Product Engineer, Backend-Leaning Full-Stack (Insurance AI)
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San Francisco, CA · Posted November 1, 2026
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About the job
A venture-backed startup is building an AI platform that automates tedious manual work for insurance brokerages, and it is rapidly expanding its engineering group. It wants curious, self-driven engineers at every level from mid-career to staff and principal, working across the stack but leaning toward the backend.
Where you’ll contribute
Grow products that already have strong demand to a much larger user base, while adding features that deepen their value
Lead zero-to-one efforts on insurance workflows no one has automated before, experimenting and getting early versions to customers quickly
Build features across the stack with a backend emphasis, such as processing large batches of lengthy PDFs and spreadsheets and deep browser automation into legacy systems
Help merge separate point solutions into one platform that customers configure themselves by picking the workflows they need
Work alongside product managers, designers and customers so the result matches real needs and business goals
Experience
Four to sixteen years as a full-stack or backend engineer, with a record of stable tenure and growth
Prior zero-to-one product work and MVPs shipped to customers
Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines and deploying production applications
Experience integrating third-party services such as Stripe
Startup or founding-engineer background is a plus; ownership, curiosity and friendliness matter
On-site five days a week in San Francisco; no relocation support. Visa transfers can be considered.