
Staff Fullstack Software Engineer
Bestow
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $202,000 - $237,500 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Rapidly prototype and iterate on AI-driven insurance products and experimental features
- Own end-to-end delivery of prototypes and MVPs in a scrappy, fast-paced labs environment
- Turn ambiguous product ideas into working demos by collaborating with product, solution architects, and domain experts
- Leverage AI tools (LLMs, copilots, code generators) to accelerate development and explore novel approaches
- Build full-stack applications with usable UIs, robust APIs, and integrations with third-party services
- Make pragmatic tradeoff decisions between speed and maintainability, knowing when prototypes need hardening
- Provision and manage cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred) to support rapid experimentation
- Communicate clearly about technical risks, feasibility, and what's realistically achievable in short timeframes
- Collaborate across functions with limited hand-holding, bringing ideas to life with minimal direction
- Help define what "production-ready" looks like when prototypes transition to the core platform
Requirements
- 10+ years of professional software development experience with a track record of shipping complex systems or features
- Backend: Strong proficiency in Python and/or Go; experience designing APIs, services, and integrations
- Frontend: Proficiency in React or similar modern frameworks; able to build usable demo UIs quickly
- Databases: Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and at least one NoSQL solution
- Hands-on experience with GCP (preferred) or AWS
- Comfortable provisioning environments, deploying services, and debugging in cloud-native setups
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, observability, and monitoring tools
- Actively uses AI tools (ClaudeCode, Codex, etc.) in day-to-day development
- Able to stitch together APIs, services, and AI models quickly to validate ideas
- Understands how to leverage AI for productivity while maintaining code quality
- Insurance domain knowledge: Experience working with life insurers, insurtechs, or understanding of insurance products (policies, riders, underwriting, etc.)
- Experience building or implementing life/annuity insurance administration systems (e.g., FAST, DXC, Sapiens, OIPA, ALIP)
- Experience working in a startup or "labs" environment with rapid iteration cycles
- Experience with GraphQL, gRPC, or event-driven architectures is a nice to have
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or container orchestration is a nice to have
- Background in fintech, regulated industries, or B2B SaaS platforms is a nice to have
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity based on role
- Policies and managers that support work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental leave programs
- 100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Lifestyle stipend to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
- Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote
- Remote and WFH options, as well as a beautiful, state-of-the-art office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum, for those who prefer an office setting
- Employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonGoReactAPIsPostgreSQLNoSQLGCPAWSCI/CDGraphQL
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingdecision-makingadaptabilitycreativityindependencetime managementcritical thinkingproductivity