Senior Backend Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with both internal and external partners to design the fundamental systems and create APIs that enhance our top-tier user experiences.

• Develop our internal tools and APIs to streamline business and engineering processes, making them more efficient, quicker, and safer.

• Implement systematic modifications to align current systems with existing architectural objectives.

• Connect with external services to oversee payments, documents, and claims.

• Integrate with data providers to obtain real-time information on numerous data points, including property features and risk profiles.

• Offer subject matter expertise, mentorship, and assistance to team members.

• Engage in architectural discussions with your team.

• Contribute to significant architectural and operational decisions such as microservices versus monoliths, deployment strategies, technologies, policies, etc.

• Take part in daily stand-ups, weekly one-on-ones, and biweekly retrospectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years of professional/production experience in developing backend web-stack applications.

• Professional experience utilizing Go in previous positions. Please note, part of the interview process involves a coding challenge in Go.

• Proven history of implementing enhancements in business-critical systems regarding stability, performance, and scalability.

• Demonstrated capability to deliver complete systems from inception to completion within a reasonable timeframe and with minimal supervision.

• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-First Culture - We embraced #remotelife long before it became the norm and will continue to advocate for 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, subject to eligibility requirements

• 401K Company Contribution - We contribute 3% of the employee's gross income, even if the employee does not contribute.

• Work-from-home stipend - We offer a $1,500 allowance for setting up your home workspace.

• Annual Professional Development Fund: Each employee has access to $2,000 in professional development (PD) funds annually for activities or resources. We aim for each Openly employee to achieve personal and professional success while feeling supported, confident, and informed to improve their efficiency and productivity.

• Be Well Program - Employees receive $50 per month to support their overall well-being.

• Paid Volunteer Service Hours

• Referral Program and Reward