Software Engineer

Back to jobsSoftware EngineerSan Francisco, California, United StatesAbout EthosEthos is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale. With its robust three-sided technology platform, Ethos is transforming the life insurance experience for consumers, agents, and carriers alike. Ethos offers instant, accessible products and a seamless online process that requires no medical exams and just a few health questions; it eliminates traditional barriers, making it easier than ever for everyone to protect their families. Ethos is redefining how life insurance is bought, sold, and underwritten.About The RoleAs a Software Engineer, you'll work across the stack and be responsible for building scalable platform services and systems. You’ll work closely with other engineers to build and ship key features. We are detail oriented and value clean, modular, and high-performing code. You'll help architect and build our internal standards and frameworks. You are preferably located in San Francisco or willing to relocate. This is a hybrid role with at least 2 days in office and 3 days remote each week.Duties And Responsibilities:Design, build and maintain complex fullstack systemsCollaborate with other engineers, PMs and non-technical stakeholders to develop and ship featuresDesign, build, and maintain our API’sFind and solve performance issuesParticipate in code reviewsCommunicate best practices to the teamWrite engineering requirements documentsQualifications And Skills:2-5 years of relevant experience in a software engineering roleFull stack engineering experience in Javascript, Typescript, Node or PythonExperienced with software engineering best practices – design patterns, code reviews, unit and integration testing, etc.Ability to communicate technical specifications both verbal and writtenUnderstanding of security, common attacks and defensesExperience shipping features behind an A/B testing or feature flag platform, such as OptimizelyAbility to succinctly communicate technical specifications both verbal and writtenCommand over front-end web technologies such as HTML, CSS and ReactFamiliar with optimizing Core Web Vitals and loading speed performanceExperience building complex architecture systems from the ground up, experience with backend architectural patterns of large, high-scale web applicationsExpert at leveraging agentic coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) to accelerate development workflows and improve engineering productivityAbility to design clean APIs and understanding of performance issuesKnowledge of mobile first responsive styling methodologiesExperience working with third-party lifecycle communication infrastructure, including platforms like Iterable, Twilio, Salesforce, and Regal, to orchestrate multi-channel customer engagementSolid CS fundamentals – including data structures and algorithmsUnderstanding of security, common attacks and defensesKnowledge of build systems configurations and setup - such as WebpackExperience with infrastructure, distributed systems, and deploying apps into a high-scale environment with integrated logging and monitoring technologiesThe US national base salary range for this full-time position is $96,000 - $169,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only and do not include applicable bonus, equity, or benefits.You can find further details of our US benefits at https://www.ethoslife.com/careers/Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.We are an equal opportunity employer. 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This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.We use Greenhouse’s AI-powered Talent Matching tool to compare your application against our job requirements. Please refer to our US Resident Assisted Automated Decision Making Notice on our careers page for more details.Learn moreDuties And Responsibilities:Design, build and maintain complex fullstack systemsCollaborate with other engineers, PMs and non-technical stakeholders to develop and ship featuresDesign, build, and maintain our API’sFind and solve performance issuesParticipate in code reviewsCommunicate best practices to the teamWrite engineering requirements documentsQualifications And Skills:2-5 years of relevant experience in a software engineering roleFull stack engineering experience in Javascript, Typescript, Node or PythonExperienced with software engineering best practices – design patterns, code reviews, unit and integration testing, etc.Ability to communicate technical specifications both verbal and writtenUnderstanding of security, common attacks and defensesExperience shipping features behind an A/B testing or feature flag platform, such as OptimizelyAbility to succinctly communicate technical specifications both verbal and writtenCommand over front-end web technologies such as HTML, CSS and ReactFamiliar with optimizing Core Web Vitals and loading speed performanceExperience building complex architecture systems from the ground up, experience with backend architectural patterns of large, high-scale web applicationsExpert at leveraging agentic coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) to accelerate development workflows and improve engineering productivityAbility to design clean APIs and understanding of performance issuesKnowledge of mobile first responsive styling methodologiesExperience working with third-party lifecycle communication infrastructure, including platforms like Iterable, Twilio, Salesforce, and Regal, to orchestrate multi-channel customer engagementSolid CS fundamentals – including data structures and algorithmsUnderstanding of security, common attacks and defensesKnowledge of build systems configurations and setup - such as WebpackExperience with infrastructure, distributed systems, and deploying apps into a high-scale environment with integrated logging and monitoring technologiesThe US national base salary range for this full-time position is $96,000 - $169,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only and do not include applicable bonus, equity, or benefits.You can find further details of our US benefits at https://www.ethoslife.com/careers/Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records.To learn more about what information we collect and how it may be used, please refer to our California Candidate Privacy Notice.Recruitment Notice: Please be aware of recruitment scams. All legitimate communication from our team will only come from email addresses ending in @ethos.com or @getethos.com.We will never ask for payment, banking details, or sensitive personal information during the hiring process. If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent us from a different email address, please treat it as fraudulent.244 results foundNo results foundAfghanistan+93Åland Islands+358Albania+355Algeria+213American Samoa+1Andorra+376Angola+244Anguilla+1Antigua & Barbuda+1Argentina+54Armenia+374Aruba+297Ascension Island+247Australia+61Austria+43Azerbaijan+994Bahamas+1Bahrain+973Bangladesh+880Barbados+1Belarus+375Belgium+32Belize+501Benin+229Bermuda+1Bhutan+975Bolivia+591Bosnia & Herzegovina+387Botswana+267Brazil+55British Indian Ocean Territory+246British Virgin Islands+1Brunei+673Bulgaria+359Burkina Faso+226Burundi+257Cambodia+855Cameroon+237Canada+1Cape Verde+238Caribbean Netherlands+599Cayman Islands+1Central African Republic+236Chad+235Chile+56China+86Christmas Island+61Cocos (Keeling) Islands+61Colombia+57Comoros+269Congo - Brazzaville+242Congo - Kinshasa+243Cook Islands+682Costa Rica+506Côte d’Ivoire+225Croatia+385Cuba+53Curaçao+599Cyprus+357Czechia+420Denmark+45Djibouti+253Dominica+1Dominican Republic+1Ecuador+593Egypt+20El Salvador+503Equatorial Guinea+240Eritrea+291Estonia+372Eswatini+268Ethiopia+251Falkland Islands+500Faroe Islands+298Fiji+679Finland+358France+33French Guiana+594French Polynesia+689Gabon+241Gambia+220Georgia+995Germany+49Ghana+233Gibraltar+350Greece+30Greenland+299Grenada+1Guadeloupe+590Guam+1Guatemala+502Guernsey+44Guinea+224Guinea-Bissau+245Guyana+592Haiti+509Honduras+504Hong Kong SAR China+852Hungary+36Iceland+354India+91Indonesia+62Iran+98Iraq+964Ireland+353Isle of Man+44Israel+972Italy+39Jamaica+1Japan+81Jersey+44Jordan+962Kazakhstan+7Kenya+254Kiribati+686Kosovo+383Kuwait+965Kyrgyzstan+996Laos+856Latvia+371Lebanon+961Lesotho+266Liberia+231Libya+218Liechtenstein+423Lithuania+370Luxembourg+352Macao SAR China+853Madagascar+261Malawi+265Malaysia+60Maldives+960Mali+223Malta+356Marshall Islands+692Martinique+596Mauritania+222Mauritius+230Mayotte+262Mexico+52Micronesia+691Moldova+373Monaco+377Mongolia+976Montenegro+382Montserrat+1Morocco+212Mozambique+258Myanmar (Burma)+95Namibia+264Nauru+674Nepal+977Netherlands+31New Caledonia+687New Zealand+64Nicaragua+505Niger+227Nigeria+234Niue+683Norfolk Island+672North Korea+850North Macedonia+389Northern Mariana Islands+1Norway+47Oman+968Pakistan+92Palau+680Palestinian Territories+970Panama+507Papua New Guinea+675Paraguay+595Peru+51Philippines+63Poland+48Portugal+351Puerto Rico+1Qatar+974Réunion+262Romania+40Russia+7Rwanda+250Samoa+685San Marino+378São Tomé & Príncipe+239Saudi Arabia+966Senegal+221Serbia+381Seychelles+248Sierra Leone+232Singapore+65Sint Maarten+1Slovakia+421Slovenia+386Solomon Islands+677Somalia+252South Africa+27South Korea+82South Sudan+211Spain+34Sri Lanka+94St. Barthélemy+590St. Helena+290St. Kitts & Nevis+1St. Lucia+1St. Martin+590St. Pierre & Miquelon+508St. Vincent & Grenadines+1Sudan+249Suriname+597Svalbard & Jan Mayen+47Sweden+46Switzerland+41Syria+963Taiwan+886Tajikistan+992Tanzania+255Thailand+66Timor-Leste+670Togo+228Tokelau+690Tonga+676Trinidad & Tobago+1Tunisia+216Turkey+90Turkmenistan+993Turks & Caicos Islands+1Tuvalu+688U.S. Virgin Islands+1Uganda+256Ukraine+380United Arab Emirates+971United Kingdom+44United States+1Uruguay+598Uzbekistan+998Vanuatu+678Vatican City+39Venezuela+58Vietnam+84Wallis & Futuna+681Western Sahara+212Yemen+967Zambia+260Zimbabwe+263We use Greenhouse’s AI-powered Talent Matching tool to compare your application against our job requirements. 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