Backend Software Engineer

Next Insurance, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Palo Alto, is an insurtech company offering digital insurance solutions tailored to small businesses across the U.S. By leveraging AI and machine learning, the company provides customized policies for sectors such as general liability, professional liability, and commercial auto insurance. Business owners can easily receive quotes and purchase coverage through the platform online.

To date, Next Insurance has raised over $1.1 billion in funding, including a $265 million strategic round in November 2023, led by Allstate and Allianz X. This funding is intended to accelerate the company's path to profitability and expansion. A strategic partnership with Allstate enables Next Insurance to develop new commercial auto products and extend its offerings to Allstate’s customer base.

Serving more than 500,000 small businesses nationwide, Next Insurance employs around 700 people, with offices in Palo Alto, Waltham, Rochester, Israel, and some remote roles.

Our Backend Software Engineer can expect to work with the latest backend technologies and programming languages. We’re big fans of server-side Kotlin and produce clean, testable code fast and push it into production several times a day via our CI / CD pipeline. You will work closely with other functional areas in the company – Product, Marketing, and our Front-end engineers- to rapidly iterate on our product and find the best solutions to our challenges. You will take ownership of features – from inception through design and coding, eventually bringing your feature to production at a high level of quality and test coverage.

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of proven experience in Backend development. Java/Kotlin or similar languages (Python, .NET).
• A B.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent is a must.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of OOP concepts and best practices.
• Hands-on development of highly distributed, cloud-based environments - an advantage. We work with AWS, but any cloud experience is a plus.
• Experience working with Relational Databases and good SQL skills.
• Adaptable, with a passion for quickly learning new technologies and working effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.