Strala is rebuilding the foundation of the world’s largest industry - insurance.
In less than a year, we reached multi seven-figure ARR and are growing 50% MOM. We raised two rounds from Tier 1 funds including Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, led by the partner who was early in OpenAI, Cognition and Scale AI. Our team comes from institutions like Harvard, Berkley & Oxford and firms like Optiver, AMD & Palantir (+ICPC, NeurIPS backgrounds).
What we are looking for
Problem Solver - You love solving hard problems (and have a history of doing so).
High Agency & Ownership - You take charge and force things into existence - bonus points if you've been a CTO or founding engineer.
Proven Builder - 2+ years in backend development and Python, with a track record of fast, production-grade code shipping.
Core System Design - You own and are responsible for our core infrastructure, databases (PostgreSQL, vector DBs), and architecture.
Cloud Mastery - You know your way around REST, GraphQL, GCP, AWS, Docker.
Your First Month at Strala
Ship from Day 1 - You deploy to production on your first day and take full responsibility for your code.
Ownership - You create specs, you figure shit out, you build features.
Solve Every Problem - Hiring your next teammate, designing core infrastructure, scaling the existing codebase.
Values
Ambition: We want to win, and we need to be the best
Performance: Speed, system thinking, efficiency
Ownership: When we see a problem, we take ownership of it, and we solve it
Spirit: Clarity, optimism, meritocracy
We Offer
Impact - Shape a company, redefine an industry, and make your code impact millions.
Intensity - Complex problems, ownership, in-person in SF - we are here to solve problems and win.
Reward - Interesting work, top quartile salary, top quartile equity.
Team - Everyone on our team considers themselves the most competitive and intense person they have ever met.
Zero Barriers - We want the best people and will do whatever it takes. That includes full relocation support, covering all meals and paying for any product that makes you more productive.
Top Skills
What We Do
Strala partners with the world’s largest insurers to deliver optimal claims outcomes. We do this as your integrated claims partner.
We combine AI and human expertise to improve loss ratios, and accelerate cycle times. Further, our AI-native claims platform and expert handlers bring transparency to your claims process and strengthen actuarial and underwriting decisions.
Our team comes from leading carriers such as Progressive and Travelers, leading technology firms such as Palantir, DRW, Optiver, and the top AI labs at Oxford, Berkeley, and Cambridge. We are backed by one of the best investors in the world.
