Founding Software Engineer

March 15

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11 - 50 employees

☁️ SaaS

Description

• Collaborate: Work closely with product and design to ensure expectations and deliverables are met. • Attain Technical Alignment: Clearly communicate technical concepts via concise technical specs for internal feedback and external buy-in. • Optimize Performance: Identify and fix performance bottlenecks, improve application performance, and ensure the application can handle high traffic and load. • Ensure Security: Implement security measures to protect the application from attacks and ensure that user data is secure. • Manage Data: Design, implement, and maintain data schemas to ensure data is stored and accessed efficiently. • Design Sensible APIs: Implement and deploy APIs that properly balance business concerns (ship quickly), simplicity (satisfies short-term requirements), and flexibility (adaptable to a long-term vision). • Code: Develop the backend application using Golang to both build out business logic and define workflows utilizing Temporal. Develop frontend features in TypeScript using React.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a backend and/or full-stack engineer • Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles • Expert-level knowledge of Golang programming language and ecosystem • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes • Experience working with Git and writing technical specs • Experience working with gRPC and Protocol Buffers • Bachelor’s and or Master’s degree in Computer Science or another STEM field (or equivalent work experience) • An entrepreneurial spirit - you have or have always wanted to start a company • Worked at an early stage (Seed or Series A) company, and/or a company that services the insurance industry • Familiarity with TypeScript / React or similar frameworks • Experience managing ETL data pipelines • Experience with general ledgers and double entry accounting • Experience developing mobile applications

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity, with 10 year exercise window for stock options • Remote-first work culture • Quarterly offsites for all of us to bond • Unlimited PTO with 4 weeks recommended per year • Top notch health, dental, and vision insurance subsidized by us