Backend Software Engineer

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501-1,000 employees

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Palo Alto, California

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54k LinkedIn followers

Raised $1.1B

• You will work closely with other functional areas in the company product,
• marketing, and 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.
• development.
• 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 is an
• advantage. We work with AWS, but any cloud experience is a plus.
• Experience working with Relational Databases.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Experience with backend feature development in a SaaS environment.
• Experience with Java, Kotlin, and/or Python is ideal.
• Adaptable, with a passion for quickly learning new technologies and working
• effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to navigate and work effectively across diverse domains and contexts.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Please note, we do not ask for sensitive information via chat, text, or social
• media, and any email communications will come from the domain
• @next-insurance.com or @nextinsurance.com [http://nextinsurance.com/].
• Additionally, Next Insurance will never ask for payment, fees, or purchases to
• be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to
• our open jobs via the careers page on our website. Interviews are generally
• conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other
• accommodations.
• If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by
• someone posing as a representative of Next Insurance, please do not provide any
• personal or financial information. You can find additional information about
• Trade Commission's website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams
• The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target
• for new hire base salaries for the position in the location(s) listed. Within
• the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including,
• without limitation, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or
• training. ERGO NEXT employees are also potentially eligible for our annual
• performance-based incentive program, in addition to our benefits package,
• consisting of our partially subsidized medical plan, fully subsidized
• vision/dental options, life insurance, disability insurance, 401(k), flexible
• paid time off, parental leave and more.
• US annual base salary range for this full-time position
• $163,000—$220,000 USD

• underrepresented people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every
• single qualification. At ERGO NEXT, we are dedicated to building a diverse,
• inclusive and respectful workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but
• your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job
• description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right
• candidate for this or other roles.
• One of our core values is 'Play as a Team'; this means making sure everyone has
• an equal chance to participate and make a difference. We win by playing
• This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including
• recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer,
• leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

• Medical Plan
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave