Staff Backend Engineer, Messaging
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Job Location:
Palo Alto, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 210 - 240
Posted on:
5 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Assured is on a mission to modernize insurance. Claims processing (i.e. should we pay this claim) while often overlooked is the foundation of the entire industry. Its currently highly manual involving phone calls faxes and gut instinct costing tens of billions of dollars a year. We can do better.
At Assured we provide large insurers with the software solutions they need to win in a modern technology-driven world. From self-service claim-filing software to backend fraud detection were the engine that powers claims processing for some of the largest insurers in the world.
The challenges we face are deep and diverse from creating digital experiences that provide comfort and clarity to claimants at their most stressed and vulnerable to orchestrating large-scale ML-driven decision-making on billions of dollars of claims payments life at Assured is dynamic collaborative and rewarding.
Were looking for an experienced Staff Backend Engineer to help shape the future of Assureds rapidly scaling Messaging platform. In this role youll work on the core systems that power high-volume high-reliability communication across our products with a strong focus on backend architecture APIs data models and production AI/LLM integrations.
Youll own critical technical projects end-to-end from system design and implementation to testing deployment and iteration while helping ensure the platform scales reliably securely and efficiently. Youll collaborate closely with product infrastructure and data partners to deliver new capabilities and continuously improve the systems our customers rely on every day.
This is a high-impact hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving complex backend problems and building durable platform foundations.
What Youll Do
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.
What You Bring
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: Its 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 dont contribute
Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and dependent care FSAs for pre-tax flexible spending
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Our Commitment:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin sex gender gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process perform essential job functions and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Computer Science
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Python
- VMware
- C/C++
- Go
- System Architecture
- gRPC
- OS Kernels
- Perl
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Assured provides P&C carriers with solutions to digitally ingest, service, and process claims.
