Kin
insurance
SoftwareEngineer,Front-EndFocus
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“Software Engineer, Front-End Focus at Kin. Skills: Front-end development, Angular, Typescript, technical leadership, mentorship. Build scalable front-end experiences in Angular and Typescript. mentoring engineers”
What You'll Achieve.
Front-end applications are shipping consistently with improved performance, maintainability, and user experience; Engineers across the team are adopting stronger development standards and benefiting from your mentorship and technical guidance; Shared UI patterns and component libraries are being used effectively to improve consistency and development velocity; Cross-functional stakeholders trust engineering delivery because projects are executed collaboratively, efficiently, and with high quality; contribute to our rapid growth, unit economics, profitability, and excellent customer ratings
Industry & Context.
solve complex technical challenges; analytical skills
Ability to work within Central or Eastern time zones
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Track record of shipping small to medium-sized software projects in a production environment, Experience building applications with Javascript/Typescript, HTML, and CSS/SCSS, Experience with modern SPA frameworks, including Angular 2+, API integrations, state management patterns such as NgRx or Redux, Experience building or composing reusable Web Components and component libraries, Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with ownership and collaboration skills, Comfortable mentoring teammates and contributing to technical direction and architectural discussions, Ability to work within Central or Eastern time zones
Nice to Have
Ruby on Rails experience is a plus, Familiarity with BEM methodology and Object-Oriented CSS principles
What You'll Do.
Build scalable front-end experiences in Angular and Typescript
shaping technical direction
Build and evolve the digital experiences that power Kin’s insurance platform
and maintainable front-end applications
and maintainable front-end applications using Typescript and Angular
Lead the development and delivery of small to medium-sized software projects from planning through release
Set a high technical bar for engineering quality
and best practices through example and peer collaboration
Lead pair programming sessions
Drive front-end architecture and design decisions
Develop and contribute to technical roadmaps aligned with product and engineering priorities
Build and maintain reusable UI components
contribute to shared component libraries
Provide technical expertise and support across front-end systems and integrations
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
mentoring engineers across the team; Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, QA, Insurance Product, and Actuarial teams; Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives; peer collaboration; working in sync; working with each other
Communication Scope
communication
Process & Methodology
Lead the development and delivery of small to medium-sized software projects from planning through release
Full Job Description
QUICK SUMMARY Build scalable front-end experiences in Angular and Typescript that power Kin’s insurance platform while mentoring engineers and shaping technical direction in a fast-moving, remote-first environment. WHO WE ARE Kin makes life simpler, more affordable, and better for homeowners — especially in the places where climate risks, rising costs, and outdated systems make it hardest. We start with smarter homeowners insurance and expand to everything homeowners need to thrive. Using data, technology, and thoughtful human support, we’re building products that are clear, fair, and help homeowners feel confident — so homeowners aren’t left behind when they need help most. Founded in 2016, Kin is a remote-first employer with Kinfolk across more than 35 states. We serve customers in 13 states (and counting). Our disciplined growth, strong customer satisfaction, and focus on long-term sustainability fosters outstanding growth, attracts marquee investors, and earns recognition and accolades, including: -Built In Chicago's Best Places to Work, Midsize Companies (2021-2026) -Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers (2021-2024) -Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies -Forbes’ Fintech 50 -Great Places to Work Certified (2024-2026) Most importantly, we’re building Kin to be a place where people do meaningful work with real impact — for our customers, our communities, and each other. We're excited to tell you more about how you can contribute to our rapid growth, strong unit economics, profitability, and excellent customer ratings. To learn more about how we work and what we’re building, visit kin.com http://kin.com and see how we work. THE OPPORTUNITY We’re looking for a Software Engineer, Front-End to help build and evolve the digital experiences that power Kin’s insurance platform. As Kin continues to scale, this role will play a key part in delivering intuitive, performant, and maintainable front-end applications that support both customers and internal teams. You
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