Openly · 7 hours ago
Backend Engineer II (Remote, US)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$121K/yr - $136K/yr
3+ years expOpenly is a company focused on reimagining the insurance industry by enhancing the customer experience. They are seeking a Backend Engineer II to design, build, test, and maintain the backend services that support their insurance platform.
Auto InsuranceCommercial InsuranceInsuranceLife InsuranceProperty Insurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Collaborate with frontend engineers to create API's to provide a best-in-class experience for our users
Integrate with external services using APIs to manage payments, documents, and claims
Integrate with data providers to source real-time information on hundreds of data points, including property characteristics and risk profiles
Build out our APIs so that third-party resellers can purchase insurance from us programmatically
Contribute to important architectural and operational decisions like microservices vs. monoliths, deployment techniques, technologies, policies, processes, etc
Build out our internal tooling and APIs to make business and engineering processes easier, faster, and safer
Participate in daily stand-ups, weekly 1:1's, and biweekly retros
Provide subject matter expertise and support to partners across the business
Spread your expertise at the company (e.g., promote best practices and share what you've learned)
Qualification
Required
Computer science or engineering college degree or equivalent experience
3+ years of professional/production experience developing backend web-stack applications, preferably in Go, but other languages are also considered. *Previous experience developing in Go is not a requirement to apply. Please note, part of the interview process includes completing a code challenge in Go
Ability to build a complete feature with technical direction. Solid understanding of core engineering concepts relevant to the company's technical needs
Ability to explain technical challenges to technical audiences
Benefits
Remote-First Culture - We supported #remotelife long before it was a given. We'll keep promoting it.
Competitive Salary & Equity
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Plan Offerings
Life and disability coverage including voluntary options
Parental Leave - up to 8 weeks (320 hours) of paid parental leave based on meeting eligibility requirements(Birthing parents may be eligible for additional leave through STD)
401K Company Contribution - Openly contributes 3% of the employee's gross income, even if the employee does not contribute.
Work-from-home stipend - We provide a $1,500 allowance to spend on setting up your home workplace
Annual Professional Development Fund: Each employee has $2,000 in professional development (PD) funds to spend on activities or resources annually. We want each Openly employee to achieve personal and professional success and to feel supported, confident, and informed about improving their efficiency and productivity.
Be Well Program - Employees receive $50 per month to use towards your overall well-being
Paid Volunteer Service Hours
Referral Program and Reward
Company
Openly
Openly offers premium home insurance exclusively through independent agents in multiple states.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$430.87MKey Investors
Eden Global PartnersAllianz XAdvance Venture Partners
2025-01-30Series Unknown· $123M
2025-01-30Debt Financing· $70M
2023-09-21Series D· $100M
Leadership Team
Ty Harris
CEO & Co-Founder
Matt Wielbut
Co-Founder & CTO
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