Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack Focus

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

Requirements:

• 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