Software Engineer (Python)

About Beam:

Beam was founded in 2012 by three engineers who saw the opportunity to modernize the dental benefits industry using technology. Today, Beam Benefits is a digitally-led employee benefits company that offers dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental health coverage. The company simplifies and modernizes the $100+ billion ancillary benefits industry through its leading dental insurance product, breadth of ancillary benefits, AI-powered underwriting, diversified distribution channels, and next generation benefits administration technologically-driven customer experience.

The Role:

Beam is seeking a Software Engineer (Python) who is passionate about primarily building backend apis. Our engineers have the opportunity to work across our broad product portfolio, engaging with a diverse set of technologies and shipping code frequently. We value developers who not only excel technically but also mentor their peers and bring their insights to improve our development practices and product strategies.

What You Will Bring:

You are an experienced Software Engineer with a deep passion for both people and products. In this role, you’ll focus on building robust, scalable systems using Python, working closely with partners across Product, Design, Underwriting and Engineering to fully own and iterate rapidly on projects. You’re constantly seeking opportunities to improve yourself, your team, and the product, always with the company’s success in mind. You thrive on learning, diving into code alongside your team, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality products. With a proven track record of elevating those around you, you excel in a collaborative environment and enjoy empowering your teammates to reach new heights.

Joining Beam Benefits Means:

• Working in a complex and dynamic business, simultaneously serving customers across employee benefits insurance product lines and growth and service channels
• Collaborating with a diversely skilled team to continuously improve
• Being empowered as an owner and expert
• Being motivated by improving how people access employee benefits

What You Will Do:

• Regularly ship high-quality, tested code
• Act as a technical advisor for your team to continually improve the quality of our code and products
• Mentor fellow engineers to help level up the overall knowledge of the team
• Propose and implement architectural solutions to ensure the continued improvement of our tech stack
• Convert excel raters into productionized Python codeIntegrate with 3rd party systems
• Propose and implement developer tools to improve the development process and developer’s experience at Beam
• Regularly evaluate the performance and scalability of our platform and work with our developers to follow and implement best practices
• Own portions of our agile processes

What Technical Skills Will Help You Be Successful:

• 3+ years of extensive experience with Python and data analysis libraries such as pandas and polars
• Exposure to FastAPI, PyTest, pdm, and/or uvBachelor’s in Computer Science or related field
• Experience with using and managing Ci/CD Pipelines (Buildkite, CircleCi, etc.)
• Expertise in building secure, scaleable, well tested REST API'sRelational DB schema design experience
• An excellent understanding of CS fundamentals: data structures, design patterns, etc
• Exposure to React, React Testing Library, NextJS, and TypeScript would be a plus
• Exposure to Ruby on Rails would be a plus

Compensation and Benefits:

Beam offers a competitive base salary paired with an attractive variable compensation structure.

Employees benefit from performance-based bonuses and incentives, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance. Additionally, Beam provides a 401(k) plan with company matching, flexible time off, and the opportunity to participate in the equity program.