Job Description

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Title of Role: Senior Software Engineer – Product (Full-Stack / AI)
Location: San Francisco, CA
Company Stage of Funding: Series A (~$25M raised)
Office Type: Onsite (5 days/week)
Salary: $200,000 – $320,000 + Equity

Our client is a fast-growing, venture-backed AI company transforming the insurance brokerage industry by automating high-friction, manual workflows. Their platform leverages AI to process complex data (including PDFs, emails, and legacy systems) and enables brokerages to operate more efficiently at scale.

With strong early traction, multi-million ARR, and deep adoption among enterprise customers, the company is entering a rapid growth phase following a recent Series A raise.

What You Will Do

• Build and ship full-stack product features across frontend and backend systems
• Develop AI-powered workflows that automate complex, real-world business processes
• Design and scale systems that process large volumes of structured and unstructured data
• Build integrations with legacy systems through browser automation and APIs
• Own product development from 0→1 MVP to scaling (1→10)
• Collaborate closely with customers to understand workflows and incorporate feedback
• Optimize performance, reliability, and scalability of production systems
• Balance product, engineering, and business priorities in decision-making

Ideal Candidate Background

• 4–8 years of full-stack software engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript (Python is a plus)
• Proven experience building and shipping user-facing products
• Experience working at VC-backed startups (Seed to Series E)
• Strong product mindset with ability to own features end-to-end
• Experience building scalable systems and handling complex data workflows
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Preferred

• Experience building AI-powered products or automation systems
• Experience working with messy/unstructured data (PDFs, documents, etc.)
• Background in fintech, insurtech, or vertical SaaS
• Strong academic background (top CS programs)
• Experience working in high-growth, product-driven environments
• Experience with browser automation or integration-heavy systems

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive base salary: $200,000 – $320,000
• Equity: ~0.1% – 0.3%
• High-growth startup with strong traction and product-market fit
• Opportunity to work on real-world AI systems with immediate customer impact
• High ownership and direct collaboration with founders
• In-office collaboration with a small, high-performing team
• Fast hiring process

This is a high-impact role for product engineers who want to build AI systems that directly automate complex workflows in a massive, underserved industry.