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Principal Software Engineer

Glow

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Software Engineering

San Francisco, CA, USA

Posted 6+ months ago

At Glow, we believe small businesses deserve insurance that actually works for them—offering the right coverage at the best price. We’re on a mission to rebuild insurance from the ground up, using AI we are fundamentally rethinking of how insurance works.

We’re assembling a world-class team to create an AI-first, greenfield insurance platform. If you’re passionate about solving complex problems, building at scale, and shaping the future of an entire industry, we’d love to meet you.

The Role

As a Principal Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of our technology evolution—leading architectural decisions, driving best practices, and shaping the foundation of our platform.
This is a high-impact role where you’ll have direct influence over engineering strategy, AI automation, and system scalability.
You’ll work closely with our engineering, and product teams to build a next-gen, cloud-native platform that leverages AI, event-driven architecture, and real-time automation.
This is a rare opportunity to design and implement a system from scratch—without the burden of legacy tech.

What You'll Do

Lead the architecture and development of a scalable, high-performance insurance platform.
Define and drive engineering best practices for a modern, AI-driven application stack.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into cutting-edge technology solutions.
Write exceptional code while mentoring engineers and conducting thorough code reviews.
Optimize for speed, scalability, and reliability, ensuring our platform can handle rapid growth.

Who You Are

A full-stack engineer with 8+ years of experience in modern web technologies.
Advanced expertise in Node.js, React, TypeScript, and building cloud-based applications.
Strong experience with relational and non-relational databases.
Familiarity with event-driven architecture.
Proven ability to build and scale high-performance, production-grade systems.
A problem solver who makes data-driven decisions and knows when to ask the right questions.
A believer that speed and quality are not conflicting—you can achieve both.
A strong communicator who thrives in collaborative, fast-paced environments.
Holds a BS in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Why Join Glow?

Build something from the ground up—no legacy constraints, no outdated tech.
Work with AI and automation to revolutionize a massive industry.
Be part of a well-funded startup backed by top investors.
Make an impact—what you build will directly help small businesses thrive.
Join a world-class team of builders, problem-solvers, and innovators.

We know that great work can’t be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. That’s why we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas to join our team. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our customers and helps us all grow as employees.

Glow provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.