Software Engineer, Bestow
Life insurance with no medical exam
Job no longer available
Life insurance with no medical exam
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
201-500 employees
Company mission
To democratize access to comprehensive life insurance.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years of professional software development experience
- Professional experience with Python and Flask (or similar framework)
- Experience with front-end development in NodeJS & React is a plus
- Experience or strong interest in Docker, Kubernetes or similar virtualization and containerization applications
- An advocate for Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment practices
- Experience with distributed systems or microservices
- Familiarity with Agile principles and SDLC
- Strong growth mind mindset with desire to broaden and deepen your software engineering skills
What the job involves
- You will be developing core services primarily using Python and Flask
- We’re a startup with a long product roadmap. You will help accelerate foundational services to scale the output of our product teams
- Resolve issues with previously delivered features and explore creative solutions to evolve the platform as we deliver new capabilities
- Provide constructive peer review feedback on code from other team members
- Write unit and integration tests for code you author
- Demonstrate understanding of security and maintainability considerations, integration that knowledge into your design and code work
- Work with designers, product managers, and engineers of varying experience levels on a distributed team in an agile-like environment
- Encourage automation, continuous improvement, and bringing a growth mindset to the team
- Bes responsible for the deployment and production support of software you and your team build
Our take
Bestow stands out from many other life insurance providers because it does not base its insurance offerings on a medical exam. It instead depends on algorithms and datasets to drastically speed up and simplify the insurance process so that more people can and will get around to taking out life insurance policies.
There are a few other companies, such as Ethos, using a similar approach, but it still represents a marked difference from the majority of the industry. Taking out a policy with the company can be done totally digitally, in very little time. It also offers a range of options to many different individuals, and reduces rates by as much as 40% for many applicants.
While it isn’t alone in the industry, the company’s approach is novel and focuses upon customer convenience, recognizing that many of its clients are young, working people who are very busy and may not prioritize taking out a policy if the process is difficult. In 2022, Bestow announced a partnership with Transamerica to digitize its life insurance products, off the back of a refocus on enterprise, partner, and advisor solutions. This new business strategy came after layoffs and underwhelming sales forced it to move away from D2C packages.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-24% employee growth in 12 months
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2020
$70m
SERIES C
Apr 2020
$50m
SERIES B
Total funding: $137.5m
Company benefits
- Competitive salary and equity based on role
- Annual bonus based on company and individual performance
- Flexible PTO plan
- 100% paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Annual lifestyle spending account to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
- Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote
- Learning & Development opportunities
Company HQ
City Center District, Dallas, TX
Leadership
Jonathan Abelmann
(President)Having studied at Brigham Young, they worked at Lehman Brothers for a year, before joining Starwood Capital Group in 2008. They co-founded Invitation Homes in 2012 before starting Bestow as President in 2016.
Melbourne O'Banion
(CEO)They studied Finance at Brigham Young University before 8 years as a Kersh Health Partner. They founded Beauty Bioscience in 2008 and O'Banion Capital in 2012 before co-founding Bestow with Jonathan in 2016.
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