Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kin Insurance is a company focused on simplifying and improving homeowners insurance. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a full stack focus to build and scale products that enhance customer experience and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Build, maintain, and optimize scalable full stack applications using Typescript, PostgreSQL, and modern frontend frameworks
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code across frontend and backend systems, including occasional contributions in Ruby and Python
- Lead pair programming sessions, code reviews, and technical mentorship for junior engineers
- Drive architectural and technical design discussions that improve scalability, reliability, and developer experience
- Collaborate closely with Product, QA, PMO, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
- Identify and execute technical improvements that increase system performance, maintainability, and operational efficiency
- Provide technical guidance and subject matter expertise during planning, implementation, and incident resolution
Skills
- Track record of shipping large, complex software projects in production environments
- Experience building full stack applications with Typescript and modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Vue, or Angular
- Familiarity with backend development using Ruby, Python, or similar object-oriented programming languages
- Experience designing scalable software architecture and contributing to technical direction
- Ability to evaluate and communicate the business value of technical investments and engineering decisions
- Experience mentoring engineers through pair programming, code reviews, and technical coaching
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced startup environments with evolving priorities and ambiguity
- Experience working in Agile or Scrum development environments
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL and relational database optimization
- Experience collaborating closely with Product, QA, and PMO stakeholders
- Location in Central or Eastern US time zones preferred
Company Overview
Kin Insurance is a direct-to-consumer digital insurance provider that enhances convenience and customization in coverage options. It was founded in 2016, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.kin.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Kin Insurance has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.