ability to articulate value of technical investments
Ability to operate with little-to-no technical guidance
Experience mentoring engineers
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
Preferred
Experience in big data engineering on AWS and/or DataBricks is a plus
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
Kin Insurance is a direct-to-consumer digital insurance provider that enhances convenience and customization in coverage options.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$753.16MKey Investors
Runway Growth CapitalWellington ManagementActivate Capital Partners
2025-10-09Debt Financing· $45M
2025-09-09Series E· $50M
2025-03-25Debt Financing· $200M
Leadership Team
Sean Harper
CEO and Co Founder
Alex Mitchell
Senior Director of Product Management
Recent News
2025-10-23
2025-10-21
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