Senior Backend Engineer, Highwing

$120-160k

React
AWS
Python
GraphQL
Elasticsearch
Postgres
Ruby
Terraform
Pandas
Apollo
Rails
Mid and Senior level
Remote in US
Denver
Highwing

Open-data platform for commercial insurance

Job no longer available

Highwing

Open-data platform for commercial insurance

21-100 employees

B2BInsuranceSaaSData Analysis

Job no longer available

$120-160k

React
AWS
Python
GraphQL
Elasticsearch
Postgres
Ruby
Terraform
Pandas
Apollo
Rails
Mid and Senior level
Remote in US
Denver

21-100 employees

B2BInsuranceSaaSData Analysis

Company mission

Highwing's mission is to enable insurance professionals to get off an endless treadmill of paperwork and focus on what they really care about: helping their clients manage risk.

Role

Who you are

  • You are design centered: having a high degree of product sense & strong appreciation for UX
  • You are excited to explore new technologies and platforms
  • Bachelor's degree, or related field or equivalent experience
  • 4+ years experience building production-ready enterprise software, or related field or equivalent experience

What the job involves

  • You will be responsible for architecting, building and maintaining software to support Highwing’s product objectives and business goals
  • You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with quick changes and a high degree of uncertainty
  • A high degree of proficiency in tools and architectures for building modern web and data platforms is a must, as is a desire to learn quickly to adapt to changing technologies and business challenges
  • As a member of the engineering team, you will help guide both the technical and usability aspects of the software we build and will be involved in all stages of the cycle of iterative product development
  • You’ll work with partners and stakeholders to gather input and prioritize features, with designers to establish user flows and look and feel, with other engineers to implement functionality, and with customers to provide support and gather feedback
  • You will have a high degree of freedom to pick the tools and frameworks that you feel best address the problems at hand and will be responsible for managing and maintaining those technology investments over their entire lifetime

Otta's take

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Xav Kearney

CTO of Otta

Data is vital to insurance brokers and carriers, but without the right tools, using and sharing that data is very challenging. Highwing solves this problem with its open data platform.

Highwing's operating system connects brokers and carriers, and improves submission transparency. It also accelerates the marketing process. The platform's ability to speed up and streamline the entire commercial insurance cycle has paid off. Highwing have attracted considerable funding, which is testament to industry confidence in its platform, and helped to accelerate adoption and outreach.

The insurtech space is growing every year, and becoming increasingly competitive. However, with the continued growth of the US commercial insurance market, Highwing is likely to see impressive expansion in the coming years.

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Company

Funding (1 round)

Nov 2020

$4m

SEED

Total funding: $4m

Company benefits

  • Comprehensive insurance: We provide comprehensive employee and family health insurance and ancillary benefits (life insurance, disability, and more)
  • Learning & development stipend: We believe in continuous improvement - this includes you as a person and as a professional. That’s why we provide an annual learning and development stipend that you can use however you see fit to further develop as a professional in your area of expertise or the insurance industry as a whole. Attend conferences, read books, take online learning courses, and more!
  • Time off to recharge: We have a generous unlimited paid time off policy - take what you need when you need it. And when we say time-off - we really mean time-off - don’t check your emails, don’t reply to Slack - relax and recharge
  • Office setup stipend: We're a remote company, and want to make sure our team members are set up with all of the tools they need to be successful. We offer a generous stipend for new employees to get their remote workspace set up just how they want it

Company values

  • Collaboration: Building a successful enterprise is a team effort; however, it is important to distinguish a team dynamic from a family dynamic. Teams thrive on unwavering support, respect, and openness, but not unconditional acceptance. Talented jerks have no place on a great team. We consistently challenge each other to improve every day, not only with respect but with uncommon positivity.
  • Autonomy: We believe extreme autonomy is valuable in not only maintaining happy, productive people, but also in building impactful, innovative products. In short, we don’t all swarm to the ball. We hire intelligent, diligent, passionate people who are capable of operating in large, sometimes ambiguous problem spaces with a great deal of freedom and decision-making authority. In exchange, we expect everyone to dig in, learn deeply about the space, and take initiative every day.
  • Improvement: Our technology, our industry, and our clients are always in a constant state of flux. We must regularly evolve with them, or we will quickly fall behind. That’s why we are dedicated to practicing “Kaizen,” the Japanese concept of continuous improvement. This means we are, above all, a learning culture. We approach every problem with a beginner’s mind. We look to improve every part of what we do, every day – from our product to our process and beyond. We always strive to give and receive feedback, even when it is difficult. And we allocate time specifically for learning and reflection, so we can avoid our failures and replicate our successes.
  • Transparency: We believe the best way to give people a stake in the business is to give them full visibility into it. That’s why we share everything transparently, from ongoing client meetings and project statuses to project financials. This allows everyone to see the work they’re doing and understand how that work ladders up, connects, and impacts the business. This complete context enables better collaboration, more autonomy, and faster improvement.
  • Empowerment: We believe great managers should act as resources, not gatekeepers. We keep the organizational hierarchy minimal and use it only as a way to help people achieve their maximum potential. This semi “flat” culture allows anyone in the organization to not only bring radical ideas to the table but also to pursue them fully, without bureaucratic barriers in the way.
  • Kindness: Kindness doesn’t simply mean being nice. And doesn’t mean avoiding constructive conflict. Kindness to us means challenging ideas with positive intent. It means being intentional, honest, and generous with the way we treat one another, our partners, our clients, and the world. We are hell-bent on building an uncommonly positive and forthright culture, because we believe this form of kindness has the power to transform our work, our business, and our industry.

Company HQ

Cherry Creek, Denver, CO

Founders

Jay Zeschin

(VP of Technology)

Was a Business Technology Analyst at Deloitte, and then Technical Director of Factory Design Labs. Also co-founded Ello, PBC.

Erik Mitisek

(President)

Previously served as CEO of Colorado Technology Association, and was Chief Innovation Officer for the State of Colorado. Also co-founded Denver Startup Week.

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