Engineering Manager - Remote

Overview

Kin is on a mission to change home insurance from what it is to what it should be. Whether we’re leveraging data to create customizable coverage or providing claims service that goes above and beyond expectations, our members are at the heart of everything we do. In the face of ever-growing climate risk, they deserve an insurance company that cares about them. We aim to stick with our members through thick and thin.

In Short

• Serve as the engineering leader and a technical expert.
• Hire, nurture and mentor top engineering talent.
• Work with product management to develop and maintain a roadmap for your team.
• Drive your team to innovate and deliver roadmap features with agility and high quality.
• Execute consistently, rapidly, and effectively to take ideas from concept to production and scale.
• Maintain high availability of products and quick response to any production incidents.
• Represent your team and product line in cross-functional discussions.

Requirements

• Overall 8+ years of experience in software development & strong computer science fundamentals.
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing software engineering teams.
• Strong design and architecture exposure in building large scale software solutions using cloud technologies.
• Experience in designing, implementing and maintaining high performance, high availability (24x7), large-scale web based software applications using modern programming languages.
• Knowledge of popular JS frameworks and libraries (React, Angular, or Vue) is nice to have.
• Experience with Relational and No-SQL databases, message queues/brokers.
• Exposure to BI & big data technologies including Looker, BigTable is nice to have.
• Strong communication skills and ability to grasp and convey complex product requirements or technical concepts.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, iterative development environment.
• Excellent command of software development life cycle activities including analysis, design, development, unit and system testing, production deployment and post-production support.
• Knowledge of the Insurance Industry & Products is a big plus.

Benefits

• Work in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
• Be part of a mission-driven company focused on customer care.
• Opportunity for professional growth and development.
• Collaborate with a talented and diverse team.
• Flexible work arrangements.