Senior Software Engineer, Underwriting

Coalition - Australia; United States; Remote; USD 134,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage (100%)

Flexible PTO

Annual home office stipend and WeWork

Wellness programs

Competitive compensation and growth

Job summary

Coalition is hiring a Senior Software Engineer on the Underwriting team to design, build, and operate backend services that power underwriting decisions. You will integrate with models and data to price and monitor cyber risk, while collaborating with underwriters, data science, and other engineers to scale workflows.

We expect hands-on experience with Python/Go, REST (and gRPC/GraphQL), AWS, and modern observability tools.

Qualifications

• Backend experience building and operating APIs/services in Python and/or Go.
• Experience with REST and at least one transport/format (gRPC/GraphQL).
• Experience deploying and running services in AWS or another public cloud.
• Familiarity with observability and error-tracking tools (e.g., Sentry, Datadog).
• Experience on an agile software team and using Atlassian/GitHub/GitLab.
• Degree in CS/Engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• P4-caliber ownership: independently drive medium-scope projects and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services powering underwriting decisions.
• Integrate with statistical models and ML to assess, price, and monitor cyber risk.
• Create alerts, monitors, and dashboards for stability and incident response.
• Write clean, tested code with robust unit/integration tests.
• Lead small projects end-to-end and drive technical decisions with cross-functional partners.
• Contribute to architecture discussions balancing pragmatism and scalability.
• Automate underwriting and decisioning workflows for internal teams.

Skills

Backend APIs

Python

Go

REST

AWS

Observability

Agile

CS Degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Git

GitHub

GitLab

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Datadog

Job description

About us

Coalition is the world’s first Active Insurance provider designed to help prevent digital risk before it strikes. Founded in 2017, Coalition combines comprehensive insurance coverage and innovative cybersecurity tools to help businesses manage and mitigate potential cyberattacks.

Opportunities to make an impact with bold thinking are real—and happening daily at Coalition.

About the role

The Senior Software Engineer on the Underwriting team designs and builds backend services and systems that power Coalition’s cyber insurance underwriting decisions. They integrate security, insurance, and proprietary data to apply business rules, statistical models, and machine learning in assessing and monitoring risk. This role is highly cross‑functional, partnering closely with underwriters, data science, and other engineering teams to scale and automate Coalition’s underwriting and core decisioning workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Python and/or Go that power underwriting decisioning and automation.
• Implement and evolve systems that integrate with statistical models, and machine learning models to assess, price, and monitor cyber risk over time.
• Create and maintain alerts, monitors, and dashboards to ensure operational stability, observability, and clear incident response paths.
• Write clean, well‑structured, and tested code, including robust unit and integration tests to enable confident, frequent releases.
• Lead small projects end‑to‑end and act as a technical driver within a team of engineers on medium‑to‑large initiatives, collaborating with product, underwriting, and data partners.
• Contribute to architecture and design discussions that balance pragmatism, scalability, and decoupling as the underwriting platform grows.
• Help automate and improve the underwriting and decisioning workflows used by internal underwriters and risk teams.

Skills and Qualifications

• Strong experience building and operating backend APIs and services in Python and/or Go, including familiarity with common frameworks and patterns.
• Hands‑on experience with REST and at least one additional transport or format such as gRPC or GraphQL.
• Experience using source control systems (e.g., Git or similar).
• Practical experience deploying and running services in AWS or another major public cloud environment.
• Familiarity with modern observability and error‑tracking tools such as Sentry, Datadog, Jaeger/Zipkin, Graylog, or AppDynamics.
• Experience working on an agile software team and using collaborative development tools such as the Atlassian suite, GitHub, or GitLab.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• P4‑caliber ownership: ability to independently drive projects of moderate scope, make sound technical tradeoffs, and mentor less‑experienced engineers.

Compensation

As a remote‑first organization, our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several Canadian geographic markets.

In Alberta, British Columbia & Ontario the base salary for this position ranges from $149,600/year up to $199,600/year.

For all other locations, the base salary for this position ranges from $134,600/year up to $184,600/year.

Consistent with applicable laws, an employee’s pay within this range is based on a number of factors, which include but are not limited to relevant education, skills, job‑related knowledge, qualifications, work experience, credentials, and/or geographic location. Your Recruiter can share more on the specific target salary range for your location during the interview process. Coalition, Inc. reserves the right to modify this range as needed.

Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Use of AI: We utilize AI‑assisted tools to help us organize and review the high volume of applications we receive. However, our human recruiting team makes all final hiring decisions and interview selections, valuing personal connection over algorithms.

Application Updates: Consistent with our commitment to transparency, if you are interviewed for this role, we will provide a status update on your application within 45 days of your final interview.

Perks

• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO
• Annual home office stipend and WeWork access
• Mental & physical health wellness programs like Headspace, Lumino, and more!
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement

Why Coalition?

Work at Coalition is centered on the joint mission to Protect the Unprotected. We have built a remote‑first, highly inclusive culture that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds. We trust each other to take responsibility, share ownership of outcomes, and put in the work together to protect businesses from digital risk. Coalition’s exceptional growth stems from its ability to address real‑world problems for organizations of all sizes while remaining true to our founding values of character, humility, responsibility, purpose, authenticity, and inclusion.

We’re always looking for collaborative, inquisitive individuals to join #OurCoalition.

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Coalition is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable laws in each country where we operate. This commitment includes, but is not limited to, ensuring equal treatment in recruitment, selection, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, and all other aspects of employment. Coalition does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace.

Accommodations

Coalition is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, including applicants and employees, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in each country where we operate. Our policy is to support equal opportunity in the hiring process by considering qualified applicants regardless of disability or other protected characteristics, unless providing accommodation would impose an undue hardship or disproportionate burden. If you require accommodation to complete an application, interview, pre‑employment testing, or participate in the selection process, please contact us at [e-mail]. We also consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in line with applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction.