Kin Insurance is hiring a
Staff Software Engineer, Front-End in United States

Summary

The job is for a Staff Software Engineer at Kin, a fast-growing Insurtech company that offers medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, flexible PTO policy, remote work, generous equity package, 401K with company match, parental leave, continuing education and professional development. The role involves leading and defining full-stack architecture, mentoring and leading multiple scrum teams, delivering software features, and contributing to the continual improvement of the codebase.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Expert proficiency in front end methodologies and languages (we use Typescript, Lit and Angular)
• Experience with architectural planning, design and documentation
• Ability to articulate value of technical investments with stakeholders
• Ability to identify and mitigate technical risks
• Ability to operate with little-to-no technical guidance
• Ability to lead and guide teams through execution
• Excellent communication skills, coupled with the knack for simplifying complexity to enhance comprehension
• Experience mentoring engineers at all levels
• Comfortable in a high-growth startup environment – we’re fast-paced, self-motivated, and determined to change the industry

Responsibilities

• Leading and defining full-stack Architecture
• Writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code in Ruby and Typescript
• Setting the standard for Engineering team leading by example
• Delivering stories, tasks, or entire features
• Leading pair programming sessions and providing mentorship to team members
• Attending management meetings as well as daily stands
• Collaborating with Design, Product, and other developers to implement new features
• Contributing to the continual improvement of our code base though refactoring, iteration, test writing, and experimentation
• Helping Kin continue to scale and grow our systems and teams
• Delivering applications that are fast, reliable, and scalable (both public and internally facing)

Preferred Qualifications

A fast learner, ready to bring previous knowledge to this position and continue developing along the way

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance
• Flexible PTO policy
• Remote work
• Generous equity package
• 401K with company match
• Parental leave
• Continuing education and professional development
• The excitement of joining a high-growth Insurtech company and seeing your work make an impact