Staff Software Engineer, Trellis
Plus bonuses and equity opportunities
P&C insurance data services
Be an early applicant
P&C insurance data services
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
Plus bonuses and equity opportunities
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build industry-leading solutions that make insurance easy for everyone, from consumers to partners to insurers.
Role
Who you are
- Ideal candidates are self-motivated problem solvers, detail-oriented, and effective communicators
- They can communicate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- A balance of pragmatism and strong opinions, along with curiosity and a proactive approach to solving challenges, is essential for success
- Meticulous: You pay attention to detail and take pride in what you deliver
- Articulate: You succinctly and effectively communicate verbal and written technical and non-technical ideas and topics
- Kind, not (just) nice: You provide tough feedback in a clear and concise manner that does not diminish or belittle the recipient
- Opinionated: You bring strong opinions to discussions but are willing to change your mind when presented with new or better information
- Product-minded: You focus on the “why” just as much as the “what” or “how”
- Collaborative: You work within your team and cross-functionally to build consensus and achieve results
- Autonomous: You are self-motivated, able to hold yourself accountable, and can generate high-value work with little direct supervision
- 7+ years’ experience developing software in a production environment
- 2+ years’ experience in a staff engineer or technical lead role
- Production experience with Node.js and Typescript
- Proven experience working in backend systems, designing RESTful APIs and codifying business logic on top of data stores
- Exceptional ability to communicate clearly and concisely, particularly in Slack and technical documents
- Experience in product development where you were a key decision maker
- Deep expertise in system architecture and design
- Proven success in operational excellence
- Cross-functional leadership and collaboration experience
- Familiarity with cloud environments, especially the Google Cloud stack
What the job involves
- As a Staff Software Engineer at Trellis, you will be a technical leader on the engineering team
- You will develop technical plans based on company-level strategic initiatives and will shape project work for the team
- You will guide the team in their approach to project work and help them develop solutions to complex problems
- You will deliver well-tested code and provide actionable feedback that improves overall team performance
- You’ll also help onboard new hires and foster a collaborative team culture
- Guide your team in delivering high quality, well tested technical solutions providing technical and project oversight
- Lead by example through the quality of your code and your approach to your work
- Own projects through the entire software development lifecycle - from planning and development to validation, iteration, and maintenance
- Translate conceptual work into well-crafted tech plans for review by technical leadership and key stakeholders
- Leverage your understanding of the business and engineering strategies to design experiments and high-value projects that impact the work your team is doing
- Expertly navigate complex systems and domains to identify key challenges and create plans to address them
- Own system quality and hold your team members accountable through constructive and actionable feedback
- Level up the team through code review feedback and knowledge sharing sessions
- Assist in the onboarding of new engineering hires
Our take
Changing insurance providers can be a daunting and overwhelming process. Its a complex and lengthy undertaking, resulting in many people sticking to the same provider, even if it doesn't best suit their needs.
Recognizing the need for a better solution is Trellis, that delivers an API platform for consumers to compare insurance policies side-by-side. It also partners with digital banks and financial institutions to offer new insurance options to their existing customers - a feature which allows it to stand out from the competition.
Trellis has seen exponential growth since founding in 2019, and has secured strong funding from the likes of Amex Ventures. The company is now in a prime position to accelerate its offerings and further innovate the insurance market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
May 2022
$5m
EARLY VC
Jun 2021
$10m
SERIES A
Total funding: $15m
Company benefits
- Bonuses and equity opportunities
- Unlimited vacation time
- 100% employer-paid insurance for employee, 60% for dependents
- 401K plan
- Annual in-person retreats
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Daniel Demetri
(Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded the insurance company, Doma. Also worked as a Product Manager at Google as well as a Product Lead/Head of Product Management at Earnest.
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