Ascend

Senior Software Engineer

Ascend
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4 months ago

Base Salary

$200k - $225k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Learn Ascend’s platform, product, and customer workflows by collaborating with team members and engaging with customers
  • Build user-facing projects with Ruby on Rails and Next.js
  • Partner with product managers and designers to solve customer challenges
  • Own end-to-end features that process millions of dollars in insurance premiums
  • Build intuitive UIs for financial operations
  • Develop internal tools to streamline customer workflows
  • Maintain product quality through monitoring and continuous improvements
  • Translate customer needs into scalable solutions for the insurance industry
  • Develop a point-of-sale system for insurance and improve payment conversion rates
  • Automate back-office tasks with AI for accounting teams
  • Help shape technical architecture and processes as the platform scales
  • Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical guidance

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of experience as a full-stack or backend engineer
  • At least 2 years of experience working in a growth-stage startup
  • Experience with relational databases
  • Experience building and scaling consumer products
  • Strong desire to learn new skills and solve business problems
  • Familiarity with or interest in learning Ruby on Rails and Next.js is preferred
  • Familiarity with external APIs and integrations such as Salesforce is preferred
  • Experience building payment, checkout, or insurance products is preferred

Benefits

  • 100% of health premiums covered for the employee and dependents
  • 401(k) with employer matching options
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Company-paid commuter benefits
  • Parental and family leave
  • Lunch provided every day
  • Dog-friendly office
  • On-site five days per week at the SoMa office in San Francisco

Tech Stack

HerokuNext.jsPostgreSQLRedisRubyRuby on RailsTailwind CSSTypeScriptVercel