Founding Engineer
AiR · Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa ·
- Work mode
- Remote
- Category
- Software engineering
- Experience
- 6+ years
Role Overview:
Help us build the future of AI-powered insurance by shipping end-to-end features, from user problems to production-ready AI agents and APIs. You'll work directly with founders and customers, operating in US working hours.
What We're Looking For:
- 6+ years shipping full-stack production systems (Python, TypeScript, React/Next.js preferred)
- Proven experience building and shipping AI/LLM-powered products
- Strong product sense and user empathy
- Experience with data pipelines (DuckDB, dbt, etc.) is a plus
- Ability to thrive in ambiguity with high autonomy
What You'll Do:
- Design, build, and own AI agents, product UX, and backend APIs
- Collaborate directly with founders and customers on feature development
- Ship features end-to-end, leveraging AI tools to maximize output
- Write simple, well-understood code with strong engineering judgment
Why You'll Love It:
- Tackle hard problems at the intersection of AI, insurance, and data
- High ownership in a small, fast-moving, remote team
- Competitive USD compensation with potential early equity upside