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Founding Engineer

Engineering
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Full-time
Remote Friendly

Job Description

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

Key Requirements

Essential qualifications for this role
  1. Relevant experience required
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Make sure you meet these requirements before applying to maximize your chances of success.