Backend Software Engineer II - Origination Group

Salary: $120K - $135K Location Type: Remote (contiguous 48 only) Employment Type: FullTime

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About Bestow

Bestow is a leading insurance technology platform serving some of the world's largest and most innovative life insurers. Our mission is to increase financial stability for everyone. We are a team of mission-driven, results-oriented individuals. We offer all employees a remote (contiguous 48 only)/hybrid workplace, meaningful benefits, substantial growth opportunities, and equity.

Bestow participates in the E-Verify Program.

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About the Team

The Engineering team is responsible for all technology for Bestow and the Bestow Platform, serving employees, consumers, and enterprise customers. In addition to building software, we integrate and manage many third-party products. Our major functional teams include product engineering, infrastructure, IT, data & analytics, MarTech, and program management. Engineering works closely with product management and design to define and prioritize the product roadmap.

As a Backend Software Engineer II on the Origination Group Engineering Team, you will work closely with Enrollment Product Managers, Underwriters, and external partners to develop and support solutions for our digital life insurance enrollment experience. You will also collaborate with teams across Bestow to plan and execute the product roadmap. Our system comprises several modular services written in Python, Java, and Go. The Origination Group services are written in Python and Java and integrate with other services using gRPC, REST, and async messaging patterns. Our services run on Kubernetes in Google Cloud Platform, and you will share responsibility for operating our workloads on these platforms.

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What You'll Do

• Develop web services using Python + PostgreSQL, Java, and Drools Rule Language.
• Help build new platform capabilities that scale with our business in a startup environment with a long product roadmap and multiple partners.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate remotely using written communication and teleconference skills.

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Who You Are

You would be a good fit for this role if you:

• Seek out problems and opportunities, proactively proposing solutions.
• Are interested in the business and understand how your role contributes to its success.
• Take responsibility for the quality of your work and the services provided to stakeholders.
• Write maintainable software, including automated tests.
• Provide thoughtful, respectful feedback to peers and are receptive to feedback.
• Ensure features are observable and monitored for failure.
• Work well with designers, product managers, customer support associates, and other engineers.

Additional Experience:

• 2+ years of professional software development experience (backend).
• Professional experience with Python or Java is preferred.
• Comfortable using Docker for local software development.
• Familiar with modern, scalable system architectures (load balancing, horizontal scaling, etc.).
• Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases (comfortable writing ANSI SQL).
• Familiar with API design tools/languages (Protocol Buffers, Swagger, OpenAPI, etc.).
• Experience building, deploying, operating, and troubleshooting software.
• Cloud computing & Kubernetes (or similar container orchestration) preferred.

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Total Rewards

At Bestow, we are proud to be recognized for our team members, innovative products, and culture. Our standard benefits include:

• Competitive salary and equity based on role.
• Policies and managers that support work/life balance, including flexible paid time off and parental leave programs.
• 100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Lifestyle stipend to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
• Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote.
• Remote and WFH options, as well as a beautiful, state-of-the-art office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum, for those who prefer an office setting.
• Employee-led diversity initiatives.