Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kin Insurance is a remote-first company focused on simplifying and improving homeowners insurance. They are seeking a Software Engineer with a front-end focus to build scalable applications that enhance their insurance platform while mentoring other engineers and contributing to technical direction.
Responsibilities
- Build clean, scalable, and maintainable front-end applications using Typescript and Angular
- Lead the development and delivery of small to medium-sized software projects from planning through release
- Set a high technical bar for engineering quality, maintainability, and best practices through example and peer collaboration
- Lead pair programming sessions and mentor engineers across the team
- Drive front-end architecture and design decisions that improve scalability, performance, and developer experience
- Develop and contribute to technical roadmaps aligned with product and engineering priorities
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, QA, Insurance Product, and Actuarial teams to deliver impactful customer experiences
- Build and maintain reusable UI components and contribute to shared component libraries
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
- Provide technical expertise and support across front-end systems and integrations
Skills
- Track record of shipping small to medium-sized software projects in a production environment
- Experience building applications with Javascript/Typescript, HTML, and CSS/SCSS
- Experience with modern SPA frameworks, including Angular 2+, API integrations, and state management patterns such as NgRx or Redux
- Experience building or composing reusable Web Components and component libraries
- Familiarity with BEM methodology and Object-Oriented CSS principles
- Experience working with APIs; Ruby on Rails experience is a plus
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with strong ownership and collaboration skills
- Comfortable mentoring teammates and contributing to technical direction and architectural discussions
- Ability to work within Central or Eastern time zones strongly preferred
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