Software Engineer, Back-End Focus

Kin Insurance, Remote (United States)

The role

We’re looking for a Software Engineer, Back-End to help us build the products and features that make Kin operate. You’ll work on a small team within a Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL environment, collaborating closely with your immediate team as well as cross-functionally, and shipping work using our Agile/Scrum development practices.

This role gives you real ownership – the features and systems you build and ship directly shape the homeowner experience, in a collaborative engineering environment where you’ll grow alongside peers who are solving the same problems.

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Software Engineer, Back-End Focus

Kin Insurance, Remote (United States)

Posted pay

$110K–$127K

a year

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This base pay is below the median for software engineering jobs that are remote in the US with no level in the job title.

Median: $165K a year
Other jobs in the group: 845

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Location: Remote (United States)
Work type: Remote
Level: Not given
Skills in the job text: TypeScript
JavaScript
Rails
Ruby
Posted: 26 days ago
Last check: 1 h ago
Job type: Software engineering

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With posted pay: 100%
Median posted base: $139K–$163K

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About Kin Insurance

Who we are

Kin makes life simpler, more affordable, and better for homeowners — especially in the places where climate risks, rising costs, and outdated systems make it hardest. We start with smarter homeowners insurance and expand to everything homeowners need to thrive.

Using data, technology, and thoughtful human support, we’re building products that are clear, fair, and help homeowners feel confident — so homeowners aren’t left behind when they need help most.

Founded in 2016, Kin is a remote-first employer with Kinfolk across more than 35 states. We serve customers in 14 states (and counting). Our disciplined growth, strong customer satisfaction, and focus on long-term sustainability fosters outstanding growth, attracts marquee investors, and earns recognition and accolades, including:

Built In Chicago’s Best Places to Work, Midsize Companies (2021-2026)
Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers (2026)
Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Forbes’ Fintech 50 (2023-2026)
Great Places to Work Certified (2024-2026)

Most importantly, we’re building Kin to be a place where people do meaningful work with real impact — for our customers, our communities, and each other. We’re excited to tell you more about how you can contribute to our rapid growth, strong unit economics, profitability, and excellent customer ratings. To learn more about how we work and what we’re building, visit kin.com http://kin.com and see how we work (https://www.linkedin.com/company/kin-insurance/life/kin/).

How we work

We don’t just hire for skills. We hire for alignment. Kinfolk bring diverse perspectives, but we’re united by a shared set of values that shape how we work and how we show up for each other and our customers.

Run through walls, together – Every one of us is responsible for creating the culture we want to work in. High performance. Low drama. Always respectful. We assume the best in each other and challenge ideas, not intentions. We show up, work hard, and play to each other's strengths — because that’s how great teams win.

Raise the bar. Drop the ego - Attitudes are contagious. Every one of us is responsible for creating the culture we want to work in. High performance. Low drama. Always respectful. Like professional sports teams, we win by working in sync. We show up, work hard, and play to each other’s strengths.

Act like an owner – We are owners, fully accountable for achieving Kin’s mission. That requires positive, proactive, big-picture thinking well beyond our job descriptions. Ask questions, Take ownership. Do the right thing, even when it‘s hard. Because when Kin thrives, so do you. And so do our customers.

Operate lean. Deliver more - We build efficiency into everything we do. Each dollar we save gets reinvested to deliver more to our customers: better pricing, more products, and new innovations. We work smarter by relentlessly prioritizing and using technology, including AI, to multiply our impact. Lean is about focus, not deprivation. Lean isn't a limitation — it's our competitive advantage.

Keep asking ‘What if?’ – We value curiosity. To make insurance better for our customers, we experiment. We embrace insights. And we base decisions on data rather than assumptions. We see setbacks as opportunities for growth and are always learning and improving. Both individually and as a company.

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