Staff software engineer, AI product
•WatershedHybrid· 1d
💻 Engineering⏰ Full-time🎯 Lead / Principal💰 $215k-254k🇺🇸 Denver, USA
1d ago
Kin·9 days ago
Own the platform that powers Kin's policy admin, billing, and payments. You'll set multi-year strategy, lead complex discovery, and shape API standards. 7+ years in software PM required.
Kin makes life simpler, more affordable, and better for homeowners — especially in the places where climate risks, rising costs, and outdated systems make it harder. We start with smarter homeowners insurance and expand to everything homeowners need to thrive.
Using data, technology, and thoughtful human support, we’re building products that are clear, fair, and help homeowners feel confident — so homeowners aren’t left behind when they need help most.
Founded in 2016, Kin is a remote-first employer with Kinfolk across more than 35 states. We serve customers in 14 states (and counting). Our disciplined growth, strong customer satisfaction, and focus on long-term sustainability fosters outstanding growth, attracts marquee investors, and earns recognition and accolades, including:
Built In Chicago's Best Places to Work, Midsize Companies (2021-2026)
Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers (2026)
Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Forbes’ Fintech 50 (2023-2026)
Great Places to Work Certified (May 2024-May 2027)
Most importantly, we’re building Kin to be a place where people do meaningful work with real impact — for our customers, our communities, and each other. We're excited to tell you more about how you can contribute to our rapid growth, strong unit economics, profitability, and excellent customer ratings. To learn more about how we work and what we’re building, visit kin.com and see how we work.
We're looking for an experienced Product Manager to own the evolution of Kin's core platform — the foundational layer that powers policy and contract administration, billing systems, payment infrastructure, and the APIs that connect it all.
This is a individual contributor role with real organizational weight. You'll shape multi-year platform strategy, set the standard for product excellence on the team, and serve as a thought partner to engineering and business leadership at a moment when platform stability and scalability are central to Kin's continued growth. If you've navigated legacy modernization, API-first architecture, and the regulatory complexity of financial services or insurance — and you know what it means to treat internal teams as customers — this is the role for you.
Define and drive the long-term platform strategy for policy administration, billing, and payment systems, translating business goals into a clear, sequenced roadmap
Serve as the platform's primary product voice with engineering, architecture, and senior leadership; align stakeholders on priorities and trade-offs with clarity and confidence
Lead discovery on complex, ambiguous platform problems — defining the right problem before the solution, grounding every decision in data, user research, and business impact
Own the platform's API strategy, ensuring internal and external consumers have reliable, well-documented, and versioned interfaces that let the business move fast without breaking things
Drive solutions from early prototype to full production rollout in close partnership with data, design, and engineering
Write crisp, comprehensive product specs and user stories that give engineering teams the context and clarity they need to build with confidence
Define, own, and evangelize platform success metrics; use data to drive continuous improvement and communicate impact across the business
Mentor and elevate other product managers on the team, modeling rigor, intellectual curiosity, and collaborative leadership
Manage key vendor relationships — particularly across payment processors and third-party policy administration systems — ensuring contracts and integrations serve long-term platform goals
In your first 6–12 months at Kin, success is less about checking boxes and more about the impact you create. You’ll use your skills and judgment to take ownership of meaningful work, improve how we operate, and help move Kin’s mission forward. Along the way, you’ll deliver outcomes that make a real difference for both Kinfolk and the homeowners we serve.
By the end of your first year, you should feel confident in your role, trusted as an owner, and proud of the progress you’ve helped make.
A clear, sequenced multi-year platform roadmap is in place, stakeholders are aligned on priorities, and engineering is building against it with confidence
Platform API standards are defined, documented, and being adopted consistently by internal and external consumers
Key modernization or migration work is underway with dependent teams unblocked and on track
Platform success metrics are established, visible across the business, and actively informing roadmap decisions
8+ years of professional experience, with at least 6 years in software product management
Proven ownership of platform or infrastructure products at a Fintech, Insurtech, or similarly regulated financial services company
Experience leading platform modernization or re-platforming initiatives, including sequencing migrations without disrupting dependent teams
Technical fluency sufficient to hold your own in architecture conversations and understand the downstream implications of platform decisions for reliability, scalability, and security
Vendor management experience with payment processors, policy administration vendors, or third-party data providers
Written and verbal communication skills calibrated for both technical and executive audiences — you write clearly, present confidently, and tailor your message to the room
Bonus if you have:
Deep familiarity with insurance policy administration systems, billing platforms, or payment infrastructure (e.g., Guidewire, Duck Creek, Stripe, Braintree, or equivalents)
Experience with homeowners, property & casualty, or specialty insurance products
Exposure to regulatory and compliance frameworks in financial services
We believe a great hiring experience should be clear, respectful, and human. We’ll accept applications for this position until July 17, 2026. While our recruiting team uses AI tools for efficiency, resumes are still screened by Kin’s in-house recruiters, and candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are made by recruiters and hiring teams. Rest assured, real people make real decisions.
The hiring process and timeline for each role will vary, depending on the position. However, here are some things you can expect from us:
Prompt updates and feedback following interviews
Interviews with recruiters, hiring managers, and members of teams
Skills assessment relevant to the position, if applicable
Genuine, thoughtful human interaction at every step
We offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits program, allowing you to choose the benefits that are best for you and your family, starting on the first day of the month following your start date.
Core Benefits
Competitive salary and company equity through Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), granted as part of our standard compensation package and based on role and level
401(k) with company match up to 4% of eligible earnings
Multiple medical plan options, plus dental and vision coverage
Company-funded HSA contributions (based on medical plan selection)
Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability
Health & Wellbeing
A variety of supplemental benefit options, including long-term disability, critical illness, accident, legal, and pet insurance
Access to mental health support and confidential counseling resources
Flexible PTO for exempt employees (most employees take 15–20 days per year), plus 8 company-observed holidays
Paid parental leave, including up to 14 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parents and 8 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parents
Growth & Development
Career mobility and internal growth opportunities across the organization
Professional development budgets for certifications, conferences, and learning available, subject to management approval
We don’t just hire for skills. We hire for alignment. Kinfolk bring diverse perspectives, but we’re united by a shared set of values that shape how we work and how we show up for each other and our customers.
Run through walls, together - Our industry is stuck in the status quo. But Kin is different. We are challengers. Innovators unwavering in our mission to fix insurance for those who need it most. We are changing insurance for good. We roll up our sleeves, take action, and get “impossible” things done every day with grit and teamwork.
Raise the bar. Drop the ego - Attitudes are contagious. Every one of us is responsible for creating the culture we want to work in. High performance. Low drama. Always respectful. Like professional sports teams, we win by working in sync. We show up, work hard, and play to each other’s strengths.
Act like an owner - We are owners, fully accountable for achieving Kin’s mission. That requires positive, proactive, big-picture thinking well beyond our job descriptions. Ask questions, Take ownership. Do the right thing, even when it‘s hard. Because when Kin thrives, so do you. And so do our customers.
Operate lean. Deliver more - We build efficiency into everything we do. Each dollar we save gets reinvested to deliver more to our customers: better pricing, more products, and new innovations. We work smarter by relentlessly prioritizing and using technology, including AI, to multiply our impact. Lean is about focus, not deprivation. Lean isn't a limitation – it's our competitive advantage.
Keep asking ‘What if?’ - We value curiosity. To make insurance better for our customers, we experiment. We embrace insights. And we base decisions on data rather than assumptions. We see setbacks as opportunities for growth and are always learning and improving. Both individually and as a company.
We are a remote-first company with offices in Chicago, IL and St. Petersburg, FL where teams can come together for collaboration.
For Sales Agents and Customer Service Agents: These roles sit in any of the following 30 states: AL, AZ, CO, FL, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NC, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, and WI.
For all other positions, these roles can sit in any of the following 40 states: AL, AR, AZ, CA (exempt only), CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, and WI. Please only apply if you are able to live and work full-time in one of the states listed above.
For remote technical positions located in Canada, we are only able to hire individuals who reside in Ontario. Applicants must be able to live and work full-time in Ontario to be considered.
State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.
Kin is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We don't just accept difference – we honor it, nurture it, and celebrate it. We don’t discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Kin welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require accommodation, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected]