Staff Software Engineer

Join Kin, a rapidly growing company in the insurance industry, as a Staff Software Engineer. In this role, you will shape full-stack architecture, influence technical strategy, and mentor engineers. You will write clean, maintainable code, own architectural planning and design, and drive continuous improvement. Your work will directly impact Kin's ability to deliver fast, resilient applications for customers and internal teams.

Missions

• Lead and define full-stack architecture within scrum team, setting a clear technical vision aligned with business goals.
• Own architectural planning, design, and documentation for distributed, full-stack systems, and identify, evaluate, and mitigate technical risks.
• Mentor engineers at all levels through pair programming, design reviews, and technical coaching, and drive continuous improvement through refactoring, test automation, experimentation, and modern engineering practices.

Profil recherché

- Expert proficiency in full-stack development, using Ruby on Rails and Typescript (experience with Angular preferred)

- Proficiency with SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred), with exposure to NoSQL systems

- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience

- Demonstrated experience in architectural planning, system design, and technical documentation

- Proven ability to identify and mitigate technical risks in complex systems

- You thrive in a high-growth startup environment - fast-paced, ownership-driven, and mission-focused - and you’re motivated to continue learning while elevating those around you

- Experience mentoring engineers across different levels of seniority

- Ability to operate with little-to-no technical guidance

- Experience leading and guiding multiple engineering teams through execution

- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts

- Ability to clearly articulate the value of technical investments to non-technical stakeholders