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Founding Engineer
Full-time On-site
San Francisco, CA
$120k - $170k
About this role
Our Client is a seed-stage AI company on a mission to eliminate taxing workflows core to insurance agencies. Their platform currently processes hundreds of insurance policies daily for agents globally, runs over six figures in ARR, and is growing rapidly. They’re a young, energetic, and lean team that met at Princeton—since then, they’ve led engineering teams at Roblox and Robust Intelligence. Backed by Afore Capital, they are looking for a founding engineer to help expand their product and their run rate by 10x over the next six months.
Industry Background
The insurance brokerage industry brings in $310 billion in revenue annually and profits over 1/5th of that. Modern insurance brokers make their money by connecting people who need insurance to those who provide it. Still, every year, billions are spent on other tasks—processing millions of documents, inputting information into systems, and filing paperwork—all necessary to get clients the right insurance policy.
Experience Requirements
2 years of experience in Python, React
Salary
$120k - $170k
Equity
1-2%
Visa Sponsorship
Not available
On-site Work Policy
In-person in San Francisco
Full-time Position
This is a full-time, W-2 role.
Location
San Francisco, CA
About Our Client
Our Client is on a mission to eliminate the insurance back office. They use LLMs to automate document, email, and call-based workflows for insurance brokers, giving them back up to 20 hours a week to close more clients and generate revenue. While they operate in a hybrid capacity currently, they have a strong preference for in-person culture and expect to be fully in-person by Summer 2025. They value hard work, eagerness to learn, and boundless problem-solving abilities.
Team Size
2 people
Funding
$1.3M
Industry
AI/ML
Founding Year
2024
About the Team
The team believes in complete trust and ownership. Upon joining, you’ll be given full autonomy to make decisions and own the results. Collaboration is key, with no room for ego. They value blunt, efficient feedback, prioritize the customer, and are committed to delivering results. Team members are encouraged to make a difference in any way they can to benefit customers.
What We Look For
- Demonstrated experience or deep interest in building generative AI products
- Experience shipping 0→1 products or features, with the ability to rapidly prototype
- Ability to work across the stack quickly while maintaining quality
- Humble, determined, willing to take on any tasks and learn quickly
- Enjoy working with customers and helping them succeed
- 2 years of experience in Python and React
Role Responsibilities
- Own and build features powered by a generative AI analysis engine
- Iterate with customers to create an outstanding product
- Join a strong, passionate, dedicated team
Tech Stack
Python, MongoDB, React, Generative AI (OpenAI, Anthropic), AWS
The Product
- Policy Analysis Tool – Ingests insurance policies and produces comparison reports to ensure clients are well-protected.
- Proposal Tool – Generates a sales deck for new insurance policies, saving customers 4-5 hours per presentation.
- Email, Document, and Call Ingestion Tool – Synthesizes real-time and historical data to update customer information in insurance databases. Currently in alpha.
Interview Process
- Initial Kickoff Call (30 minutes)
- Technical Screen (45-60 minutes)
- Behavioral Interview (30 minutes)
- Work Trial (1 week)
Salary : $120,000 - $170,000