Join the Strategic Projects team at a YC S24 startup rebuilding the $6 trillion insurance industry from scratch. As a founding engineer, you will own entire product surfaces, architecting AI-native systems that handle real-world risk and regulation. This is a high-intensity role for builders who thrive on autonomy and extreme shipping speed.
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London, UK£60k-£90k + Equity
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Founding Engineer at Corgi — YC S24 AI Insurance Carrier
Corgi (YC S24) is hiring Founding Engineers in London to rebuild the $6 trillion insurance industry from the ground up. With $108M raised and $40M+ ARR, this isn't your average startup—it's a full-stack licensed carrier moving at breakneck speed. If you have 2-4 years of experience, an AI-native workflow, and the drive to own entire product surfaces from day one, join an elite team including former Google and Perplexity engineers to ship systems that handle real-world risk. Skip the corporate ladder and compress a decade of career growth into two years at one of the most ambitious fintechs in the world.
Overview
Why this role stands out
Company
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Architect and ship end-to-end systems using Python, TypeScript, Django Ninja, and React to automate underwriting and claims.
- Collaborate with AI as a primary architectural partner to achieve order-of-magnitude improvements in development velocity and system capability.
- Build compliant-by-design features that turn complex US insurance regulations into a scalable competitive moat for the platform.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- 2-4 years of experience shipping production-grade systems at high-growth startups or top-tier technology companies.
- An AI-native workflow where LLMs are used for complex architectural reasoning and rapid prototyping, not just basic code completion.
- High-ownership mentality with a track record of self-initiated projects and the ability to thrive in high-ambiguity, intense environments.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Work at a hyper-growth startup that recently raised a $108M Series A at a $630M valuation with over $40M in ARR.
- Join an elite engineering culture alongside veterans from Google, Databricks, and Perplexity AI, moving at a pace that defines the industry's cutting edge.
- Take true founding ownership of a licensed insurance carrier where your code directly manages millions in capital and disrupts 30-year-old legacy infrastructure.
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