Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer

Location: New York, NY
Job Type: Full-Time

About WithCoverage:

WithCoverage is reimagining risk management and insurance for the modern economy. We protect the companies building the future—100's of brands like GoPuff, Eight Sleep, Bombas, Chomps, and Blank Street Coffee—so they can move fast without compromise.

Instead of a stale brokerage model, we’ve built a new category: world-class risk advisors powered by proprietary technology. From next-generation defense contractors and advanced manufacturers to iconic consumer brands and hospitality leaders, we partner with ambitious businesses to give them the confidence to scale.

Founded by JD Ross (co-founder of Opendoor) and Max Brenner (Compound, Bain), WithCoverage is disrupting a trillion-dollar industry from the inside out. We grew 10x last year while staying cash-flow positive, with backing from 8VC, Crystal Venture Partners, and other top investors.

We’re also the only brokerage that has built its own Agency Management System from scratch, giving us full control of our operations and a platform to automate more and more of the business with AI.

Why Join Us:

• Massive Ownership – You will own architecture and core systems, not just tickets.
• Work That Matters – We protect the world’s most innovative brands: consumer icons, hospitality leaders, next-gen defense contractors, and US manufacturers.
• Redefine an Industry – Insurance is one of the largest, slowest-moving markets. We’re rewriting the playbook with proprietary software, automation, and AI.
• Real Ownership – Competitive compensation, meaningful equity, and a path to grow alongside the team.

About The Role:

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer who can architect, build, and scale key parts of our platform while setting the technical and cultural bar for the team.

This is a deeply hands-on role: you’ll write production code daily, design system architecture end-to-end, and guide younger engineers with clarity and humility. You’ll own the technical direction for major features across our stack.

If you thrive on shipping quickly, designing clean systems, building in ambiguity, and elevating engineering teams, you’ll do your best work here.

What You’ll Do:

Architecture & System Design

• Own architectural design for major product areas across frontend, backend, and data layers.
• Model B2B workflows, permissions, and complex multi-step flows end-to-end.
• Establish API boundaries, GraphQL schemas, and performance-sensitive data patterns.
• Build for scale, reliability, and long-term maintainability.

Hands-On Development

• Ship high-impact features across our stack (Next.js, Relay, GraphQL, Node/Express, Prisma, Postgres).
• Solve hard technical problems, from performance bottlenecks to schema evolution.
• Lead technical deep dives, design docs, and code reviews.

Security, Quality & Reliability

• Drive secure development practices, type safety, input validation, and access control patterns.
• Improve logging, monitoring, and operational readiness as our client base scales.

Culture & Team Development

• Set engineering culture and best practices through example, not authority.
• Help shape how the team works: documentation, patterns, testing approach, code quality.
• Support younger engineers through thoughtful guidance and pairing.
• Participate in hiring and help define what a “great engineer” looks like here.

Who You Are:

• 7+ years building modern web applications, including architecting and scaling B2B systems.
• Strong experience with most of our core stack:
• Next.js / React
• GraphQL / Relay
• Node.js / Express
• Prisma / Postgres
• Architectural depth: you’ve owned system design in real production environments.
• You think in tradeoffs, not absolutes; you can explain why a solution is right for this context.
• You write clean, type-safe code and care about maintainability.
• You elevate teams: clear communicator, calm under pressure, ego-free collaborator.
• You thrive in lean, fast-moving environments and enjoy ambiguity.
• You want ownership and autonomy, not layers of process.

For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $110,000– $140,000/year. Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Total compensation for this position may also include equity, quota incentives (for sales roles), and employee benefits.

In addition to cash compensation, WithCoverage offers full-time employees a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants.

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation (salary + equity)
• Flexible paid time off
• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance
• FSAs (Health & Dependent Care)
• Commuter Savings Account
• 401(k) with Human Interest
• Sick Leave, Family and Medical Leave, Flexible Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• A curated in-office experience with catered Friday lunches (NYC)
• A collaborative, transparent, high-trust culture