Staff Software Engineer

About the role

We're looking for a talented software engineer who's passionate about what we're building and ready to do the best work of their career. You thrive on ownership, drive results, and care deeply about both technical excellence and customer impact. You will be the first Engineering team member in NYC, sitting and working closely with our underwriters and actuaries already in NYC.

Responsibilities

• Lead major initiatives and own a large area of Shepherd's product experience, in each vertical while driving technical decisions for your domain
• Work across the stack, even across different disciplines (e.g. underwriting, design, product management)
• Play an integral role in building our culture as the company grows and mentor other engineers as we scale the team
• Balance innovation with pragmatic delivery — staying current with emerging tech while shipping quality products
• Contribute to product strategy and architectural decisions, not just implementation
• Collaborate closely with PM, Mo (CTO) and the insurance team (underwriters, actuaries and more!)

Requirements

• You aren't afraid of ambiguity, and it may even excite you
• You enjoy shipping product every day (maybe multiple times a day) while maintaining high quality standards
• You enjoy wearing multiple hats while solving problems; as an engineer, product manager, and designer
• You take end-to-end ownership of features and systems, from conception through release
• You care about the built-world and how to improve construction safety and productivity
• You care about others' growth and welcome mentoring other engineers — you've led or been a major contributor on significant projects
• You have strong opinions, weakly held — you advocate for your ideas but adapt when presented with better solutions
• You communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• You have some experience with insurance – either from a prior InsurTech role or actuarial role
• You have experience working with Javascript/Typescript (backend and/or frontend)
• You have at least 5+ years of working experience (preferably as a full-stack engineer) with a track record of delivering high-impact products

Qualifications

• Strong opinions, weakly held
• Experience with insurance – either from a prior InsurTech role or actuarial role
• Experience working with Javascript/Typescript (backend and/or frontend)
• At least 5+ years of working experience (preferably as a full-stack engineer) with a track record of delivering high-impact products

Skills

• Ownership and drive for results
• Technical excellence and customer impact
• Ability to wear multiple hats and solve problems
• End-to-end ownership of features and systems
• Care about the built-world and construction safety
• Mentoring and leading other engineers
• Clear communication of technical concepts
• Experience with insurance and InsurTech
• Experience with Javascript/Typescript (backend and/or frontend)
• Experience as a full-stack engineer with a track record of delivering high-impact products

Benefits

• Premium Healthcare (100% contribution to top-tier health, dental, and vision)
• Fertility benefits and family building support
• Unlimited PTO
• Daily lunches, dinners, and snacks
• SF, NYC, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago and LA Offices
• Professional Development (access to premium coaching, including leadership development)
• Competitive 401(k) Plan
• Dog-friendly office (plenty of dogs to play with and make friends with in the SF office)

Pay

$170K - $240K

Schedule

Full-time