over 1 year ago
Seattle, WA, USA or San Francisco, CA, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of core systems, including Go services, event-driven workflows, React UIs, and automation layers.
- Partner cross-functionally to scope, prioritize, and deliver high-impact features.
- Own architecture and implementation decisions end to end with a focus on scalability and reliability.
- Contribute to infrastructure including observability, permissions, and developer experience.
- Mentor teammates, improve engineering processes, and help establish technical standards.
Requirements
- Have 5+ years of experience building and scaling production systems.
- Be able to write clean, maintainable code and demonstrate strong software craftsmanship.
- Think in systems and design for flexibility and resilience.
- Be comfortable working in an early-stage environment, taking ownership, and wearing many hats.
- Have interest in real-world complexity, data modeling, and automation.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity with a 10-year exercise window for stock options.
- Remote-first culture.
- Team offsites.
- Take-what-you-need vacation policy.
- Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance.
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About Chestnut
Chestnut builds cloud-based software for insurance carriers and distribution partners to manage producers, commissions, and agent engagement. Its platform centralizes producer management and compensation workflows and includes a mobile app for agents, aiming to turn commissions into a controllable revenue lever. Chestnut is privately held and has raised a seed round from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Liquid 2 Ventures, and Detroit Venture Partners.