Principal Engineer
2 weeks ago
Employment Type: Full-time, Remote (US-based, Austin HQ)
Compensation: $230k - $280k base + competitive equity
Visa: Not availableCompany Overview
QuoteWell is a tech-driven wholesale insurance broker leveraging AI, cloud-native development, and automation to modernize commercial insurance distribution. Backed by NEA, Goldcrest, and Floating Point, QuoteWell has raised $15M+. HQ in Austin, TX; remote-first culture with quarterly co-location.
Role Summary
The Principal Engineer will act as a technical visionary and systems architect, driving large-scale technical initiatives, shaping product and platform direction, and mentoring engineers. This role requires deep technical experience (10+ years), architectural leadership, and comfort working across AI, fintech, and compliance-heavy domains.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect complex, scalable systems across the TypeScript (React + Node) stack
- Lead multi-team technical initiatives, defining product and infra direction
- Deliver AI-driven agentic solutions aligned with future MCP-driven models
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Data leaders
- Establish shared frameworks, libraries, and standards to boost velocity
- Drive technical excellence (security, observability, performance, maintainability)
- Mentor senior and staff engineers, building culture of bold, thoughtful innovation
- Influence engineering strategy, technology choices, build vs. buy, and hiring
- 10+ years in software engineering (hands-on & architectural experience)
- Proven record leading large, complex technical projects
- Expertise in TypeScript, React, Node.js, cloud-native development
- Strong system design and abstraction skills
- Background in fintech, insurance tech, or compliance-heavy industries preferred
- Interest in AI coding tools, LLMs, ML-driven systems
- Comfortable with remote-first, fast-paced, startup environment
- Remote-first (quarterly co-location, Austin office optional)
- Sustainable pace (8-5/9-5, family-friendly flexibility)
- Low-ego, collaborative leadership
- Prioritizes progress over perfection
- Rewards above-and-beyond contributions with off-cycle raises
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