Staff Software Engineer, Front-End Focus

Kin Insurance

1d•Remote

About The Position

Kin is redesigning insurance to be smarter, faster, and centered on the customer. We use intelligent pricing, offer seamless bundling, and make every step (from purchasing, servicing to claims) simple and friction-free, especially in the places traditional insurers often ignore. We empower people to protect what matters most, starting with their homes and expanding to all they value, in a world where climate risks, rising costs, and outdated systems leave too many behind. Our approach has fostered amazing growth, attracted marquee investors, and earned us accolades, including being named to: Built In Chicago's Best Places to Work, Midsize Companies (2021-2025). Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers (2021- 2024, Ranked #37 in 2024). Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies. Forbes’ Fintech 50. Simply put, our people are what make us great – we need forward-thinking, inspired game-changers like you to join us in our mission. So, what’s the role? Staff Engineers are recognized as subject matter experts in multiple technologies and have a high-impact role. They are expected to understand the business implications of technical decisions and the consequences of inaction. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be responsible for mentoring and leading multiple scrum teams toward a clear architectural vision and assisting management and other domains with Kin's overall architectural strategy.

Requirements

8+ years of professional software engineering experience
Expert proficiency in front end methodologies and languages (we use Typescript, Lit and Angular)
The experience to building and designing distributed, full stack solutions
Experience with architectural planning,design and documentation
Ability to articulate value of technical investments with stakeholders
Ability to identify and mitigate technical risks
Ability to operate with little-to-no technical guidance
Ability to lead and guide teams through execution
Excellent communication skills, coupled with the knack for simplifying complexity to enhance comprehension
Experience mentoring engineers at all levels
Comfortable in a high-growth 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

Responsibilities

Leading and defining full-stack Architecture
Writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code Ruby and Typescript
Setting the standard for Engineering team leading by example
Delivering stories, tasks, or entire features
Leading pair programming sessions and providing mentorship to team members
Attending management meetings as well as daily stands
Collaborating with Design, Product, and other developers to implement new features
Contributing to the continual improvement of our code base though refactoring, iteration, test writing, and experimentation
Helping Kin continue to scale and grow our systems and teams.
Delivering applications that are fast, reliability, and scalable (both public and internally facing)

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability Insurance options, Employee Assistance Program, as well as elective voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, legal assistance and 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

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