Backend Software Engineer II (Go)

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote (contiguous 48 only)
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: $120K - $135K

Bestow is a leading insurance technology platform on a mission to increase financial stability for everyone. We are a team of mission-driven, results-oriented individuals offering remote/hybrid workplaces, meaningful benefits, substantial growth opportunities, and equity. Bestow participates in the E-Verify Program.

As a Software Engineer II on our Post Issue Engineering team, you will join a talented group of engineers building the software to offer Bestow's innovative, fully digital life insurance products through traditional insurance agents. We have an office in Dallas but are a Remote-first company.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional software development experience
• Passionate about working with Golang; prior experience in additional modern languages is great (e.g. Python, Ruby, .Net, Java, C++)
• Hands-on knowledge designing APIs (gRPC, Swagger)
• Experience using Docker for local software development
• An advocate for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
• Experience with distributed systems or microservices
• Experience working in an event-driven architecture
• An understanding of or experience with modern, scalable system architectures
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in a remote-first environment
• Exposure to cloud computing platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)

Responsibilities

• Develop core services primarily using Golang and PostgreSQL
• Help and accelerate foundational services to scale the output of our product teams
• Resolve issues with previously delivered features
• Write unit and integration tests for code you create
• Peer review code developed by others on your team
• Ensure software is secure and maintainable
• Work with designers, product managers, and other engineers
• Encourage automation and continuous improvement

Total Rewards & Company Culture

Bestow offers competitive salary and equity, policies supporting work/life balance (flexible PTO, parental leave), 100% paid-premium medical, dental, and vision insurance, a lifestyle stipend, and a flexible work-from-home policy. We are a Remote-first company with a state-of-the-art office in Dallas for those who prefer an office setting. We also have employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Recent Employer Awards:

• Best Place for Working Parents 2023
• Great Place to Work Certified, 2022 + 2023 + 2024
• Built In Best Places to Work, 2022 + 2023
• Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Texas 2022 + 2023
• Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance 2022 + 2023

Bestow values diversity and recruits, hires, and promotes regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other protected status. We encourage individualism and authenticity.