Staff Backend Engineer

WHAT YOU'LL DO
Own the technical architecture for IPC services, making design decisions that balance speed of delivery with long-term maintainability

Design, build, and operate backend services using Python + PostgreSQL, Go, and a Java-based Drools rules engine

Lead cross-team technical initiatives — coordinate with other Bestow engineering teams to plan and execute integration work across the platform

Drive platform capabilities that scale with Bestow's growing partner ecosystem — new carrier onboardings, product launches, and configuration flexibility

Mentor engineers on the team through code review, design review, and pairing — raise the technical bar without bottlenecking delivery

Ensure production reliability: define SLOs, improve observability, and share on-call responsibility for IPC workloads

Use agentic AI coding tools as a core part of your workflow and help the team adopt effective AI-assisted development practices

Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, and status clearly in writing — the team is remote-first and async-heavy

WHO YOU ARE
8+ years of professional backend software development experience; you've operated at the Staff or Senior level before

Strong proficiency in Go and Python; Java experience is a plus

Deep experience with distributed systems, microservices, and API design (Protocol Buffers, OpenAPI)

Comfortable with PostgreSQL or other relational databases at scale

Hands-on with cloud infrastructure — Kubernetes, Docker, GCP (or equivalent)

Proven track record building, deploying, and troubleshooting production services end-to-end

You seek out problems before they find you — proactively identifying risks, proposing solutions, and driving them to completion

You write maintainable, well-tested software and hold yourself and your peers to a high quality bar

Demonstrated experience with agentic AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) integrated into your daily workflow — not occasional use, but a deliberate practice

TOTAL REWARDS
At Bestow, we’re proud to be awarded for our team members, innovative products, and culture. Our standard benefits include:

Competitive salary and equity based on role

Policies and managers that support work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental leave programs

100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance

Lifestyle stipend to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing

Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote

Remote and WFH options, as well as a beautiful, state-of-the-art office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum, for those who prefer an office setting

Employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

Recent Employer Awards include:

Best Place for Working Parents 2023 + 2024 + 2025

Great Place to Work Certified, 2022 + 2023 + 2024 + 2025

Built In Best Places to Work, 2022 + 2023 + 2025

Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Texas 2022 + 2023

Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance 2022 + 2023 + 2024