Staff Software Engineer
Kin InsuranceBase Salary
$152k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead and define full-stack architecture within a scrum team and align technical vision with business goals.
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient Ruby and TypeScript code.
- Own architectural planning, system design, and documentation for distributed full-stack systems.
- Identify, evaluate, and mitigate technical risks affecting delivery or scalability.
- Mentor engineers through pair programming, design reviews, and technical coaching.
- Partner with Product and Design to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
- Drive refactoring, test automation, experimentation, and continuous engineering improvement.
- Influence Kin’s broader architectural strategy with engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Deliver fast, reliable, and scalable applications for customer-facing and internal platforms.
- Help scale Kin’s systems and engineering teams as the company grows.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Expert proficiency in full-stack development with Ruby on Rails and TypeScript; Angular experience is preferred.
- Proficiency with SQL and relational databases, with PostgreSQL preferred and exposure to NoSQL systems.
- Experience designing and implementing scalable, distributed, and event-driven systems.
- Demonstrated experience in architectural planning, system design, and technical documentation.
- Proven ability to identify and mitigate technical risks in complex systems.
- Experience leading and guiding multiple engineering teams through execution.
- Ability to operate with little-to-no technical guidance.
- Experience mentoring engineers across different levels of seniority.
- Ability to explain the value of technical investments to non-technical stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to simplify complex concepts.
- Motivation to work in a fast-paced, ownership-driven, mission-focused high-growth startup environment.
Benefits
- Remote-first work arrangement with offices in Chicago, Illinois and St. Petersburg, Florida.
- Competitive salary and company equity through Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
- 401(k) with company match up to 4% of eligible earnings.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus company-funded HSA contributions.
- Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability coverage.
- Supplemental insurance options, mental health support, and confidential counseling resources.
- Flexible PTO for exempt employees and 8 company-observed holidays.
- Paid parental leave of up to 14 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parents and 8 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parents.
- Career mobility, internal growth opportunities, and professional development budgets for certifications, conferences, and learning.
- Applicants must reside and work full-time in an approved U.S. state or, for Canadian remote technical positions, in Ontario.
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About Kin Insurance
Kin is on a mission to change home insurance from what it is to what it should be. Whether we’re leveraging data to create customizable coverage or providing claims service that goes above and beyond expectations, our members are at the heart of everything we do. In the face of ever-growing climate risk, our members deserve an insurance company that cares about them. We aim to stick with them through thick and thin. We use efficient technology that lets homeowners buy directly from us to keep costs down. This is the essence of Kin. Our approach has fostered amazing growth and attracted marquee investors, including QED Investors, Activate Capital, August Capital, Commerce Ventures, Hudson Structured Capital Management, Avanta Ventures, Geodesic, and Flourish.