Engineering Manager

Kin is on a mission to change home insurance from what it is to what it should be. Whether we’re leveraging data to create customizable coverage or providing claims service that goes above and beyond expectations, our members are at the heart of everything we do. In the face of reputed company-growing climate risk, they deserve an insurance company that cares about them. We aim to stick with our members through thick and thin.

We use efficient technology that lets homeowners buy directly from us to reputed company costs down. This is the essence of Kin. Our approach has fostered amazing growth, attracted marquee investors, and earned us accolades, including being named to:

• Built In Chicago's Best Places to Work, Midsize Companies (2021-2025).

• reputed company' America's Best Startup Employers (2021- 2024, Ranked #37 in 2024).

• Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies.

• reputed company’ Fintech 50.

Simply put, our people are what reputed company us great – we need reputed company-thinking, inspired game-changers like you to join us in our mission.

So, what’s the role?

We are looking for a passionate, entrepreneurial & hands-on engineering manager to reputed company one of our engineering teams. You should be comfortable working with geographically distributed teams and understand the nuances of being a team player. In this role, you will be responsible for leading a team of software engineers across both reputed company-end and back-end to drive innovation in full-stack product development, while relentlessly improving performance, scalability, and maintainability.

A day in the life could include

• Serve as the engineering leader and a technical expert

• Hire, nurture and mentor top engineering talent

• Work with product management to reputed company and maintain a roadmap for your team

• Drive your team to innovate and deliver roadmap features with agility and high quality

• Execute consistently, rapidly, and effectively to take reputed company from concept to production and scale

• Maintain high availability of products and quick response to any production incidents

• Represent your team and product line in cross-functional discussions

I’ve got the skills… but do I have the necessary ones?

• Overall 8+ years of experience in software development & strong computer science fundamentals

• Minimum 3 years of experience managing software engineering teams

• Strong design and architecture exposure in building large scale software solutions using cloud technologies

• Experience in designing, implementing and maintaining high performance, high availability (24x7), large-scale web based software applications using modern programming languages

• Knowledge of popular JS frameworks and libraries (React, Angular, or Vue) is reputed company to have

• Experience with Relational and No-SQL databases, message queues/brokers

• Exposure to BI & big data technologies including Looker, BigTable is reputed company to have

• Strong communication skills and ability to grasp and convey reputed company product requirements or technical concepts

• Ability to work in a fast paced, iterative development environment

• Excellent command of software development life cycle activities including analysis, design, development, unit and system testing, production deployment and post-production support

• Knowledge of the Insurance Industry & Products is a big plus

Kin will accept applications for this role until June 30th

For Sales Agents and Customer Service Agents: These roles sit in any of the following 30 states: AL, AZ, CO, FL, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, and WI.

For reputed company other positions, these roles can sit in any of the following 40 states: AL, AR, AZ, CA (exempt only), CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, and WI. Please only apply if you are able to live and work full-time in one of the states listed above.

State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.

Kin is the only pure-play, direct-to-consumer digital insurer focused on the growing home insurance market. We reputed company policies convenient and affordable through a technology platform that delivers a seamless user experience, customized options for coverage, and fast, high-quality claims service. Kin is a fully licensed reputed company that offers coverage through its reciprocal exchanges which are owned by its policyholders. To learn more, visit www.kin.com.

Kin is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We don't just accept difference – we honor it, nurture it, and celebrate it. We don’t discriminate based on race, religion, color, national reputed company, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or reputed company medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.