Senior Software Engineer, Front-End Focus

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: $122K - $153K

Kin is a company that is redesigning insurance to be smarter, faster, and centered on the customer. They use intelligent pricing, offer seamless bundling, and simplify every step of the insurance process. Kin empowers people to protect what matters most, starting with their homes.

About Kin

Kin has experienced significant growth, attracted marquee investors, and received accolades such as:

• 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

The company is seeking forward-thinking individuals to join their mission.

Role: Senior Front-End Software Engineer (Lead Generation Team)

As a Senior Front-End Software Engineer on the Lead Generation team, you will build experiences that power how Kin attracts, qualifies, and connects with prospective customers. Your work will involve marketing site enhancements, campaign-driven experiments, and engineering systems for lead infrastructure. This includes designing front-end features that interface with internal APIs and third-party platforms for marketing leads.

While this is a front-end focused role, experience with data normalization, API integrations, and scalable system design is a strong plus, especially for managing inbound customer data from various sources.

A Day in the Life Could Include:

• Developing user-facing components on the marketing website using AngularJS and TypeScript.
• Partnering with Marketing and Design teams to deliver high-impact A/B tests and landing pages.
• Improving site speed, accessibility, and SEO through front-end optimization.
• Building UI and integration points for workflows that ingest, enrich, or categorize lead data.
• Connecting front-end events with tools like Twilio Segment, Customer.io, and Google Tag Manager.
• Collaborating with engineers and data stakeholders to improve lead flow through internal systems.
• Participating in code reviews and mentoring teammates to grow front-end expertise.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on front-end development.
• Strong hands-on experience with AngularJS and TypeScript.
• Deep understanding of HTML, CSS, and performance/accessibility best practices.
• Comfort working with third-party tools and APIs to integrate external services.
• Collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams in design, marketing, and analytics.
• Experience integrating front-end apps with analytics, event tracking, and user behavior tools.
• Self-starter mentality and excitement to solve open-ended problems that bridge multiple systems.
• Location in Central or Eastern US time zones (CDT & EDT) strongly preferred.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Marketing and customer engagement tools: Segment, Customer.io, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics
• Monitoring and behavior analytics: Datadog, FullStory
• Content and compliance platforms: Split.io, Zesty.io, TrustArc
• Lead distribution platforms: Boberdoo, MediaAlpha, Everflow
• Experience with API design, data pipelines, or high-volume form submissions.
• Familiarity with back-end development, especially in Ruby on Rails.

Benefits and Perks:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance
• Flexible PTO policy
• Remote work
• Generous equity package
• 401K with company match
• Parental leave
• Continuing education and professional development
• The excitement of joining a high-growth Insurtech company and seeing your work make an impact.