Software Engineer II

Posted Yesterday
New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
150K-175K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Automotive • Insurance • Transportation
Your proactive claims and risk management partner.
The Role
Designs, develops, tests, and deploys full-stack features for a commercial insurance claims platform. Builds backend services, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and responsive web applications on AWS and Google Cloud Platform. Resolves production incidents, applies SOC 2 and data privacy requirements, translates insurance business needs into technical designs, participates in code reviews, and mentors junior engineers.
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About Vega

The $250B insurance claims industry runs on fax machines, phone tag, and adjusters buried in paperwork. Cycle times stretch for months. Data is locked in legacy systems. And the workforce is aging out faster than it's being replaced.

Vega is the premier AI-native claims TPA built to replace that entire stack. Our team is equal parts experienced insurance operators and modern technologists. We care deeply about delivering superior outcomes for our clients, and we want builders that get their hands dirty shipping solutions that move the needle.

Our results: 10x YoY revenue growth, and on track for $XXM run-rate in under 2 years. Backed by marquee VCs like General Catalyst and Valor.

About the Role

The Software Engineer II independently designs, develops, tests, and deploys full-stack features spanning backend services, APIs, and frontend applications for Vega Claims' commercial insurance claims processing platform. This role builds and maintains both internal and external-facing web applications used by claims adjusters, insurance carriers, and other business stakeholders.

The role also applies cloud infrastructure knowledge on AWS and Google Cloud Platform to architect scalable, fault-tolerant backend systems while building responsive, user-facing interfaces that support claims automation workflows. The Software Engineer II applies working knowledge of data privacy and security compliance frameworks, including SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria, to ensure claims data handling meets regulatory requirements specific to the insurance industry.

What You'll Do
  • Independently design, build, test and deploy full-stack features for the company's

  • commercial insurance claims platform, including the internal and external web applications

  • used by adjusters and insurance carriers.

  • Design the architecture of scalable backend systems on AWS and GCP.

  • Build user interfaces for the automation of insurance claims workflows.

  • Diagnose and resolve production incidents affecting the claims platform.

  • Apply SOC 2 compliance and data privacy requirements to the handling of claims data.

  • Translate commercial insurance business requirements into technical designs, working with

  • Product and Engineering leadership.

  • Participate in code reviews and enforce engineering standards across the codebase.

  • Provide technical guidance to junior engineers on the platform team.

What You Bring
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or equivalent 4-year program

  • 2 years of professional software engineering experience

  • Experience developing and deploying full-stack features across backend services, APIs, and frontend applications

  • Experience building and maintaining web applications

  • Experience with AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform

  • Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment when making technical and architecture decisions

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or an equivalent four-year program
  • Two years of professional software engineering experience
  • Experience developing and deploying full-stack features across backend services, APIs, and frontend applications
  • Experience building and maintaining web applications
  • Experience with AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform
  • Ability to work independently and make sound technical and architecture decisions

Vega Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vega and has not been reviewed or approved by Vega.

  • Healthcare Strength Health, dental, and vision coverage are described as comprehensive, with fully employer-paid employee-plan options cited across multiple current postings. Consistent language appears for claims, operations, and product roles, indicating this coverage is a core offering.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Listings reference paid time off (often framed as flexible or unlimited) and paid parental leave as standard components. These policies are presented repeatedly across roles, signaling broad availability.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with a company match is highlighted in job ads. This adds long-term value to total rewards alongside core medical coverage.

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The Company
43 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

We are the premier AI-native Claims TPA, that blends the technical expertise of our adjusters and the benefits of modern technology. We have an unwavering commitment to be a proactive risk management partner to our clients, drive industry-leading outcomes, and create a fundamentally more data-rich, transparent and better claims experience. We are backed by General Catalyst, Lightspeed, and Valor Equity Partners. Vega is trusted by leading carriers, MGAs, re-insurers, captives and self-insureds. We have offices nationwide, including Atlanta, Columbus and New York.

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