Overview
On Site
USD 100,000.00 - 200,000.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
Startups
Insurance
Recruiting
Pricing
Management
Storage
Collaboration
Scalability
Relational Databases
PostgreSQL
Systems Design
Product Development
Trading
FOCUS
Scratch
Honesty
Decision-making
Job Details
We are an early-stage fintech startup is tackling one of the biggest challenges in American housing: skyrocketing and unpredictable insurance premiums due to climate volatility. Their core product gives homeowners and real estate investors long-term visibility and predictability into insurance costs-something increasingly crucial in today's changing climate.
The product is already live and used nationwide. Backed by top-tier investors, the team is now hiring a backend engineer to help scale and strengthen the platform.
Why Join
The team combines backgrounds in engineering, trading, and real estate, united by a focus on building useful things from scratch. They move quickly, give honest feedback, and balance high standards with pragmatic decision-making.
#LI-HM5
The product is already live and used nationwide. Backed by top-tier investors, the team is now hiring a backend engineer to help scale and strengthen the platform.
Why Join
- Own significant parts of the backend as one of the first hires
- Work on a live product with real customers and real impact
- High autonomy and influence on system design and architecture
- A fast-paced, collaborative team with high standards
- Compensation: $100K-$200K salary + meaningful equity
- Build and maintain core backend systems, including APIs, data pipelines, and pricing infrastructure
- Design and manage relational data models and storage strategies (e.g., PostgreSQL)
- Integrate with third-party services (e.g., Stripe, Auth0, Canopy Connect)
- Collaborate across product, frontend, and design teams to deliver end-to-end features
- Ensure performance, reliability, and scalability as the platform grows
- Help define backend engineering best practices and architecture from the ground up
- Have 3+ years of experience building production-grade backend systems
- Are comfortable designing APIs and working with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
- Care deeply about performance, reliability, and thoughtful system design
- Enjoy solving complex technical problems and thinking in terms of architecture
- Thrive in autonomous roles and take ownership of your work
- Value fast, professional, and iterative product development
The team combines backgrounds in engineering, trading, and real estate, united by a focus on building useful things from scratch. They move quickly, give honest feedback, and balance high standards with pragmatic decision-making.
#LI-HM5
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