Bestow
Building cutting-edge technology and data solutions for life insurance and annuities.
Staff Fullstack Software Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
9 days ago
Salary
$202K - $237.5K / year
Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglishAWSCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformGraph QLG RPCKubernetesNo SQLPostgre SQLPythonReactGo
Job Description
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on AI-driven insurance products and experimental features
• Own end-to-end delivery of prototypes and MVPs in a scrappy, fast-paced labs environment
• Turn ambiguous product ideas into working demos by collaborating with product, solution architects, and domain experts
• Leverage AI tools (LLMs, copilots, code generators) to accelerate development and explore novel approaches
• Build full-stack applications with usable UIs, robust APIs, and integrations with third-party services
• Make pragmatic tradeoff decisions between speed and maintainability, knowing when prototypes need hardening
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred) to support rapid experimentation
• Communicate clearly about technical risks, feasibility, and what's realistically achievable in short timeframes
• Collaborate across functions with limited hand-holding, bringing ideas to life with minimal direction
• Help define what "production-ready" looks like when prototypes transition to the core platform
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of professional software development experience with a track record of shipping complex systems or features
- Backend: Strong proficiency in Python and/or Go; experience designing APIs, services, and integrations
- Frontend: Proficiency in React or similar modern frameworks; able to build usable demo UIs quickly
- Databases: Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and at least one NoSQL solution
- Hands-on experience with GCP (preferred) or AWS
- Comfortable provisioning environments, deploying services, and debugging in cloud-native setups
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, observability, and monitoring tools
- Actively uses AI tools (ClaudeCode, Codex, etc.) in day-to-day development
- Able to stitch together APIs, services, and AI models quickly to validate ideas
- Understands how to leverage AI for productivity while maintaining code quality
- Insurance domain knowledge: Experience working with life insurers, insurtechs, or understanding of insurance products (policies, riders, underwriting, etc.)
- Experience building or implementing life/annuity insurance administration systems (e.g., FAST, DXC, Sapiens, OIPA, ALIP)
- Experience working in a startup or "labs" environment with rapid iteration cycles
- Experience with GraphQL, gRPC, or event-driven architectures is a nice to have
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or container orchestration is a nice to have
- Background in fintech, regulated industries, or B2B SaaS platforms is a nice to have
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity based on role
- Policies and managers that support work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental leave programs
- 100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Lifestyle stipend to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
- Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote
- Remote and WFH options, as well as a beautiful, state-of-the-art office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum, for those who prefer an office setting
- Employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives