Software Engineer II

ABOUT BESTOW Life insurance is one of the world's most important products. It's also one of the hardest to build, distribute, and modernize. Bestow exists to change that. Bestow is a leading vertical technology platform serving some of the largest and most innovative life insurers. Our platform unifies the fragmented, legacy value chain, enabling carriers to launch products in weeks instead of years. Carriers choose us to scale and operate at unprecedented speed, powered by AI and automation. Bestow isn't selling policies. We're building the infrastructure that helps an entire industry move faster, reach more people, and deliver on its promise. Backed by leading investors (Goldman Sachs, Hedosophia, NEA, Valar, 8VC) and trusted by major carriers, Bestow is powered by a team that moves with precision, purpose, and heart. If you want to help reimagine a centuries-old industry with lasting impact, join us. Bestow offers flexible remote/hybrid work, meaningful benefits, equity, and substantial growth opportunities. Bestow uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit E-Verify.gov http://e-verify.gov. About the Team — Pre-Sales Tools Pre-Sales Tools powers tools and experiences letting insurance agents and distribution partners quote, configure, submit applications before checkout. It's Bestow's B2B front door — if agents struggle here, they send leads elsewhere. Team has 8 engineers. What You'll Do - Build and scale Go services powering agent quoting, configuration, application-submission tools used before checkout - Partner closely w/ App & Checkout teams given tight coupling between surfaces - Contribute to architectural discussions, bringing ideas and questions even as team's acting-EM situation leaves some direction-setting open - Resolve partner-specific edge cases as distribution partners and volume scale - Write unit and integration tests for code you ship; peer review code from others on team - Use AI coding tools (Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) as default part of daily workflow — expectation, not bonus skill - Support knowledge transfer to team with high contractor ratio (Howdy), pairing and documenting as you go - Follow and help improve automation, CI/CD practices across team Who You Are - 3+ years professional backend software development experience - Professional experience with Go; comfortable owning services end to end - Experience with distributed systems or microservices, and designing APIs (REST, gRPC, OpenAPI, Protocol Buffers) - Experience using Docker for local development, and CI/CD as default practice - Demonstrated, day-to-day fluency using AI tools (Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, etc.) in real engineering work — able to speak concretely about where they help and where they don't - Comfortable contributing to architectural discussions and picking up mentorship moments as they come, even without a formal title Competencies - Go Backend Craftsmanship: Writes idiomatic, maintainable Go services; understands concurrency, error handling, package structure well enough to keep code healthy as it scales - System Design & Architecture: Designs components that hold up under growth, stay maintainable, fit Bestow's existing platform rather than fighting it - API Design: Designs clear, versioned APIs (REST/gRPC/OpenAPI) that internal teams and, where relevant, distribution partners can consume without guesswork - Testing & Quality Discipline: Writes unit and integration tests as default habit, not afterthought; catches edge cases before they reach production - AI-Augmented Engineering: Uses AI tools (Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, etc.) as default part of daily engineering work — for code, tests, debugging, or design — while applying independent technical judgment to output - Cross-Team Collaboration: Works effectively across tightly coupled teams and partners, especially App & Checkout - Ownership & Bias for Action: Drives own issues to resolution, flags blockers early, helpful given team's current acting-EM gap - Debugging & Production Support: Diagnoses and resolves issues in previously delivered features methodically, under real production constraints - Communication Clarity: Explains technical tradeoffs in language that fits audience — engineers, PMs, non-technical partners - Growth & Collaboration: 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 + 2024 + 2025 - Great Place to Work Certified, 2022 + 2023 + 2024 + 2025 - Built In Best Places to Work, 2022 + 2023 + 2025 - Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Texas 2022 + 2023 - Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance 2022 + 2023 + 2024 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. Thanks for considering a job at Bestow!