Product Engineer

Application Deadline: 24 September 2026

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Remote

Description

At SafetyWing (YC W18), we’re building a global social safety net for remote workers - simple health, insurance, and retirement products designed to replace national welfare systems. Our mission is to remove geographical borders as a barrier to equal opportunity and freedom for everyone. If we succeed, we believe this will be one of the most important tasks of our time.

About this Role

As a Product Engineer, you’ll help us build and scale systems that make our vision a reality. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies to create clean, scalable solutions and play a key role in shaping both our products and our processes.

We’re a fast-growing team that thrives on creativity, innovation, and collaboration. Our tech and product teams work hand-in-hand to develop products that empower remote workers worldwide, while participating in the strategic direction of the company.

We are looking for someone who has

A strong foundation in backend development with Kotlin
Hands-on experience developing product's backend services with clean, scalable code
A grasp of TypeScript, React, and Next.js
A solid understanding of the product development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, system design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance
Curiosity about new technologies and a passion for incorporating them into their work

Kotlin and Java with Micronaut
TypeScript with React and NextJSRedux
Redux Toolkit and React Query
Styled Components and Tailwind
MySQL with Hibernate and Liquibase
Google Cloud with Kubernetes

We like to work with people who

Want to help build a global social safety net on the Internet.
Think for themselves instead of copying others.
Are willing to try new things, even with the risk of failure.
Are intellectually curious and open to new ideas.
Are creative and bold in the face of any problems.
Have strong integrity and do the right thing.

What we offer

Fully remote work environment – work from anywhere globally
Transparent compensation and equity
Our own Global Safety Net, giving you worldwide health, income, and travel coverage
A minimum of four weeks of vacation per year
Yearly personal development budget and office allowance
A new laptop
An annual team gathering in amazing locations—our previous meetups were in Japan, Mexico, Bali, Siglufjörður and Hoi An

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Product Engineer