Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Assured is on a mission to modernize insurance by providing large insurers with innovative software solutions. The Staff Application Platform Engineer will focus on building scalable and secure systems to enhance developer productivity and ensure high-performance platforms.
Responsibilities
- Elevate developer productivity by abstracting common patterns and creating tools that make building delightful
- Design, develop, and optimize our platform to be secure, reliable, and effortlessly scalable
- Diagnose and resolve bottlenecks across the stack to ensure smooth, high-performance systems
- Champion security and reliability, ensuring sensitive data stays protected at all times
- Continuously improve resilience and efficiency, especially under rapid product growth
- Collaborate cross-functionally to design and implement best practices that benefit all teams
- Own projects end-to-end — from ideation to deployment — driving quality, speed, and impact
- Enhance and expand our platform services, enabling the next generation of Assured products
Skills
- 8+ years of experience in platform or backend engineering (or equivalent expertise)
- Deep knowledge of TypeScript, plus experience with Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS
- Proven ability to lead projects independently from architecture to production
- Strong communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction across teams
- A track record of building secure, reliable, high-performance platforms
- A passion for craftsmanship — clean code, thoughtful design, and collaborative teamwork
- Confidence making strategic technical tradeoffs with company-wide implications
- A growth mindset and ownership mentality, always looking to make systems better
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity packages for all employees
- Platinum medical, dental, and vision
- Free life insurance: Including long-term disability & short-term disability
- Unlimited PTO: Uncapped vacation days & paid holidays
- Maternity & paternity
- Assured contributes 3% of your income, even if you don't contribute
- Lunch on us 2x/week, monthly phone stipend & other home office perks
- Pre-tax accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses
- Team events & Offsites: We're remote, but we regularly get together
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