Senior Backend Engineer

About the Company

Trellis is rewriting the insurance experience from the inside out. We’re the tech company behind Savvy, our licensed insurance agency, and we’re bringing clarity and ease to a space known for… the opposite. We’re a profitable, fast-growing Series A startup backed by General Catalyst, QED, NYCA, and Amex Ventures.

Responsibilities

• Guide your team in delivering high quality, well tested technical solutions providing technical and project oversight
• Own projects through the entire software development lifecycle - from planning and development to validation, iteration, and maintenance
• Translate conceptual work into well-crafted tech plans for review by technical leadership and key stakeholders
• Own end-to-end provider integrations: scope partner specs, build the connector, validate against live traffic, and maintain field mapping + business rules
• Level up the team through code review feedback and knowledge sharing sessions
• Design experiments and high-value projects that impact the work your team is doing

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience developing software in a production environment
• 2+ years’ experience in a senior engineer role
• Production experience with Node.js and TypeScript
• Proven experience working in backend systems, designing RESTful APIs and codifying business logic
• Deep expertise in system architecture and design
• Familiarity with cloud environments, especially the Google Cloud stack
• Experience in product development where you were a key decision maker

Benefits

• Competitive compensation (75th+ percentile)
• Fully remote across the US & Canada
• Flexible vacation
• Health insurance starts day one
• Wellness programming
• 401(k) and HSA contributions, FSAs, bonuses & equity opportunities
• Paid parental leave