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Senior Backend Engineer (Remote, US)
Location
United States
Posted
87 days ago
Salary
$145.6K - $163.8K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Senior Backend Engineer (Remote, US)
Openly
Why OpenlyOpenly is rebuilding insurance from the ground up. We are re-envisioning and enhancing every aspect of the customer experience. Doing this requires a rapidly growing team of exceptional, curious, empathetic people with a wide range of skill sets, spanning technology, data science, product, marketing, sales, service, claims handling, finance, etc. The Openly DifferenceWe created Openly because we saw an evident gap in the market for premium insurance made simple. Consumers deserve more complete coverage at competitive prices. - The Price Difference: Using cutting-edge data and technology, we provide you with customizable, competitive prices to protect your most valuable assets. - The Policy Difference: Coverages are truly customizable to meet your individual protection needs, for both standard coverages and optional add-ons. - The Experience Difference: From tailored claims handling to highly responsive customer service, we are focused on making the home insurance purchasing process a better overall experience. Welcome to your next adventure.At Openly, our people are just as important as our product. For us, collaboration, communication, and work-life balance are more than nice-to-haves— they’re the must-haves that make us who we are. We believe a great company is the result of a shared set of values, so we look for these qualities in every candidate we hire. - Integrity - Empathy - Teamwork - Curiosity - Urgency We've designed our hiring process with you, the candidate, in mind. At every step, you have the chance to present your strengths and learn more about what makes Openly a great place to work. We're committed to Diversity, Equity, & InclusionWe embrace individuality and believe diverse teams are winning teams. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us forward every day. Job Details We’re hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to be a part of one of our core teams building the backend for Openly's insurance platform. You will play an essential role in designing, building, testing, and maintaining the services and technology that power our insurance offering and customer experiences. Key Responsibilities - Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop the core systems and create APIs that power our best-in-class user experiences. - Build out our internal tooling and APIs to make business and engineering processes easier, faster, and safer. - Implement systemic changes to align existing systems with current architectural goals. - Integrate with external services to manage payments, documents, and claims. - Integrate with data providers to source real-time information on hundreds of data points, including property characteristics and risk profiles. - Provide subject matter expertise, mentorship, and support to individuals on your team. - Collaborate on architectural discussions with your team. - Contribute to important architectural and operational decisions like microservices vs. monoliths, deployment techniques, technologies, policies, etc. - Participate in daily stand-ups, weekly 1:1's, and biweekly retros. Our stack - Backend: Go & Postgresql - Frontend: Browser-based, VueJS, Webpack, Nuxt &, Tailwind - Research/Data Science: R, ArcGIS, Jupyter Notebooks, & Python - Data: GCP GCS, BigQuery, Composer/Airflow, Cloud Functions, Postgres, SQL, Python, Go, Aiven Debezium and Kafka, Fivetran - Infrastructure: Google Cloud, specifically Cloud Run, Kubernetes, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, and CloudSQL, managed with Terraform. We use GitHub for code hosting, DataDog for monitoring, and CircleCI for running our CI/CD pipelines. - Remote work tools: Slack, Zoom, Donut Requirements - At least 4 years of professional/production experience developing backend web-stack applications. - Professional experience leveraging Go in prior roles. Please note, part of the interview process includes completing a code challenge in Go. - Sustained track record of creating improvements in business-critical systems around stability, performance, and scalability. - Demonstrated ability to deliver complete systems from start to finish in a reasonable time frame with little or no supervision. - Strong interpersonal skills, such as an ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences. #LI-DNI Compensation & Benefits: Below is the budgeted salary range for this position. Actual compensation for this position will be determined based on the successful candidate's experience and skills. We are committed to providing a compensation package that not only reflects the responsibilities and requirements of the role, but also the unique expertise that the chosen candidate will bring to our team. Budgeted Salary Range $145,600—$163,800 USD The full salary range shows the min to max salary range for this position. Actual compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications and determined based on various factors including the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience. Full Salary Range $145,600—$218,400 USD Benefits & Perks - Remote-First Culture - We supported #remotelife long before it was a given. We'll keep promoting it. - Competitive Salary & Equity - Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Plan Offerings - Life and disability coverage including voluntary options - Parental Leave - up to 8 weeks (320 hours) of paid parental leave based on meeting eligibility requirements (Birthing parents may be eligible for additional leave through STD) - 401K Company Contribution - Openly contributes 3% of the employee's gross income, even if the employee does not contribute. - Work-from-home stipend - We provide a $1,500 allowance to spend on setting up your home workplace - Annual Professional Development Fund: Each employee has $2,000 in professional development (PD) funds to spend on activities or resources annually. We want each Openly employee to achieve personal and professional success and to feel supported, confident, and informed about improving their efficiency and productivity. - Be Well Program - Employees receive $50 per month to use towards your overall well-being - Paid Volunteer Service Hours - Referral Program and Reward Depending on position, Employees generally are eligible for cash incentive compensation, including commissions for sales eligible roles. In all cases, eligibility for compensation and benefits is subject to applicable plan and policy terms in effect from time to time. U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, and those authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer and currently residing in the US will be considered. Openly is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Openly is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Openly will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities under applicable law. We strive to provide an exceptional applicant and candidate journey when you engage with us. In an effort to respond to applicants in a timely manner, we leverage AI to organize applications and resumes based on required and applicable skills and experience. To allow our applicants to drive their initial interview experience with us, we may leverage an AI-supported scheduling tool so you can choose when to meet with our team. While AI assists with efficiency, all hiring decisions are made by our team members. Rest assured, your data is protected according to privacy laws and company policies. Contact our recruitment team with any questions about our AI-assisted hiring process.
Benefits
- 401(K), Adoption Assistance, Childcare benefits, Company equity, Company-sponsored outings, Continuing education stipend, Dental insurance, Disability insurance, Volunteer in local community, Family medical leave, Fitness stipend, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Flexible work schedule, Generous parental leave, Generous PTO, Health insurance, Job training & conferences, Open door policy, Life insurance, Paid volunteer time, Online course subscriptions available, Paid holidays, Paid industry certifications, Paid sick days, Performance bonus, Pet insurance, Promote from within, Lunch and learns, Remote work program, Return-to-work program post parental leave, Team workouts, Continuing education available during work hours, Mandated unconscious bias training, Vision insurance, Wellness programs, Mental health benefits, Home-office stipend for remote employees, Hiring practices that promote diversity, Employee resource groups, Employee-led culture committees, Employee awards, Pay transparency, Transgender health care benefits, Wellness days, Abortion travel benefits, Personal development training, Virtual coaching services, Flexible time off, Floating holidays, Bereavement leave benefits, Hardship benefits
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