Software Engineer (Mid-Level)

About this role

Chestnut is an AI-native platform transforming insurance distribution operations. Join a high-agency engineering team to build scalable backend services, event-driven workflows, and modern UIs that automate complex insurance processes at scale.

What you'll do

• Develop Go services and React UIs across the full stack of an AI-native insurance platform
• Collaborate with product and design to ship features rapidly while maintaining quality
• Own features end-to-end from architecture through deployment with clear accountability
• Build and maintain foundational infrastructure including observability, permissions, and developer tooling
• Design event-driven workflows and clean APIs using gRPC and modern patterns
• Navigate tradeoffs and move with urgency in a fast-paced environment

What they're looking for

• Go
• TypeScript / React
• gRPC and event-driven architecture
• Container orchestration (Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Temporal, Dagster)
• Computer science fundamentals and system design
• API versioning and clean architecture
• Postgres, DynamoDB, or Snowflake
• AI/agentic systems knowledge (preferred)

Benefits

• Competitive salary with equity and 10-year exercise window
• Remote-first culture with autonomy and trust
• Team offsites for collaboration and bonding
• Flexible unlimited vacation policy
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance (employer-subsidized)