Associate Software Engineer

The Baldwin Group

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Obie is on a mission to redefine real estate insurance, leveraging advanced technology, real-time data, and a vast network of agents and partners to provide insurance coverage to real estate investors and landlords. The company fosters a fast-moving environment driven by innovation, collaboration, and constant progress, where learning quickly, iterating often, and celebrating wins are key. This role offers an opportunity to shape the product, team, and company from the ground up, focusing on building high-quality, high-performance, and maintainable code. The tech team emphasizes impact, speed, and iteration, deploying multiple times per day and shipping features rapidly. Chicago-based employees are expected to work in a hybrid model, with in-office presence required on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Requirements

• Experience with React, Node.js, TypeScript, relational databases, testing frameworks, and CICD tools.
• A bias for action—strong ability to prioritize, multitask, and deliver.
• Agile mindset—comfortable with fast iterations and quick pivots.
• Clear, effective communication, especially in a distributed team environment.
• 1+ years of experience in software development.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in CS or related field preferred

Responsibilities

• Build. Ship. Improve. Write high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code.
• Own your work—write tests, review code, and keep tech debt in check.
• Architect and develop applications, databases, and APIs that drive our platform.
• Collaborate across teams to solve real business challenges.
• Power our partnerships by building and scaling APIs that turn archaic systems into elegant, real-time integrations.
• Build dashboards that our customers and agents rely on daily to make sense of their life and work.
• Automate workflows so Obie employees can move faster and focus on high-value work.
• Help us go to market with new insurance products and state expansions in record time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees