Senior Software Engineer – Underwriting

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

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and sustain scalable backend services in Python and/or Go that facilitate underwriting decision-making and automation.

• Implement and enhance systems that interface with statistical models and machine learning algorithms to evaluate, price, and monitor cyber risk over time.

• Establish and manage alerts, monitoring systems, and dashboards to guarantee operational stability, observability, and clear incident response pathways.

• Produce clean, well-organized, and thoroughly tested code, including comprehensive unit and integration tests to support confident and frequent releases.

• Lead small-scale projects from inception to completion and serve as a technical influencer within a team of engineers on medium-to-large initiatives, collaborating with product, underwriting, and data stakeholders.

• Participate in architecture and design discussions that balance practicality, scalability, and decoupling as the underwriting platform expands.

• Assist in automating and enhancing underwriting and decision-making workflows utilized by internal underwriters and risk teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Significant experience in building and managing backend APIs and services using Python and/or Go, along with familiarity with common frameworks and design patterns.

• Practical experience with REST and at least one additional transport or format, such as gRPC or GraphQL.

• Experience with source control systems (e.g., Git or similar).

• Hands-on experience in deploying and maintaining services in AWS or another major public cloud environment.

• Knowledge of modern observability and error-tracking tools like Sentry, Datadog, Jaeger/Zipkin, Graylog, or AppDynamics.

• Experience working within an agile software team and utilizing collaborative development tools such as the Atlassian suite, GitHub, or GitLab.

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.

• P4-level ownership: capability to independently manage projects of moderate scope, make sound technical decisions, and mentor less-experienced engineers.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan with a competitive employer matching contribution.

• Flexible paid time off (PTO).

• Up to 14 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 8 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents.

• Annual home office stipend and access to WeWork.

• Wellness programs for mental and physical health, including One Medical, Headspace, Wellhub, and more!

• Competitive salary and opportunities for career advancement.