Description:

Kin is redesigning insurance to be smarter, faster, and centered on the customer.
The company uses intelligent pricing, offers seamless bundling, and simplifies every step from purchasing to servicing and claims.
Kin empowers people to protect what matters most, starting with their homes and expanding to all they value.
The company has received accolades such as being named to Built In Chicago's Best Places to Work, Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers, Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies, and Forbes’ Fintech 50.
As a Staff Engineer at Kin, you will develop products and features that make Kin operate.
The work environment includes Ruby on Rails, Typescript front-end, PostgreSQL database, and Agile methodologies.
You will collaborate with peers in Dev, Product, Design, and other cross-functional teams.
As the technical lead, you will mentor team members and lead projects.
Daily tasks may include writing clean code, setting engineering standards, leading pair programming sessions, driving advanced design tasks, developing technical roadmaps, participating in daily stands and weekly retros, and working with various partners to implement scalable solutions.

Requirements:

You must have 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
A minimum of 4+ years experience coding with Ruby on Rails and Typescript/Javascript is required.
A strong understanding of SQL and RDBMS, with exposure to NoSQL, is necessary.
Experience in designing and implementing scalable, API-first systems is essential.
Familiarity with event-driven architectures is required.
Experience in big data engineering on AWS and/or DataBricks is a plus.
You should be able to articulate the value of technical investments.
The ability to operate with little-to-no technical guidance is necessary.
Experience mentoring engineers is required.
You must be comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment.
A fast learner who is ready to bring previous knowledge and continue developing is essential.
Location in Central or Eastern US time zones (CDT & EDT) is strongly preferred.
The company is unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.

Kin offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Short and Long Term Disability Insurance options.
Employees have access to an Employee Assistance Program and elective voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, legal assistance, and pet insurance.
Benefits eligibility begins on the first day of the month following the start date.
The position includes a competitive salary and company equity through Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
A 401K plan with a company match of up to 4% of eligible earnings is provided.
Employees enjoy flexible PTO for exempt employees, typically taking 15-20 days annually, along with 8 company-observed holidays.
A paid parental leave program offers 100% salary continuation for up to 14 weeks for birthing parents and 8 weeks for non-birthing parents.
Continuing education and professional development opportunities are available.

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