Staff Software Engineer
ChestnutSan Francisco, California, United States • Seattle, Washington, United States
Posted July 30, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Chestnut is an enterprise SaaS company specializing in distribution infrastructure for insurance carriers. Their Producer Performance Management (PPM) platform offers a modular, API-first architecture that streamlines onboarding, producer management, and incentive compensation, allowing carriers to quickly implement and customize solutions without extensive custom work. Chestnut's unique approach combines insurance-native data structures with an extensible logic engine, enabling full control over business logic and compensation strategy as carriers evolve their distribution models.
Job Description
Chestnut is building the first AI-native operating system for insurance distribution. We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and implementation of critical systems and shape the technical culture as we grow.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience building and scaling complex software systems
- Have led architecture or technical strategy for a product or platform team
- Comfortable working across backend, data, and infra layers (and diving into frontend when needed)
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- Remote-first culture built on trust, autonomy, and high performance
- Team offsites for all of us to bond
- Take what you need vacation policy
- Top notch health, dental, and vision insurance subsidized by us
