Trellis Technologies - Principal Backend Engineer, Conversational AI
Requirements
• 5+ years’ experience developing software in a production environment • 2+ years’ experience in a senior engineer 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 • 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 • WHY TRELLIS? BECAUSE YOU DESERVE A CAREER THAT’S EXCITING, MEANINGFUL, AND SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO LIFT YOU UP. • We’re a group of curious, mission-driven humans rewriting the insurance experience and having a lot of fun along the way. At Trellis, you’ll make a real impact on a product millions rely on, and grow alongside a company that’s scaling fast. • WHAT SETS TRELLIS APART: • ✨ A transparent, collaborative culture where ideas win, not titles • 🚀 Big opportunities to take ownership and chart your growth • 💰 Competitive compensation (75th+ percentile) • 🏡 Fully remote across the US & Canada • 🎉 Quarterly virtual and/or in-person events that keep us connected • PLUS, THE BENEFITS ARE BUILT TO SUPPORT YOUR WHOLE LIFE: • 🌴 Flexible vacation (yes, actually flexible) • 🩺 Health insurance starts day one • 🧘 Wellness programming, because balance matters • 💸 401(k) and HSA contributions, FSAs, bonuses & equity opportunities • 🐣 Paid parental leave • 👉 If you want a role where you’ll grow, be trusted, and build something that genuinely improves people’s lives, Trellis is the place. Join us.
Responsibilities
• 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
Benefits
• Base Salary Range $159K – $210K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • or drag and drop here • We are currently only hiring in the US and Canada for this role. • We want to know how you think! (We value this response highly - great answers will give us insight into your craft.) • Please share anything else you want us to know or additional context for your application. • Decline to self-identify • Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. • White • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. • Black or African American • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. • Asian • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. • American Indian or Alaska Native • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races. • Two or More Races • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) • I identify as one or more of the classifications of protected veteran listed above • I am not a protected veteran
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