Sr Software Engineer (Backend)

Who we are Through a partnership-based approach, Coterie helps insurance professionals unlock untapped revenue in the small commercial space. With an innovative quoting platform that delivers accurate pricing and bindable quotes in less than one minute, Coterie makes small business insurance effortless. We are on a mission to build and foster a world-class team to bring speed, simplicity, and service to commercial insurance. We value integrity, humility, passion, and intelligence. If you want to push yourself and reshape a 200B market, were excited to talk to you.

What will the Sr Software Engineer Backend do? The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for leading the design, development, and maintenance of complex software systems that support organizational goals. This role provides technical direction, contributes to architectural decisions, and ensures the quality, scalability, and performance of engineering solutions. The Senior Software Engineer mentors team members, drives continuous improvement, and collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver reliable and efficient software aligned with business needs.

All engineers are granted a Claude Code premium license and are encouraged to leverage AI in their work.

Key Responsibilities

• Designs and implements complex systems.
• Mentors others.
• Owns end-to-end delivery of significant features.
• Ensures code quality, scalability, and maintainability.
• Influences technical direction and team practices.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years software engineering experience.
• 5 years working in the insurance industry.
• 5 years building production-ready APIs in C# with .NET 5.
• Experience working within a micro-services architecture in a containerized environment.
• Experience working with cloud-based SQL and NoSQL Databases and other cloud-based services to build scalable applications.
• Experience using Git and GitHub to collaborate and review code.
• Experience writing Unit tests and automated integration tests (Postman or equivalent).
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to debug issues and improve system performance.
• Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams and participates in code reviews.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and contribute to continuous improvement.

Our interview process Our hiring process generally consists of 4 phases. The goal is to provide an opportunity for us to learn more about our candidates while allowing them to get to know us as well.

Phase 1 Qualified candidates will first meet with a member of our People Operations team for a phone interview. This discussion is a high-level conversation to understand more about your background and interests and for us to share more about Coterie and the position.

Phase 2 Selected candidates will be invited to meet with our Hiring Manager for a 2nd interview via Teams video. This interview is designed to be more detail-oriented and allows you to learn more about the role and is expected to be 30 minutes in length.

Phase 3 Top candidates will be invited to participate in a take-home coding exercise. Candidates who successfully complete the project will then be invited to a 1-hour technical interview with our Lead Engineers and a 45-minute team interview with additional members of the engineering team.

Phase 4 Final candidates will receive an invite to our final interview series. This series will include 1:1s with senior leadership. The final series is roughly 30 minutes.

Whats in it for you Coterie has excellent benefits for all full-time employees. We offer the following:

• 100% remote.
• Health insurance through Aetna; we pay 100% of premiums.
• Dental and vision insurance through Guardian; we pay 100% of premiums.
• Basic life insurance; we pay 100% of premiums.
• Access to flexible spending account (FSA) or health savings account (HSA) for those using HSA eligible plans.
• 401K plan up to 4% match with immediate vest. Must be 21 years of age or older to participate.
• Flexible PTO policy offering up to 3 weeks of time off to support onboarding and integration during the first twelve months of employment. After the first year of employment and effective as of the anniversary date, eligibility transitions to up to 4 to 5 weeks of time off annually to recharge and sustain long-term success.
• 12 company-paid holidays each year.
• Continuing education annual stipend.
• Annual salary estimated between $140,000-$165,000 based on national data. Candidates who meet all the minimum requirements and possess additional relevant experience as outlined in the job description may be considered for a salary above the midpoint of the above range. Salary is based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data ranges, applicants skills, prior relevant experience, degrees, or certifications, etc.

Work Authorization At this time, Coterie Insurance is unable to consider candidates who require current or future visa sponsorship. Applicants must have authorization to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship now or in the future. Falsification of an application, including work authorization status, is immediate grounds for dismissal from consideration.