Engineering Manager

ABOUT BESTOW

Bestow is a leading insurance technology platform serving some of the world's largest and most innovative life insurers. We are on a mission to increase financial stability for everyone. Bestow is a team of mission-driven, results-oriented individuals. We offer all employees a remote/hybrid workplace, meaningful benefits, substantial growth opportunities, and equity.

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ABOUT THE TEAM

The engineering team is responsible for all technology for Bestow and the Bestow Platform. We serve employees, consumers, and enterprise customers. In addition to building software, we integrate and manage many third-party products used by employees and as part of the platform. Our major functional teams are product engineering, infrastructure, IT, data and analytics, martech, and program management. Engineering works closely with product management and design to define and prioritize the product roadmap.

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to join our insurance origination team.

This role will report to our Sr. Director of Engineering and is open to Remote (US).

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ABOUT THE ROLE

• Work directly with product, underwriting, TPM, and external stakeholders to introduce new insurance products and support and update existing products.
• Work with a distributed team of engineers–mentoring and driving engineering best practices.
• Assist in setting the roadmap for team deliverables in a dynamic environment.
• Ensure that SLOs/SLAs are being tracked and met.
• Drive delivery of high-quality product initiatives and engineering improvements.
• Work with the team to identify, scope, and schedule improvements to the underwriting platform.
• Be very technical and willing to participate in system design, pull request reviews, and incident investigations.
• Be data-driven in their engineering management practices.
• Drive data-driven continuous improvement with the team.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required
• 5+ years experience developing software, with at least 1 year of prior management experience.
• Ability to track key metrics and consistently meet established Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Ability to understand complex technical problems and identify areas of risk.
• Ability to ‘go deep’ technically when necessary. You should be able to read and understand the code your team generates.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.

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

Great Place to Work Certified, 2022 + 2023 + 2024

Built In Best Places to Work, 2022 + 2023

Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Texas 2022 + 2023

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

We value diversity at Bestow. The company will hire, recruit, and promote regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We understand the importance of creating a safe and comfortable work environment and encourage individualism and authenticity in every team member. 

Bestow is committed to more human hiring practices. No ghosting. No drawn-out interview process. No compensation guessing game. We value your time and consideration. Thanks for considering a job at Bestow.