Staff Software Engineer

Kin Insurance

2d•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most, starting with their homes and expanding to all they value, in a world where climate risks, rising costs, and outdated systems leave too many behind.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? As a Staff Engineer at Kin, you'll develop the products and features that make Kin operate. We're a Ruby on Rails environment with Typescript front-end and PostgreSQL database, and we apply Agile methodologies to our product and software development processes. In your role, you will have the opportunity to work on more complex engineering problems while collaborating with peers in Dev, Product, Design and other cross-functional teams. As your team's technical lead, you'll to mentor team members, and lead projects.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Experience in big data engineering on AWS and/or DataBricks is a plus

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

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. Kinfolk become eligible for benefits on the first day of the month following their start date.
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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