Ethos

Overview

As a Backend Engineer, you'll work across the stack and be responsible for building scalable microservices and systems that get invoked through the entire customer journey.

About Ethos

Ethos is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale. With its robust three-sided technology platform, Ethos is transforming the life insurance experience for consumers, agents, and carriers alike.

Requirements & Eligibility

• 0-2 years of experience in JavaScript, Java, Python, Rust.
• Engineering experience in TypeScript, GoLang, Python, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, React, AWS
• Experience with back end architectural patterns of large, high-scale web applications
• Ability to design clean APIs and understanding of performance issues
• Experienced with software engineering best practices – design patterns, code reviews, unit and integration testing, etc.
• Ability to communicate technical specifications both verbal and written
• Solid CS fundamentals – including data structures and algorithms
• Understanding of security, common attacks and defenses

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other engineers and designers to develop and ship features
• Design, build, and maintain our API’s
• Write efficient, modular, and reusable libraries and abstractions
• Design and build internal tooling to improve development efficiency
• Communicate best practices to the team