Staff Software Engineer
Kin InsuranceUnited States
Posted January 8, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Kin is the only pure-play, direct-to-consumer digital insurer focused on the growing home insurance market.
Job Description
Kin is redesigning insurance to be smarter, faster, and centered on the customer. We use intelligent pricing, offer seamless bundling, and make every step (from purchasing, servicing to claims) simple and friction-free, especially in the places traditional insurers often ignore.
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 4+ years experience coding with Ruby on Rails and Typescript/Javascript
- Strong understanding of SQL and RDBMS, with exposure to NoSQL
- Experience in designing and implementing scalable, API-first systems
- Experience with event-driven architectures
- Experience in big data engineering on AWS and/or DataBricks is a plus
- Ability to articulate value of technical investments
- Ability to operate with little-to-no technical guidance
- Experience mentoring engineers
- Comfortable in a startup environment
- A fast learner, ready to bring previous knowledge to this position and continue developing along the way
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits program
- Competitive salary and company equity through Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- 401K with company match of up to 4% of eligible earnings
- Flexible PTO for exempt employees
- 8 company-observed holidays
- Paid parental leave program
- Continuing education and professional development opportunities