Software Engineer, AI Infra

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San Francisco, CA
In-Office
170K-220K Annually
Senior level
Insurance
The Role
As a Software Engineer at Shepherd, you will improve AI features, collaborate with teams, mentor engineers, and contribute to product strategy.
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What We Do

We provide savings on insurance premiums for commercial businesses that are leveraging modern technology on their worksites.

While we began with commercial construction, we're expanding into adjacent sectors, including Energy, Agriculture, and Real Estate.

Our Investors

To date, Shepherd has raised over $20M from leading investors, including:

  • Y Combinator – W21 cohort

  • Susa Ventures – lead our Pre-Seed round

  • Spark Capital - lead our Seed round

  • Costanoa Ventures + Intact Ventures – lead our Series A round

  • And several more.

Our Team

We're a team of technologists and insurance enthusiasts, bridging the two worlds together. Check out our team page to meet some of us!

The Role

About You

We're looking for a talented software engineer who's passionate about what we're building and ready to do the best work of their career. You thrive on ownership, drive results, and care deeply about both technical excellence and customer impact.

You would be our dream candidate if...

  • You aren't afraid of ambiguity, and it may even excite you

  • You enjoy shipping product every day (maybe multiple times a day) while maintaining high quality standards

  • You enjoy wearing multiple hats while solving problems; as an engineer, product manager, and designer

  • You take end-to-end ownership of features and systems, from conception through release

  • You care about the built-world and how to improve construction safety and productivity

  • You care about others' growth and welcome mentoring other engineers — you've led or been a major contributor on significant projects

  • You have strong opinions, weakly held — you advocate for your ideas but adapt when presented with better solutions

  • You communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

  • You have experience working with Javascript/Typescript (backend and/or frontend)

  • You have at least 5+ years of working experience (preferably as a full-stack engineer) with a track record of delivering high-impact products

About the Role

Shepherd's platform consists of three primary elements: data collection, automated underwriting, and policy administration.

  • You will collaborate with other engineers to build the platforms that power Shepherd's AI features

  • You will help improve LLM observability – AI evals (online and offline), scorers, and set up Shepherd's AI for the next wave of scaling

  • You will help improve the quality and performance of AI features

  • You will work across the team, even across different disciplines (e.g. underwriting, design, product management)

  • You will play an integral role in building our culture as the company grows and mentor other engineers as we scale the team

  • You will balance innovation with pragmatic delivery — staying current with emerging tech while shipping quality products

  • You will contribute to product strategy and architectural decisions, not just implementation

  • You will collaborate closely with PM, Mo (CTO) and the insurance team (underwriters, actuaries and more!)

Our Tech Stack

Frontend

  • React & Next.js

  • Typescript

  • GraphQL w/ Apollo

Backend

  • Node.js

  • Postgres & Redis

  • Typescript

  • GraphQL APIs

Benefits 

🏥 Premium Healthcare
100% contribution to top-tier health, dental, and vision

🏖️ Unlimited PTO
Flexibility to take the time off, recharge, and perform

🥗 Daily lunches, dinners, and snacks
We work together, and enjoy meals together too

🖥️ SF, NYC, or Dallas-Fort Worth Offices
Premium office spaces on both coasts with daily lunches provided

📚 Professional Development
Access to premium coaching, including leadership development

🏦 401(k) Plan
Competitive 401(k) plan offered

🐶 Dog-friendly office
Plenty of dogs to play with and make friends with in the SF office

Top Skills

Apollo
GraphQL
JavaScript
Next.Js
Node.js
Postgres
React
Redis
Typescript
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
19 Employees
Year Founded: 2020

What We Do

Making construction safe and sustainable through innovative insurance products

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