Founding Engineer
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Full-time
- Remote
- Engineering
Role Overview:
Help us build the future of AI-powered insurance by shipping end-to-end features, from user problems to production-ready AI agents and APIs. You’ll work directly with founders and customers, operating in US working hours.
What We’re Looking For:
– 6+ years shipping full-stack production systems (Python, TypeScript, React/Next.js preferred)
– Proven experience building and shipping AI/LLM-powered products
– Strong product sense and user empathy
– Experience with data pipelines (DuckDB, dbt, etc.) is a plus
– Ability to thrive in ambiguity with high autonomy
What You’ll Do:
– Design, build, and own AI agents, product UX, and backend APIs
– Collaborate directly with founders and customers on feature development
– Ship features end-to-end, leveraging AI tools to maximize output
– Write simple, well-understood code with strong engineering judgment
Why You’ll Love It:
– Tackle hard problems at the intersection of AI, insurance, and data
– High ownership in a small, fast-moving, remote team
– Competitive USD compensation with potential early equity upside
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