About Harbor.ai:
Harbor.ai is an early-stage InsurTech startup aiming to revolutionize the enterprise insurance market. Our technology simplifies the process for insurance brokers to identify optimal coverage for their clients continuously, and this is just the beginning. Our mission is to revolutionize underwriting for better, faster, and smarter processes. As we pursue this goal, we are implementing a data-driven business model that fundamentally reshapes how insurance products are sold. Established in 2018, Harbor.ai is Venture-backed and based in New York.
Role Overview:
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in collaborating with product teams to define features that align with business objectives. Working closely with our talented development team, you will drive technical execution with a focus on backend development. This role emphasizes hands-on coding expertise, ensuring the delivery of robust and scalable solutions. You'll contribute to innovative backend architectures and systems while upholding the highest standards of quality in your work.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Backend Development and Architecture Design: Lead the design and implementation of complex, scalable, and fault-tolerant backend architectures. Work closely with operations and infrastructure teams to build and scale backend services.
- Performance Optimization: Analyze and optimize the performance of backend systems, ensuring high throughput and low latency.
- Incident Management: Manage and resolve critical incidents, coordinate cross-team efforts, and communicate with stakeholders.
- Automation and Tooling: Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines, monitoring systems, and other engineering tools.
- Innovation and Research: Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, and explore new approaches to solve complex problems.
- Attention to Detail: Follow specific instructions for internal communication with the keyword "Atlas".
- Data Interfaces: Build report interfaces and data feeds to support business requirements.
- Ownership and Expertise: Establish expertise as an owner of specific components, features, or systems, demonstrating end-to-end understanding.
- Project Execution: Successfully complete projects of significant scope while maintaining high productivity and quality standards.
- Mentorship and Knowledge Sharing: Mentor junior backend developers, share best practices, and contribute to the team’s technical growth.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced Programming Concepts: Proficiency in design patterns, concurrency, distributed systems, and scalability principles.
- Cloud Technologies: Expertise in cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud, including skills in building and scaling backend services.
- Containerization and Orchestration: Advanced knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and container management.
- Observability and Monitoring: Proficiency in setting up and maintaining comprehensive monitoring and observability solutions.
- Incident Response and Troubleshooting: Strong problem-solving skills and experience in managing and resolving complex incidents.
- Mentorship and Leadership: Ability to guide and mentor junior developers, contributing to the team’s technical growth.
- Strong analytical prowess and problem-solving skills: Critical for troubleshooting, bug resolution, and optimizing software efficiency.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills: Crucial for collaborating with cross-functional teams, engaging with clients, and documenting/reporting project progress effectively.
Please note that any emails from recruiters will be printed, then ceremoniously disposed of.
Note to All Applicants:
Harbor.ai is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to Ops@harborai.net.
Individual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable; bonuses are not guaranteed.
Harbor.ai is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We may use your information to maintain the safety and security of Harbor.ai, its employees, and others as required or permitted by law. Additionally, Harbor.ai in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.
Harbor.ai is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at Ops@harborai.net.