Staff Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own major areas of backend architecture, including APIs, distributed systems, data models, and core business logic
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate development, debugging, testing, and documentation
• Identify opportunities to integrate AI into internal engineering systems and customer-facing platform capabilities
• Design, build, and iterate on production systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, and maintainability
• Architect systems capable of supporting increasing scale and evolving customer workflows
• Define and implement modern testing, observability, and operational practices
• Mentor engineers across the organization to raise the technical bar for backend engineering and system design

Requirements

• 8+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience, ideally in SaaS or high-scale distributed systems
• Proven experience designing, scaling, and operating complex backend systems
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, APIs, data modeling, and infrastructure
• Strong proficiency with modern AI engineering workflows and tooling
• Experience building secure, observable, and fault-tolerant systems in production environments
• Strong execution mindset with the ability to balance rapid iteration against long-term reliability

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Platinum medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with 3% guaranteed company contribution
• Unlimited PTO and paid holidays
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Monthly phone stipend and home office perks
• Regular team events and offsites

About the Company

Assured is on a mission to modernize the insurance industry. We provide large insurers with the software solutions they need to win in a modern, technology-driven world, ranging from self-service claim-filing software to backend fraud detection. We act as the engine that powers claims processing for some of the largest insurers in the world.