Job Overview
Location
Remote (United States)
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Frontend Engineer
Date Posted
May 21, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Build scalable, maintainable front-end applications using Angular and TypeScript to power Kin’s insurance platform, ensuring high performance and optimal user experience for both customers and internal teams.
- • Lead the end-to-end development of small to medium-sized software projects from planning and design through deployment and post-launch support in a fast-paced, remote-first Agile environment.
- • Set and uphold high engineering standards for code quality, architecture, and maintainability by exemplifying best practices and conducting peer reviews.
- • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through pair programming, code reviews, and technical guidance to elevate team-wide development practices and foster growth.
- • Drive front-end architecture decisions that improve scalability, performance, and developer experience, including the design and expansion of reusable UI component libraries.
- • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, QA, Actuarial, and Insurance Product teams to translate complex business requirements into clean, intuitive technical solutions.
- • Contribute to technical roadmaps aligned with product goals, ensuring front-end systems evolve in sync with company-wide priorities and customer needs.
- • Develop and maintain shared component libraries using modern web standards, adhering to methodologies such as BEM and Object-Oriented CSS for consistent, modular design.
- • Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog refinement to ensure transparent and efficient delivery.
- • Integrate front-end applications with backend APIs, ensuring seamless data flow and robust error handling across systems.
- • Optimize application performance by identifying and resolving bottlenecks related to rendering, state management, and network latency.
- • Advocate for user-centered design principles and accessibility standards to ensure all digital experiences are inclusive and easy to use.
- • Provide technical expertise and support across the front-end codebase, troubleshooting production issues and implementing fixes with urgency and precision.
- • Contribute to the continuous improvement of development workflows, tooling, and CI/CD pipelines to enhance team velocity and reduce technical debt.
- • Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders to align expectations and drive informed decision-making.
- • Stay current with front-end technologies and industry trends, evaluating and recommending new tools or patterns that improve development efficiency or user outcomes.
🎯 Requirements
- • Experience building production applications with TypeScript and Angular 2+
- • Proven track record of shipping small to medium-sized software projects in a collaborative environment
- • Familiarity with state management patterns such as NgRx or Redux
- • Experience developing reusable UI components and shared component libraries
- • Comfort working in a fast-paced startup with strong ownership and collaboration skills
- • Ability to work within Central or Eastern time zones
🏖️ Benefits
- • Remote-first work environment with teams across 35+ U.S. states
- • Opportunities to work on meaningful products that impact homeowners in high-risk areas
- • Recognition as a Built In Chicago Best Place to Work (2021–2026) and Great Places to Work Certified (2024–2027)
- • Competitive compensation and benefits package aligned with market standards
- • Culture of low drama, high performance, and psychological safety
- • Reinvestment of operational savings into customer value: better pricing, more products, and innovations
Skills & Technologies
About Kin Insurance, Inc.
Kin Insurance is a direct-to-consumer home insurance technology company that uses data and analytics to offer affordable coverage to homeowners in catastrophe-prone regions. Licensed in multiple states, it provides policies underwritten by partner carriers and its own risk-bearing entity, focusing on wind, hail, hurricane and wildfire exposures. Customers purchase, manage and file claims entirely online or via mobile app, reducing administrative overhead and allowing rapid pricing and binding. Headquartered in Chicago, the company also operates a Florida-domiciled carrier, Kin Interinsurance Network, to retain risk and maintain rate and form control.
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