Senior Backend Engineer (Go)

ABOUT BESTOWBestow is a leading insurance technology platform serving some of the world's largest and most innovative life insurers. We are on a mission to increase financial stability for everyone. Bestow is a team of mission-driven, results-oriented individuals. We offer all employees a remote (contiguous 48 only)/hybrid workplace, meaningful benefits, substantial growth opportunities, and equity.Bestow participates in the E-Verify Program.ABOUT THE TEAMThe engineering team is responsible for all technology for Bestow and the Bestow Platform. We serve employees, consumers, and enterprise customers. In addition to building software, we integrate and manage many third-party products used by employees and as part of the platform. Our major functional teams are product engineering, infrastructure, IT, data and analytics, MarTech, and program management. Engineering works closely with product management and design to define and prioritize the product roadmap.We are looking to hire several backend engineers for various teams at Bestow. These teams own services utilized for the entire lifecycle of a life insurance policy and build services that manage agent data as part of the application process and tools that enable manual evaluation and auditing during policy underwriting. As we move through the interview process, we'll work with you and our engineering leadership to determine which team you'll join.WHAT YOU'LL DOYou will be developing core services primarily using Golang and PostgreSQLWe're a startup with a long product roadmap. You will help and accelerate foundational services to scale the output of our product teams.Resolve issues with previously delivered features.Write unit and integration tests for code you create.Peer review code developed by others on your team.Ensure software is secure, maintainable.Work with designers, product managers, and other engineersEncourage automation and continuous improvement.WHO YOU AREYou have 4+ years of professional software development experience (backend)Professional experience with Golang (Go) is preferredExperience using Docker for local software development.An advocate for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Experience with distributed systems or microservices.Experience designing APIs (Protocol Buffers, RAML, Swagger, OpenAPI, etc,)TOTAL REWARDSAt Bestow, we’re proud to be awarded for our team members, innovative products, and culture. Our standard benefits include:Competitive salary and equity based on rolePolicies 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 insuranceLifestyle stipend to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeingFlexible work-from-home policy and open to remoteRemote and WFH options, as well as a beautiful, state-of-the-art office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum, for those who prefer an office settingEmployee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiativesRecent Employer Awards include:Best Place for Working Parents 2023Great Place to Work Certified, 2022 + 2023 + 2024Built In Best Places to Work, 2022 + 2023Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Texas 2022 + 2023Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance 2022 + 2023We value diversity at Bestow. The company will recruit, hire, and promote regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We understand the importance of creating a safe and comfortable work environment and encourage individualism and authenticity in every team member. Thanks for considering a career at Bestow!

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