Staff Software Engineer, Front-End Focus

Job Description

• Staff Engineers are recognized as subject matter experts in multiple technologies and have a high-impact role. • They are expected to understand the business implications of technical decisions and the consequences of inaction. • As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be responsible for mentoring and leading multiple scrum teams toward a clear architectural vision and assisting management and other domains with Kin's overall architectural strategy. • A day in the life could include: • Leading and defining full-stack Architecture • Writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code 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, reliability, and scalable (both public and internally facing)

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience • Expert proficiency in front end methodologies and languages (we use Typescript, Lit and Angular) • The experience to building and designing distributed, full stack solutions • 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 • 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