Staff Backend Engineer (Implementation and Platform Configuration)

Staff Backend Engineer (Implementation and Platform Configuration) ABOUT BESTOW Life insurance is one of the world's most important products. It's also one of the hardest to build, distribute, and modernize. Bestow exists to change that. Bestow is a leading vertical technology platform serving some of the largest and most innovative life insurers. Our platform unifies the fragmented, legacy value chain, enabling carriers to launch products in weeks instead of years. Carriers choose us to scale and operate at unprecedented speed, powered by AI and automation. Bestow isn't selling policies. We're building the infrastructure that helps an entire industry move faster, reach more people, and deliver on its promise. Backed by leading investors (Goldman Sachs, Hedosophia, NEA, Valar, 8VC) and trusted by major carriers, Bestow is powered by a team that moves with precision, purpose, and heart. If you want to help reimagine a centuries-old industry with lasting impact, join us. Bestow offers flexible remote/hybrid work, meaningful benefits, equity, and substantial growth opportunities. Bestow participates in the E-Verify Program https://www.bestow.com/e-verify. ABOUT THE TEAM The 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 & analytics, and program management. Engineering works closely with product management and design to define and prioritize the product roadmap. As a Staff Backend Engineer on the IPC Engineering team, you will work closely with Product Managers, Underwriters, and our external partners to develop and support solutions to power our digital life insurance enrollment experience. You will also collaborate with teams across Bestow to plan and execute the product roadmap. Our system is composed of several modular services written in Python, Java and Go. The IPC team integrates with other services using gRPC, REST, and async messaging patterns. Our services run on Kubernetes in Google Cloud Platform, and you will share responsibility for operating our workloads on these platforms. WHAT YOU'LL DO - You will be developing web services using Python + PostgreSQL, Golang, and a Java based Drools rules engine. - We're a startup with a long product roadmap and multiple partners. You will help build new platform capabilities that scale with our business. - We work remotely, so effective written communication and teleconference skills are essential. WHO YOU ARE You would be a good fit for this role if: - You seek out problems and opportunities, proactively proposing solutions. - You are interested in the business and want to understand how your role contributes to its success. - You take responsibility for the quality of your work and the services we provide to stakeholders. - You write maintainable software, including automated tests. - You provide thoughtful, respectful feedback to peers and are receptive to feedback from peers. - You ensure features are observable and monitored for failure. - You work well with designers, product managers, customer support associates, and other engineers. Additional experience: - 8+ years of professional software development experience (backend) - Professional experience with Golang and Python is preferred - Java is a nice to have - Comfortable using Docker for local software development - Experience working with distributed systems or microservices - Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases - Experience designing APIs (Protocol Buffers, Swagger, OpenAPI, etc.) - Experience building, deploying, operating, and troubleshooting software - Cloud computing & Kubernetes (or similar container orchestration) preferred - Proven track record in with Agenti ... (truncated, view full listing at source)