Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer building core insurance platform services, APIs, payments/billing integrations, and internal tooling at Openly. Requires 4+ years backend experience with professional Go usage; payments experience preferred.
About the job
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop core systems and create APIs that power best-in-class user experiences.
- Build out internal tooling and APIs to make business and engineering processes easier, faster, and safer.
- Implement systemic changes to align existing systems with current architectural goals.
- Integrate with external services to manage payments, documents, and claims.
- Integrate with data providers to source real-time information on hundreds of data points, including property characteristics and risk profiles.
- Provide subject matter expertise, mentorship, and support to individuals on your team.
- Collaborate on architectural discussions with your team.
- Contribute to important architectural and operational decisions like microservices vs. monoliths, deployment techniques, technologies, policies, etc.
- Participate in daily stand-ups, weekly 1:1's, and biweekly retros.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of professional/production experience developing backend web-stack applications.
- Professional experience leveraging Go in prior roles (part of the interview process includes completing a code challenge in Go).
- Sustained track record of creating improvements in business-critical systems around stability, performance, and scalability.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver complete systems from start to finish in a reasonable time frame with little or no supervision.
- Strong interpersonal skills, such as an ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Prior Billing/Payment System management experience highly preferred.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Nice-to-Haves
- Prior Billing/Payment System management experience.
Perks & Benefits
- Remote-First Culture with flexible, distributed team.
- Competitive Pay & Equity: Top-tier base salary plus ownership in Openly’s growth.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Life & Disability Insurance.
- Parental Leave: Up to 8 weeks (320 hours) of paid parental leave.
- 401(k) Company Contribution: 3% of gross income.
- Home Office Setup: $1,500 upfront allowance + $75/month internet stipend.
- Professional Development: $2,000 annually.
- "Be Well" Program: $50/month stipend.
- Volunteer Hours & Referral Rewards.
Skills
Go, Postgres, API Development, Microservices, Terraform, Kubernetes, GCP, SQL, Kafka, BigQuery
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