Quanata, LLC
Senior Back End Engineer [Remote-US] New
Quanata, LLC, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Quanata is on a mission to help ensure a better world through context‑based insurance solutions. We are an exceptional, customer‑centered team with a passion for creating innovative technologies, digital products, and brands. We blend the best Silicon Valley talent and cutting‑edge thinking with the long‑term backing of leading insurer, State Farm. Learn more about us and our work at quanata.com.
Our team ranges from data scientists and actuaries to engineers, designers and marketers. We’re a world‑class group of tech‑minded professionals from some of the best companies in Silicon Valley and around the world, united to create the context‑based insurance solutions and experiences of the future. We know that the key to our success isn’t just about nailing the technology—it’s hiring talented people who will help us continue to make a quantifiable impact.
The role We’re seeking a senior backend engineer to build and enhance the critical services that power our business. You’ll be developing systems that manage core financial and underwriting operations, coordinating dynamic machine learning models to increase the intelligence of our industry‑leading policy management solution, and optimizing our application’s architecture and observability to meet the performance and reliability demands of our customers.
Design and implement client‑facing and internal APIs
Orchestrate data flows between backend systems
Create and manage database schemas
Build automated test suites
Lead the design and implementation of substantial product features end‑to‑end
Evaluate and integrate with third‑party services and tools
Help to mentor mid‑level and junior engineers on your team
About you
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
5–7 or more years of experience in a full stack or backend role
Proficient in Go
Experience designing, developing, debugging, and deploying high‑performance client/server systems for mission‑critical applications
Familiarity with a wide variety of database and messaging systems, with opinions on which to use when
Comfort working with cloud‑based infrastructure providers and modern CI/CD
Knowledge of security and testing best practices
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Growth mindset, and the humility to model it for others
Willingness to take initiative and accountability
Prior experience as a technical lead or people manager
Familiarity with GraphQL, gRPC, Postgres, Mongo, Snowflake, Kafka, Python, TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS
Experience in a financial sector such as insurance, banking, or investing
Salary:
$195,000 to $280,000*
*The final salary offered will be determined based on the candidate’s skills, experience, and the internal salary structure at Quanata.
Benefits : Medical, dental, vision, life insurance and supplemental income plans; Headspace app subscription; monthly wellness allowance; 401(k) with company match.
Work from Home Equipment : One‑time payment of $2,000 to cover in‑home office equipment and furniture; MacBook Pros will be delivered fully provisioned.
Paid Time Off : Four weeks of PTO in the first year; twelve weeks of fully paid parental leave for new parents.
Personal and Professional Development : Up to $5,000 annually for professional learning; LinkedIn Learning subscriptions; coaching opportunities through BetterUp.
Location : Remote‑first company; work from anywhere in the U.S. (excluding U.S. territories). Employees in the San Francisco Bay Area or Providence, Rhode Island may commute to local offices as desired. Occasional travel may be requested or encouraged but is not required.
Hours : Core meeting hours from 9 AM to 2 PM Pacific Time for collaboration across time zones.
Quanata, LLC is an equal‑opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
This role is employed by Quanata, LLC which is a separate company in the State Farm family of companies.
If you require a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to your Talent Acquisition Partner for assistance.
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Our team ranges from data scientists and actuaries to engineers, designers and marketers. We’re a world‑class group of tech‑minded professionals from some of the best companies in Silicon Valley and around the world, united to create the context‑based insurance solutions and experiences of the future. We know that the key to our success isn’t just about nailing the technology—it’s hiring talented people who will help us continue to make a quantifiable impact.
The role We’re seeking a senior backend engineer to build and enhance the critical services that power our business. You’ll be developing systems that manage core financial and underwriting operations, coordinating dynamic machine learning models to increase the intelligence of our industry‑leading policy management solution, and optimizing our application’s architecture and observability to meet the performance and reliability demands of our customers.
Design and implement client‑facing and internal APIs
Orchestrate data flows between backend systems
Create and manage database schemas
Build automated test suites
Lead the design and implementation of substantial product features end‑to‑end
Evaluate and integrate with third‑party services and tools
Help to mentor mid‑level and junior engineers on your team
About you
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
5–7 or more years of experience in a full stack or backend role
Proficient in Go
Experience designing, developing, debugging, and deploying high‑performance client/server systems for mission‑critical applications
Familiarity with a wide variety of database and messaging systems, with opinions on which to use when
Comfort working with cloud‑based infrastructure providers and modern CI/CD
Knowledge of security and testing best practices
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Growth mindset, and the humility to model it for others
Willingness to take initiative and accountability
Prior experience as a technical lead or people manager
Familiarity with GraphQL, gRPC, Postgres, Mongo, Snowflake, Kafka, Python, TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS
Experience in a financial sector such as insurance, banking, or investing
Salary:
$195,000 to $280,000*
*The final salary offered will be determined based on the candidate’s skills, experience, and the internal salary structure at Quanata.
Benefits : Medical, dental, vision, life insurance and supplemental income plans; Headspace app subscription; monthly wellness allowance; 401(k) with company match.
Work from Home Equipment : One‑time payment of $2,000 to cover in‑home office equipment and furniture; MacBook Pros will be delivered fully provisioned.
Paid Time Off : Four weeks of PTO in the first year; twelve weeks of fully paid parental leave for new parents.
Personal and Professional Development : Up to $5,000 annually for professional learning; LinkedIn Learning subscriptions; coaching opportunities through BetterUp.
Location : Remote‑first company; work from anywhere in the U.S. (excluding U.S. territories). Employees in the San Francisco Bay Area or Providence, Rhode Island may commute to local offices as desired. Occasional travel may be requested or encouraged but is not required.
Hours : Core meeting hours from 9 AM to 2 PM Pacific Time for collaboration across time zones.
Quanata, LLC is an equal‑opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
This role is employed by Quanata, LLC which is a separate company in the State Farm family of companies.
If you require a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to your Talent Acquisition Partner for assistance.
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