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Staff Software Engineer

Remote

About Trellis

Trellis is a profitable, fast-growing, Series A start-up backed by leading VC’s like General Catalyst, QED, NYCA, and Amex Ventures.

Join our mission to simplify and automate shopping for home and auto insurance.

Our ML-powered insurance recommendations, and our GenAI-powered conversational interface, enable us to insure everyday Americans faster, cheaper, and smarter.

We’re fully remote. We believe it allows us to find the best talent wherever it is, provide our team with maximum flexibility, and stand out to candidates.

Trellis is led by third-time fintech entrepreneur, Daniel Demetri, who has previously founded multiple fintech and insurtech startups that now operate as publicly-traded companies.

Our Values

  1. Extreme Ownership – We fulfill our promises to each other and to our customers. We own our responsibilities 110%.
  2. Speed – We work quickly and pragmatically. We move fast and get things done.
  3. Craft – We are constantly learning and bettering ourselves and the way we work.
  4. Collaboration – We work transparently, solicit feedback, and leave our egos at the door.
  5. Positivity – We see a cup half-full, focus on the team's potential, and rise to challenges.

Position Overview

As a Staff Software Engineer at Trellis, you will be a technical leader on the engineering team. You will develop technical plans based on company-level strategic initiatives and will shape project work for the team. You will guide the team in their approach to project work and help them develop solutions to complex problems. You will deliver well-tested code and provide actionable feedback that improves overall team performance. You’ll also help onboard new hires and foster a collaborative team culture.

Ideal candidates are self-motivated problem solvers, detail-oriented, and effective communicators. They can communicate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. A balance of pragmatism and strong opinions, along with curiosity and a proactive approach to solving challenges, is essential for success.

Who You Are

  • Meticulous: You pay attention to detail and take pride in what you deliver
  • Articulate: You succinctly and effectively communicate verbal and written technical and non-technical ideas and topics
  • Kind, not (just) nice: You provide tough feedback in a clear and concise manner that does not diminish or belittle the recipient
  • Opinionated: You bring strong opinions to discussions but are willing to change your mind when presented with new or better information
  • Product-minded: You focus on the “why” just as much as the “what” or “how”
  • Collaborative: You work within your team and cross-functionally to build consensus and achieve results
  • Autonomous: You are self-motivated, able to hold yourself accountable, and can generate high-value work with little direct supervision

What You’ll Do

  • Guide your team in delivering high quality, well tested technical solutions providing technical and project oversight
  • Lead by example through the quality of your code and your approach to your work
  • Own projects through the entire software development lifecycle - from planning and development to validation, iteration, and maintenance
  • Translate conceptual work into well-crafted tech plans for review by technical leadership and key stakeholders
  • Leverage your understanding of the business and engineering strategies to design experiments and high-value projects that impact the work your team is doing
  • Expertly navigate complex systems and domains to identify key challenges and create plans to address them
  • Own system quality and hold your team members accountable through constructive and actionable feedback
  • Level up the team through code review feedback and knowledge sharing sessions
  • Assist in the onboarding of new engineering hires

What You’ll Need

While you don’t need all of these to be successful in this role, we think you’ll be more successful the more you have

  • 7+ years’ experience developing software in a production environment
  • 2+ years’ experience in a staff engineer or technical lead role
  • Production experience with Node.js and Typescript
  • Proven experience working in backend systems, designing RESTful APIs and codifying business logic on top of data stores
  • Exceptional ability to communicate clearly and concisely, particularly in Slack and technical documents
  • Experience in product development where you were a key decision maker
  • Deep expertise in system architecture and design
  • Proven success in operational excellence
  • Cross-functional leadership and collaboration experience
  • Familiarity with cloud environments, especially the Google Cloud stack

 

Trellis is a fantastic place to work

Join a talented, passionate team:

  • Flat, collaborative, transparent culture; get in at the ground floor and be a true business partner
  • Opportunities for growth and development within your role and all areas of the organization
  • 75th-percentile (competitive!) compensation
  • 100% remote work environment
  • Quarterly, fun team bonding events

 

Trellis additionally offers competitive benefits:

  • Unlimited vacation time
  • 100% employer-paid Platinum-tier health insurance for employee, 65% for dependents
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Bonuses and equity opportunities
  • Budget for home office equipment

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