You will deploy multi-modal, agentic AI systems into production for major enterprise clients, owning the end-to-end lifecycle from scoping to go-live. Working directly with senior stakeholders, you will build custom AI agents that drive claims outcomes while collaborating with a world-class engineering team from Palantir, Optiver, and Harvard to scale modern insurance infrastructure.
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Forward Deployed Engineer at Strala
Join a high-growth AI startup that reached multi-seven-figure ARR in less than a year. Backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and the early investor in OpenAI and Scale AI, this team is rebuilding the foundation of the world’s largest industry: insurance. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll deploy agentic AI systems into production for major enterprises, owning the entire client lifecycle. If you have 2+ years of technical ownership experience and want to work in an elite, high-intensity SF environment alongside former Palantir and Optiver engineers, this is your chance to make a massive impact on a trillion-dollar market.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Strala
Insurance10-2 employees
Strala is an AI-native, full-stack claims partner for insurance carriers, TPAs, and MGAs. We reduce operational and indemnity costs using AI, statistical optimization, and expert claim handlers. Further, we also curate data from claims to improve transparency and assist the actuarial and underwriting work.Our team includes experts from Tier 1 insurance carriers, leading AI research labs at Oxford and Cambridge, and top firms such as DRW, Palantir, and Optiver. We are backed by Tier 1 institutional investors.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Own client deployments end-to-end, serving as the technical lead and trusted partner for executive-level stakeholders.
- Design and prototype agentic AI systems using LLMs and prompt engineering to deliver optimal business outcomes.
- Integrate complex AI solutions into client environments via APIs while feeding product insights back to the core platform team.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Possesses 2+ years of experience in high-stakes technical roles like Forward Deployed, Founding Engineer, or Growth Engineer.
- Demonstrates technical mastery in Python, APIs, and modern AI/ML tooling with a focus on shipping production-grade code fast.
- Thinks like a founder with the intensity to thrive in a competitive, performance-driven, and meritocratic in-person environment.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Join a rocketship with multi-seven-figure ARR reached in under a year and 50% month-over-month growth.
- Backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and the lead partner behind OpenAI, Cognition, and Scale AI.
- Work in a high-intensity, in-person SF culture alongside an elite team with backgrounds from DeepMind, Palantir, and top academic institutions.
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