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.
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ABOUT THE TEAM
IPC (Implementation & Platform Configuration) Engineering team powers digital life insurance enrollment experience Bestow's carrier partners rely on. You'll work alongside Product Managers, Underwriters, external partners to build and operate modular services — Python, Go, Java — sitting at core of Bestow's platform. Team integrates across Bestow's service landscape via gRPC, REST, async messaging, all on Kubernetes in GCP. As Senior Backend Engineer II, you'll build and operate IPC's systems, contribute to technical decisions, help scale reliability as Bestow onboards new carrier partners.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Contribute to technical design decisions for IPC services, balancing delivery speed w/ long-term maintainability
Design, build, operate backend services using Python + PostgreSQL, Go, Java-based Drools rules engine
Partner w/ other Bestow engineering teams on integration work across platform
Help build platform capabilities that scale w/ Bestow's growing partner ecosystem — new carrier onboardings, product launches, config flexibility
Mentor engineers through code review, design review, pairing
Support production reliability: help maintain/improve SLOs, strengthen observability, share on-call for IPC workloads
Use agentic AI coding tools as core part of workflow, help team adopt effective AI-assisted dev practices
Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, status clearly in writing — team remote-first, async-heavy
WHO YOU ARE
5+ years professional backend software dev experience, at Senior level
Strong proficiency in Go and Python; Java experience plus
Solid experience w/ distributed systems, microservices, API design (Protocol Buffers, OpenAPI)
Comfortable w/ PostgreSQL or other relational DBs at scale
Hands-on w/ cloud infra — Kubernetes, Docker, GCP (or equivalent)
Track record building, deploying, troubleshooting production services end-to-end
You seek out problems before they find you — proactively identify risks, propose solutions, drive to completion
Write maintainable, well-tested software, hold self and peers to high quality bar
Demonstrated experience w/ agentic AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) in daily workflow — deliberate practice, not occasional use
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!
Skills Required
- 5+ years of professional backend software development experience at the senior level
- Strong proficiency in Go and Python
- Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and API design
- Experience with Protocol Buffers and OpenAPI
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases at scale
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and GCP or equivalent cloud infrastructure
- Experience building, deploying, and troubleshooting production services end-to-end
- Experience using agentic AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot in a daily workflow
- Java experience
- Ability to write maintainable, well-tested software
- Proactive problem-solving and ability to drive solutions to completion
What the Team is Saying
Bestow Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is described as fully funded for full‑time employees and their dependents, with 100% employer‑paid premiums for medical, dental, vision, and mental health, plus HSA and abortion‑travel support. Feedback suggests this breadth and cost coverage are standout aspects of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is presented as flexible/unlimited PTO alongside company‑wide Summer and Winter breaks and 8 paid holidays. Feedback suggests these practices are intended to reinforce work‑life balance.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employees are noted to have opportunities for equity and bonuses, with defined commission tiers and reimbursement policies complementing competitive pay aims. This mix is framed as fostering a sense of ownership across roles.
Bestow Insights
What We Do
At Bestow, we’re on a mission to increase financial stability for everyone. We’re building the technology to modernize the life insurance industry and make things easier on everyone from consumers to carriers. It’s an audacious goal, sure. But we’re just crazy enough to pull it off.
Why Work With Us
Our employees consistently say “Bestow is a great place to work,” and we have the trophies to prove it — we've been Great Place to Work certified for three years running.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Bestow is a remote-first hybrid company; however, some roles will need to be connected to an office based on the job.
