Engineering Manager

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: $140K - $190K

Kin is on a mission to change home insurance from what it is to what it should be. Whether we’re leveraging data to create customizable coverage or providing claims service that goes above and beyond expectations, our members are at the heart of everything we do. In the face of ever-growing climate risk, they deserve an insurance company that cares about them. We aim to stick with our members through thick and thin. We use efficient technology that lets homeowners buy directly from us to keep costs down. This is the essence of Kin. Our approach has fostered amazing growth, attracted marquee investors, and earned us accolades, including being named to:

• Built In Chicago’s Best Places to Work
• Midsize Companies (2021-2025)
• Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers (2021- 2024, Ranked #37 in 2024)
• Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies
• Forbes’ Fintech 50

Simply put, our people are what make us great – we need forward-thinking, inspired game-changers like you to join us in our mission.

We are looking for a passionate, entrepreneurial & hands-on engineering manager to lead one of our engineering teams. You should be comfortable working with geographically distributed teams and understand the nuances of being a team player. In this role, you will be responsible for leading a team of software engineers across both front-end and back-end to drive innovation in full-stack product development, while relentlessly improving performance, scalability, and maintainability.

A day in the life could include:

• Serving as the engineering leader and a technical expert
• Hiring, nurturing, and mentoring top engineering talent
• Working with product management to develop and maintain a roadmap for your team
• Driving your team to innovate and deliver roadmap features with agility and high quality
• Executing consistently, rapidly, and effectively to take ideas from concept to production and scale
• Maintaining high availability of products and quick response to any production incidents
• Representing your team and product line in cross-functional discussions

Requirements

• Overall Experience: 8+ years of experience in software development & strong computer science fundamentals
• Management Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience managing software engineering teams
• Design & Architecture: Strong design and architecture exposure in building large scale software solutions using cloud technologies
• Technology Stack: Experience in designing, implementing and maintaining high performance, high availability (24x7), large-scale web based software applications using modern programming languages
• JavaScript Frameworks: Knowledge of popular JS frameworks and libraries (React, Angular, or Vue) is a plus.
• Databases: Experience with Relational and No-SQL databases, message queues/brokers.
• BI & Big Data: Exposure to BI & big data technologies including Looker, BigTable is a plus.
• Communication Skills: Strong communication skills and ability to grasp and convey complex product requirements or technical concepts.
• Teamwork: Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers (front-end and back-end).
• Drive innovation and product development.
• Improve performance, scalability, and maintainability of applications.
• Work with product management to define and execute the engineering roadmap.
• Ensure high availability and responsiveness of products.
• Represent the team in cross-functional discussions.