About the RoleA fast-growing,
Y Combinator-backed insurtech startup (Seed stage) is hiring a
Founding Software Engineer to take true end-to-end ownership of the core platform powering its AI agents - infrastructure already live with major insurance carriers and scaling rapidly. This is a high-agency, zero-hand-holding role on a small (sub-10-person) team where you design systems, orchestrate AI agents, and ship production code on a weekly cycle.
The company builds AI-powered agents that automate complex claims operations - including intake, status management, third-party outreach, and document parsing - for carriers, TPAs, and their partners across Workers' Comp, P&C, and Health insurance. The platform handles both inbound and outbound voice, email, and file-based workflows in a regulated, security-sensitive environment.
What You'll Do- Own entire platform components end-to-end - from evaluation pipelines and model reliability to document parsing and agent execution infrastructure.
- Build and maintain reliability systems: retries, circuit breakers, failover, observability, and canary deployments.
- Design and ship an eval platform that catches regressions before customers do, including per-run evals and automated regression detection.
- Collaborate closely with forward-deployed engineers to rapidly spec, build, and ship solutions surfaced directly from customer pain points.
- Shape developer platform tooling, CI/CD workflows, and coding agent integrations to unlock team velocity.
What We're Looking ForMust-haves:- TypeScript and SQL as primary production languages - clearly evidenced on resume or GitHub.
- 4+ years of software engineering experience; 3+ years owning a core platform component end-to-end at a VC-backed startup with measurable business outcomes.
- Hands-on AWS (or GCP) experience in a production environment.
- Startup experience (Seed-Series B) with demonstrated end-to-end platform ownership - not just feature contributions.
- Experience in a regulated or security-sensitive environment (fintech, insurtech, or healthtech) where auditability and traceability were hard requirements.
- Proven backend expertise: REST APIs, PostgreSQL, vector databases, Docker, and system architecture.
- A public artifact (GitHub, personal site, or published technical content) showing genuine engineering interest outside day-to-day employment.
- US work authorization required - no visa sponsorship available.
Nice-to-haves:- Shipped AI/LLM agent infrastructure including tool orchestration, evaluation pipelines, or session lifecycle management.
- Previous product experience: PM internship, PM role, or product-focused engineering work.
- Experience with voice AI systems, insurance platforms, or fintech infrastructure.
- Founded a company or was an early engineer (first 10) with multi-year tenure.
- Technical degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
Compensation & Benefits- Salary: $165,000 - $270,000 USD annually (commensurate with experience).
- Early-stage equity in a well-funded, high-growth startup.
LocationThis is an
on-site role based in
Los Angeles, CA. Candidates in New York City, NY or San Francisco, CA may also be considered. Relocation support available for strong candidates.
