Join Shepherd as our first NYC-based engineering hire to lead the development of our autonomous underwriting platform. You will build sophisticated systems for data collection and policy administration, collaborating directly with underwriters and actuaries. This role offers the unique opportunity to bridge insurance and technology, shipping high-impact products to the built-world.
Staff Software Engineer at Shepherd
Shepherd is reinventing commercial insurance with an AI-native platform for high-hazard industries, and they're looking for their first NYC-based Staff Software Engineer. In this high-impact role, you'll work directly with the CTO and NYC insurance team to build the industry's first agentic submission system. If you're a product-minded engineer with 5+ years of experience and a passion for the built-world, join Shepherd to help build the risk infrastructure for the next generation of financial services.
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Location
New York, United States
Compensation
$200k-$240k + Equity
Company
Shepherd
Role overview
AI-native commercial insurance
Shepherd is an AI-native commercial insurance platform transforming how high-hazard industries get covered. Our mission is to make risk frictionless for the builders and operators shaping the physical world — protecting progress from concept through construction and into decades of operation.
What you will do
- Lead major initiatives across the full stack, owning core product domains like automated underwriting, data collection, and policy administration.
- Work closely with the CTO and cross-functional teams in NYC to translate complex actuarial and insurance requirements into scalable, reliable software.
- Balance rapid product innovation with architectural excellence, mentoring other engineers while building out the foundational technical systems of the NYC office.
Who this is a fit for
- At least 5 years of professional experience as a full-stack engineer with a proven track record of delivering high-impact products in fast-growing startups.
- Deep expertise in the modern TypeScript and JavaScript ecosystem, specifically with technologies like React, Next.js, Node.js, and GraphQL APIs.
- An owner’s mindset with the ability to bridge engineering, product, and design while navigating the ambiguity of an early-stage, mission-driven environment.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join as the first engineering hire in the NYC office, working alongside underwriters and actuaries to build the office culture and technical standards from the ground up.
- Massive growth momentum with a $42M Series B led by Intact Private Capital and total funding of $67M from top investors like Spark Capital and Y Combinator.
- Impact the physical world by building agentic AI that automates commercial insurance underwriting, transforming week-long manual processes into seconds for high-hazard infrastructure projects.
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