Software Engineer (Mid-Level)

The role

You will build the backbone of an AI-native platform using Go services, event-driven workflows, React UIs, and automation layers. You will work across the stack, contribute to system design, and own work from architecture to deployment.

What you will do

• Build the backbone of our AI-native platform from Go services and event-driven workflows to React UIs and automation layers
• Work closely with product and design to ship fast, learn quickly, and iterate on high-impact features
• Own work end-to-end from architecture to deployment
• Scale foundation by shaping infrastructure like observability, permissions, and dev tooling
• Stay unblocked, act with urgency, and focus on what matters most

Required qualifications

• 3+ years building and scaling production systems with Go, TypeScript, and React
• Strong CS fundamentals
• Hands-on experience with gRPC, event-driven architecture, and clean, versioned APIs
• Fluent in containers and modern orchestration tools like Temporal, Dagster, and ArgoCD

Nice to have

• Curious about AI
• Drawn to complexity
• Motivated to shape foundational systems in a massive industry

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• 10 year exercise window for stock options
• Remote-first culture
• Team offsites
• Take what you need vacation policy
• Top notch health, dental, and vision insurance subsidized by us

About the company

Chestnut is building the AI-native operating system for insurance distribution. They are replacing legacy systems with a modern platform that allows carriers to automate workflows, optimize distribution spend, and unlock growth.