Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Assured sits in the B2B SaaS layer modernising a legacy-heavy insurance workflow, where software becomes the operating system for high-stakes operational decisions. For SaaS professionals, that context matters: claims processing is a repeatable, high-volume domain where product reliability, auditability, and integration depth tend to be as important as feature velocity.
A Staff Backend Engineer remit in this kind of platform typically translates into work that maps closely to mature SaaS fundamentals—service boundaries, API contracts, data modelling that supports evolving product needs, and engineering practices that keep delivery predictable as usage grows. The cross-functional touchpoints called out (product, infrastructure, data) also align with how SaaS organisations ship: backend systems are rarely “just services,” but the backbone for customer-facing workflows, analytics, and risk controls.
This role is likely best suited to an engineer who prefers owning consequential systems end-to-end and influencing technical direction through architecture and standards, not only through individual tickets. It also fits someone who enjoys pairing technical depth with mentorship, and who is motivated by building platform capabilities that other teams can build on in a multi-product SaaS environment.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Assured is on a mission to modernize insurance. Claims processing (i.e. should we pay this claim?), while often overlooked, is the foundation of the entire industry. It’s currently highly manual, involving phone calls, faxes, and gut instinct, costing tens of billions of dollars a year. We can do better.
At Assured, we provide large insurers with the software solutions they need to win in a modern, technology-driven world. From self-service claim-filing software to backend fraud detection, we’re the engine that powers claims processing for some of the largest insurers in the world.
The challenges we face are deep and diverse, from creating digital experiences that provide comfort and clarity to claimants at their most stressed and vulnerable to orchestrating large-scale ML-driven decision-making on billions of dollars of claims payments, life at Assured is dynamic, collaborative, and rewarding.
We’re looking for an experienced Staff Backend Engineer to help shape the future of our rapidly scaling B2B SaaS platform. As a key technical contributor on our engineering team, you’ll own critical systems end-to-end, from architecture and infrastructure to core business logic, while helping us scale reliably, securely, and fast.
You’ll work closely with product, infrastructure, and data teams to deliver new capabilities, improve performance, and evolve the platform that powers our customers’ most important workflows. This is a high-impact role with significant ownership, technical depth, and opportunities for mentorship and leadership.
What You’ll Do
🌎 Own major areas of our backend architecture, from business logic and APIs to data modeling and infrastructure design.
👩💻 Write and ship high-quality code, conceptualize, build, test, and deploy new features and products end-to-end.
👷 Architect large-scale systems to handle increasing load, complexity, and new customer needs.
🔍 Define and implement modern testing and observability practices to improve reliability and speed.
🏎️ Build scalable abstractions and frameworks that unlock faster product development.
🤝 Lead and mentor engineers across the team, haring best practices and shaping our engineering culture.
What You Bring
📅 8+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience (SaaS experience strongly preferred).
📈 Proven success designing and scaling robust, high-quality systems from early stage to maturity.
🧑🔬 Deep engineering fundamentals in distributed systems, APIs, and data modeling.
💬 Collaborative mindset, you enjoy partnering cross-functionally with product, design, and ops.
❌ No specific stack required, we value great engineers over specific languages.
Our current stack includes: Node.js (TypeScript), Docker, PostgreSQL, and GraphQL.
Benefits:
🤑 Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary and equity package!
🏥 Comprehensive Health Care: Access to multiple medical plans with an HSA option and minimal out-of-pocket expenses. Certain plans covered 100%.
🦷 Dental Insurance: We protect those pearly whites
👀 Vision Insurance: Everyone can see clearly now at Assured
🌧 Life Insurance: It's on the house! Provided at no cost to you
🏄 Paid Time Off: Uncapped vacation days and paid holidays. Take that vacation!
👶 Family Leave: Maternity and paternity leave options
📈 Financial Wellness: 401(k) contribution with Assured contributing 3% of your income, even if you don't contribute
👪 Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and dependent care FSAs for pre-tax flexible spending
Our Commitment:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
