Founding Engineer

About the company Our client is an insurance company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build and refine AI-driven software in a small engineering group, owning features across the stack from data models to user-facing interfaces. The work centers on automating internal analytical and operational workflows, with a focus on reliability and careful evaluation of AI behavior. The role also shapes the team's engineering practices and system design as the group grows. What you'll do - Build and iterate on AI-driven software that automates internal analytical and operational workflows. - Take full-stack features from design through production across Python and TypeScript. - Partner with non-engineering colleagues to build tools that expand their capacity and output. - Create evaluation frameworks, safety checks and reliability tooling for AI systems where errors carry real consequences. - Help define engineering culture and architecture as part of an early, growing engineering team. Requirements What we're looking for - 2 to 8 years of software engineering experience. - Strong proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript. - Experience with AI engineering, such as agents, evaluations, LLM APIs or fine-tuning, or a strong interest in it. - Full-stack or backend-focused background, with no pure frontend-only profiles considered. - Experience owning and shipping a full-stack product end-to-end, from idea to production. - Experience at a leading product company or venture-backed startup at staff or tech-lead scope, or having founded a company. - Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field from a top-25 university. - A humble, service-oriented attitude and a collaborative approach with colleagues outside engineering. Bonus points - Experience in healthcare or insurance technology. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: $175K - $300K - Equity Location and work model - San Francisco, CA, United States or New York, NY, United States - On-site, 5 days in-office - Full-time