Senior Backend Engineer, Trellis
Real-Time Bidding
$180-190k
Offers Bonus
Ebedded insurance provider
Be an early applicant
Ebedded insurance provider
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-190k
Offers Bonus
101-200 employees
Company mission
To simplify and automate shopping for home and auto insurance by applying technologies to save time and money for shoppers and insurers alike.
Role
Who you are
- A minimum of 5 years of professional software engineering experience, demonstrating progressive growth and significant hands-on expertise in backend systems development and machine learning engineering
- Strong proficiency in Python. Experience with FastAPI is a plus
- Deep understanding and practical experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Exposure to the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle: data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring in production
- Experience with MLOps principles and practices
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- A “get it done” mindset with the ability to make pragmatic decisions balancing speed, performance, technical debt, and scalability
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
What the job involves
- We're hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to advance our Real-Time Bidding (RTB) capabilities. You'll join a nimble, driven team and play a key role in shaping our product and architecture
- This role uniquely blends product engineering with machine learning expertise. You'll focus on designing, building, and scaling the backend of our RTB system — spanning service integration (FastAPI), database infrastructure, and MLOps components — while contributing to the ML models that power our bidding engine
- You'll work cross-functionally and bring expertise in Python, Kubernetes, and GCP (GKE, Pub/Sub, Dataflow, BigQuery, Vertex AI). If you have a track record solving complex scaling challenges and building reliable cloud-native systems, come help us grow our technology and your craft
- Reporting directly to the Head of RTB, Thomas Boquet
- Collaborate closely with business stakeholders and other engineers to deliver impactful solutions
- Integrate services and product features with databases (Cloud SQL, Redis) and messaging queues (Pub/Sub)
- Contribute to the development of our MLOps tools for ML models
- Build and optimize large-scale data processing pipelines for feature extraction and data transformation using BigQuery and Dataflow
- Train, evaluate, deploy, and monitor machine learning models on Vertex AI to improve bidding performance
- Stay fast and focused, balancing speed, performance, and scalability to deliver impact
Our take
Changing insurance providers can be a confusing and time-consuming process, which is why many people end up sticking with policies that aren't quite right for them. Trellis was built to make this easier, offering a platform that lets users compare insurance options side-by-side. It also works with digital banks and financial platforms to present relevant insurance choices directly to customers.
Recently, Trellis was acquired by Gen Digital, the company behind brands like Norton and LifeLock. As part of the deal, Trellis' technology will be integrated into Gen's "Engine" platform, which helps users find financial products tailored to their needs. Meaning Trellis' tools will now reach a much larger audience and play a role in offering more personalized insurance recommendations.
The acquisition highlights a broader trend in finance, where services like insurance are increasingly built into the apps and platforms people already use. With Gen's scale behind it, Trellis is now in an even better position to grow and improve how customers discover and choose insurance products.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
May 2022
$5m
EARLY VC
Jun 2021
$10m
SERIES A
Total funding: $15m
Company benefits
- Competitive Salary: We target above-market base salaries (75th percentile, US-wide), along with performance bonuses and equity opportunities, so you’re rewarded for your contributions and invested in our shared success.
- Fully Remote: We’re fully remote because we trust great people to do great work wherever they are. We strive to find top performers and provide an environment that allows them to do their best work.
- Investment in You: From a new laptop to a budget for your home office setup, we ensure you have what you need to do your best work. Plus, with quarterly team-bonding events, we stay connected and have some fun, too.
- Health: We invest 100% in health, life, and disability premiums for our employees and contribute 65% for dependents, so you and your family can have peace of mind.
- Retirement: After one year of service, employees are automatically enrolled in Trellis’ 401(k) plan, including a non-elective contribution by Trellis of 3% of your earnings.
- Unlimited Vacation Time: Take the time you need. We believe in working hard, but also trust you to rest and recharge.
Company HQ
Potrero Hill, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Daniel Demetri
(Founder & CEO)Alongside serving as Trellis' CEO, Daniel is the VP/Head of Insurance Vertical at Gen. Previously, he co-founded Doma where he served as the CPO for 2 years. He also worked at Google for 3 years as an Associate Product Manager and Product Manager.
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