Senior Software Engineer

Beam Benefits

Senior Software Engineer developing AI-focused solutions for Beam Benefits. Leading code delivery and system integrity improvements while working in a modern tech stack.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $115,000 - $145,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudReactRubyRuby on Rails

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect and write high-quality production code for complex, user-facing workflows, maintaining a heavy hands-on presence in the codebase.
Serve as a power user of AI tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Augment to radically increase delivery speed and generate robust automated tests.
Set the standard for validating, refactoring, and simplifying AI-generated output to ensure the long-term reliability and maintainability of our systems.
Exercise high autonomy and thoughtful judgment when tackling mission-critical tasks and complex feature sets.
Build sophisticated product features that empower employers and brokers, reducing manual effort through intelligent, intuitive experiences.
Lead the development of reliable APIs and standardized integrations to ensure our platform connects seamlessly with partners.
Proactively integrate tools like Claude Code into the daily workflow to automate repetitive tasks and focus the team on high-value engineering challenges.
Scale our logging, monitoring, and validation frameworks to ensure all workflows remain stable, predictable, and audit-ready.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Expert-level hands-on coding ability in a modern web stack (primarily React and Ruby on Rails, though we value transferable seniority from other frameworks).
Experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc.) to improve development workflows, such as code generation, test creation, refactoring, or documentation.
Proven ability to integrate third-party APIs and AI-powered services into production systems.
Mastery of testing, debugging, and operating within cloud-based environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Website LinkedIn All Job Openings 201 - 500 employees Founded 2012 ⚕️ Healthcare Insurance ☁️ SaaS 👥 HR Tech 💰 $40M Venture Round - Beam on 2024-10 Healthcare Insurance
SaaS
HR Tech Beam Benefits is a company that simplifies employee benefits by offering modern ancillary insurance plans—primarily dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental health—built for brokers, employers, members, and providers. They provide digital quoting, self-service portals, enrollment and billing tools, and rapid implementation support, and they partner with traditional underwriters and administrators to market and administer plans. Beam positions itself as a tech-enabled benefits provider that streamlines quoting, enrollment, provider access, and claims support for employer-sponsored plans.

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Hard Skills & Tools

production codeReactRuby on RailsAPI developmentautomated testingdebuggingcloud-based environmentscode generationrefactoringtest creation

Soft Skills

autonomyjudgmentleadershipproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationcritical thinkingadaptabilityattention to detailcreativity