Assured
Assured is a claims automation insurtech backed by leading Silicon Valley investors.
Staff Backend Engineer, Messaging
Location
United States
Posted
67 days ago
Salary
$210K - $240K / year
Bachelor Degree8 yrs expEnglishDistributed SystemsGraph QLPostgresType Script
Job Description
• Own major backend components of the Messaging platform, including business logic, APIs, data models, and supporting infrastructure.
• Design, build, test, and ship high-quality production code using TypeScript and GraphQL.
• Architect and implement scalable messaging workflows that handle growing volume, complexity, and new product use cases.
• Build and maintain production-level AI/LLM integrations, including message orchestration, prompt execution, response handling, and system observability.
• Design and optimize Postgres schemas and queries to support messaging state, auditing, and performance at scale.
• Implement modern testing, monitoring, and observability practices to improve reliability, performance, and developer velocity.
• Create reusable abstractions and internal tooling that enable faster and safer product development across the Messaging platform.
Job Requirements
- 8+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience (SaaS experience strongly preferred).
- Strong experience building backend services with TypeScript and GraphQL in production environments.
- Hands-on experience with relational databases, especially Postgres, including data modeling and performance tuning.
- Experience shipping and operating AI/LLM-powered features in production, with an understanding of reliability, monitoring, and iteration.
- Proven success designing and scaling robust backend systems over time.
- Solid engineering fundamentals in distributed systems, APIs, and data modeling.
- A collaborative mindset and comfort partnering cross-functionally with product, infrastructure, and data teams.
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary and equity package!
- Comprehensive Health Care: Access to multiple medical plans with an HSA option and minimal out-of-pocket expenses. Certain plans covered 100%.
- Dental Insurance: We protect those pearly whites
- Vision Insurance: Everyone can see clearly now at Assured
- Life Insurance: It's on the house! Provided at no cost to you
- Paid Time Off: Uncapped vacation days and paid holidays. Take that vacation!
- Family Leave: Maternity and paternity leave options
- Financial Wellness: 401(k) contribution with Assured contributing 3% of your income, even if you don't contribute
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and dependent care FSAs for pre-tax flexible spending
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