Authentic helps insurance brokers create better insurance products for their clients. We provide the technology platform and behind-the-scenes support that lets brokers build custom insurance solutions for specific industries or customer groups. Think of us as the operating system that powers these specialized insurance offerings. For brokers, this means they can offer unique products their competitors don't have, earn more money, and spend less time on paperwork and administrative tasks. We handle the complex (technology, compliance, and partnerships with highly-rated insurance carriers), so they can focus on serving their customers and growing their business.
Responsibilities
- Own reliability and performance at scale - set SLOs, reduce incidents, build observability that actually helps
- Scale the Platform Engineering team from ~8 to 15+ engineers over 18 months - hire well, develop ICs into leads, build culture
- Set technical direction for product - make architectural decisions on APIs, data models, and frontend systems
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, and Design teams to align engineering investments with company goals
- Stay close to the work - review critical PRs, participate in architecture discussions, unblock your team when needed
- Build processes that enable speed - CI/CD, on-call rotations, incident response, without bureaucracy
Experience
- 2+ years leading and scaling engineering teams
- Experience growing teams, including developing ICs into leads
- Strong platform/infrastructure background - you have built and operated systems at scale
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure (we are on AWS)
- Comfortable in a fast-moving environment
- Excellent communication skills - you can translate technical decisions for non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
- Experience with AI/ML products - LLM integrations, automation, intelligent features
- Familiarity with our stack: Python (FastAPI), TypeScript/React, AWS (CDK, Lambda, DynamoDB)Previous involvement in scaling engineering processes: hiring, on-call, incident management
Compensation includes a $150,000–$250,000 base salary and meaningful equity, offering the opportunity to participate directly in Authentic’s continued growth.
Our (FTE) benefits
- Competitive salary, equity, and role trajectory
- Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave
About Authentic
Authentic builds the infrastructure that program insurance runs on. We partner with leading brokerages to design and manage custom insurance programs, backed by A and A- rated carriers operating nationwide. Brokers bring the data and distribution. We bring everything else: the technology, the capacity, and the underwriting expertise to stand up specialized programs at speed and build them to last. We’re a Series A company backed by top investors, including FirstMark Capital, Zigg Capital, Slow Ventures, Clocktower, Commerce Ventures, and Altai. We’ve grown over 15x in the past year with a massive market opportunity ahead.
Authentic is committed to building an inclusive working environment regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, education, age, or other personal characteristics. We believe that people do their best work when they can be themselves, and different perspectives and experiences make us stronger as a team. We’re proud of the supportive and inclusive workplace we're building together and are always working to make it even better.
Skills Required
- 2+ years leading and scaling engineering teams
- Experience growing teams, including developing ICs into leads
- Strong platform/infrastructure background; built and operated systems at scale
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure (AWS)
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment
- Excellent communication skills; translate technical decisions for non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with AI/ML products such as LLM integrations, automation, intelligent features
- Familiarity with stack: Python (FastAPI), TypeScript/React, AWS (CDK, Lambda, DynamoDB)
- Previous involvement in scaling engineering processes: hiring, on-call, incident management
What We Do
We empower community leaders (associations, SaaS companies, affinity groups, etc.) to launch captive insurance programs. Learn more about Authentic and captive insurance on our website! Insurance was a simple structure for communities to pool assets for a rainy day. At Authentic, we’re returning insurance to these roots. Modern communities exist outside of geographic boundaries; our platform uses technology to restore the simplicity of insurance.
