Senior Software Engineer, Back-End Focus

About the role

Kin makes life simpler, more affordable, and better for homeowners - especially in the places where climate risks, rising costs, and outdated systems make it hardest. We start with smarter homeowners insurance and expand to everything homeowners need to thrive. Using data, technology, and thoughtful human support, we're building products that are clear, fair, and help homeowners feel confident - so homeowners aren't left behind when they need help most. Founded in 2016, Kin is a remote-first employer with Kinfolk across more than 35 states. We serve customers in 13 states (and counting). Our disciplined growth, strong customer satisfaction, and focus on long-term sustainability fosters outstanding growth, attracts marquee investors, and earns recognition and accolades, including: Built In Chicago's Best Places to Work, Midsize Companies (2021-2026) Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers (2026) Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Forbes' Fintech 50 (2023-2026) Great Places to Work Certified (May 2024-May 2027) Most importantly, we're building Kin to be a place where people do meaningful work with real impact - for our customers, our communities, and each other. We're excited to tell you more about how you can contribute to our rapid growth, strong unit economics, profitability, and excellent customer ratings. To learn more about how we work and what we're building, visit kin.com and see how we work . We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help us build and scale the products that power Kin's insurance platform. As we continue to grow, we're investing in strengthening our core systems while accelerating the delivery of new features that improve the homeowner experience. In this role, you'll tackle complex engineering challenges across our Ruby-based backend and Typescript front-end systems. You'll collaborate closely with Product, QA, and cross-functional partners to ship high-quality features using Scrum methodologies. Beyond delivery, you'll play a key role in elevating engineering standards - mentoring junior engineers, contributing to architectural decisions, and helping ensure our systems remain reliable, maintainable, and scalable.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Ruby, with occasional contributions in Python and Typescript
• Develop and enhance front-end functionality using modern JavaScript frameworks and Typescript
• Lead and contribute to architectural and design discussions that improve long-term system maintainability
• Ship large, complex features from concept through deployment with high quality and strong testing practices
• Participate actively in Scrum ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, QA, PMO, and other engineering teams to align technical solutions with business goals
• Mentor junior engineers through pair programming, code reviews, and technical guidance
• Advocate for thoughtful technical investments and clearly articulate trade-offs to stakeholders
• Contribute to improving development workflows, tooling, and engineering best practices
• Success in this role
• By the end of your first year, you should feel confident in your role, trusted as an owner, and proud of the progress you've helped make.
• You've successfully shipped multiple complex features that deliver measurable value to customers or internal stakeholders
• System reliability, performance, or maintainability has improved due to your architectural contributions
• Junior engineers demonstrate growth and increased confidence due to your mentorship and guidance
• Technical trade-offs are better understood across teams because of your clear communication and advocacy

Requirements

• Core Experience & Technical Skills
• Demonstrated track record of shipping large, complex software projects in production environments
• Fluency in Ruby and experience working with Python or Typescript
• Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases
• Experience contributing to architectural design and technical decision-making
• Ability to articulate the value and trade-offs of technical investments
• Experience mentoring engineers through code reviews, pairing, or informal leadership
• Familiarity with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Vue, or Angular

Benefits

Additional Information

Quick Summary Build scalable Ruby and Typescript applications that power Kin's insurance platform. Solve complex problems, mentor engineers, and ship high-impact features in a fast-moving environment. At this time, we are unable to sponsor employment visas for this role.

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