Join the Strategic Projects team to rebuild the $6 trillion insurance industry from the ground up. As a founding engineer, you will architect and ship AI-native systems for a licensed carrier already generating $40M+ ARR. This is a high-intensity role for builders who want to own entire product surfaces and thrive in ambiguity.
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Founding Engineer at Corgi
Insurance is a $6 trillion industry running on 30-year-old infrastructure, and this YC S24 standout is rebuilding it from scratch. They are looking for a Founding Engineer in London to join their Strategic Projects team. If you have 2-4 years of high-growth experience and want to ship at a pace that scares most people while working alongside talent from Google and Perplexity, this is your career accelerator.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Corgi
Finance
The Insurance Infrastructure Company. The only full stack insurance carrier built to enable developers and builders to create new financial products. Provides captive management services including formation, licensing, accounting, compliance, underwriting, reinsurance placement, financial reporting, and operations all under one roof.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Architect and ship mission-critical product surfaces that handle real-world underwriting, pricing, and claims end-to-end.
- Utilize AI as a genuine force multiplier to achieve order-of-magnitude improvements in shipping speed and system capability.
- Build compliant-by-design systems using a modern stack of Python, TypeScript, Django Ninja, and React in a high-intensity environment.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- 2-4 years of experience shipping production-grade systems at high-growth startups or top-tier AI and technology companies.
- AI-native workflow with an architectural mindset, treating LLMs as collaborative partners rather than simple autocomplete tools.
- High-ownership mentality with a background in regulated spaces like fintech or healthtech and an obsession with shipping at pace.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Rare opportunity to join a YC S24 breakout with $108M in Series A funding and proven $40M+ ARR traction.
- Work alongside a world-class engineering pedigree including alumni from Stanford, Google, Databricks, and Perplexity AI.
- Massive ownership over a full-stack AI carrier license where regulation serves as a competitive moat rather than a barrier.
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