Remote Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Bestow, a leading insurance technology platform, as a Backend Engineer. You will develop core services using Golang and PostgreSQL, contributing to foundational services that scale product team output. Responsibilities include resolving issues, writing tests, peer reviewing code, ensuring software security and maintainability, and collaborating with other teams. This role requires 4+ years of backend software development experience and specific technical skills. Bestow offers a remote/hybrid work environment, competitive salary and equity, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work-life balance.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional software development experience (backend)
• Experience using Docker for local software development
• An advocate for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
• Experience with distributed systems or microservices
• Experience designing APIs (Protocol Buffers, RAML, Swagger, OpenAPI, etc,)

Responsibilities

• Develop core services primarily using Golang and PostgreSQL
• Help and accelerate foundational services to scale the output of our product teams
• Resolve issues with previously delivered features
• Write unit and integration tests for code you create
• Peer review code developed by others on your team
• Ensure software is secure, maintainable
• Work with designers, product managers, and other engineers
• Encourage automation and continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications

Professional experience with Golang (Go)

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity based on role
• Policies and managers that support work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental leave programs
• 100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Lifestyle stipend to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
• Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote
• Remote and WFH options, as well as a beautiful, state-of-the-art office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum, for those who prefer an office setting
• Employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives